Radis

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Radis is a district of the city Kemberg in Wittenberg district in Saxony- Anhalt.

• 4.1 traffic

• 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Radis is about 20 km southwest of Wittenberg on the edge of the Natural Park Duebener Heath.

History

1378 Radis was first mentioned in documents as Rodiß. A mansion is already attested in 1499, and from him the manor later developed.

On 1 January 2010, until then independent municipality Radis was incorporated together with the communities Dabrun, Eutzsch, Rackith, Rotta, Schleesen, Selbitz, Uthausen and wait castle in the city Kemberg. At the same time the management of Community Kemberg, belonged to the Radis was dissolved.

Culture and sights

Pabst House

The Pope is a wooded area about 2 km west of Radis. The Pabst house, located in this forest, is the birthplace of Johann Gottfried Galle. He was, inter alia, by his discovery of the planet Neptune in 1846, becoming one of the most important German astronomers.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Federal highway 100, the Wittenberg and Halle ( Saale) connects, runs right through the community. The Radis railway station is on the railway line Berlin -Wittenberg, Halle ( Saale) / Leipzig ( Anhalt line ) and is served by regional trains runs regularly between the DB Regio.

Personalities

• Balthasar Geyder (1681-1767), theologian and author.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Wilhelm Traugott Krug (1770-1842), philosopher.
• Johann Gottfried Galle (1812-1910), astronomer. Galle discovered the planet Neptune in 1846.