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Radibor
Radibor (German) or Radwor (Upper Sorbian: [ˈʁadwɔʁ] ⓘ) is a municipality in Saxony in Germany. It is situated in Upper Lusatia about 10 km north of Bautzen, which is also the main city of the District of Bautzen to which Radibor belongs.
Radibor was first mentioned in a written source in 1359. Its name is of Sorbian origin and generally means "place of the council". The municipality belongs to the central settlement area of the Sorbs.
Radibor was first mentioned in a bishop's charter in 1221. Other early references appear in the records of the Diocese of Meissen in 1346 and again in 1359. A parish community already existed around 1220. The origin of the place name has not been conclusively determined, but it is undoubtedly of Sorbian origin. Based on the oldest known form of the name, Ratibor, etymologists today consider it likely to be a combination of rat ("war") and boriti se ("to quarrel, fight"). Theories suggesting that the name derives from a hero who "likes to fight" have no parallels elsewhere in Lusatia.
The parish of Radibor was the only one in Saxony under secular feudal rule that remained Catholic after the Reformation. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Protestant lords of the estate made several attempts to convert the parish to Protestantism, but these efforts always failed because of strong resistance from the local population.
In 1890, Radibor received a railway station on the Bautzen–Königswartha railway line, which was later extended to Hoyerswerda. From 1906 onward, it was also connected to Weißenberg and Löbau via the Löbau–Radibor railway line, the first and only completed section of the Saxon Northeastern Railway. An extension of the Saxon Northeastern Railway through Crostwitz to Kamenz and further via Radeburg to Riesa had been planned but was never realized. Passenger service toward Löbau was discontinued in 1972, while service between Bautzen and Hoyerswerda ended in 1999. The two railway lines were officially closed in 1998 and 2001 respectively and were subsequently dismantled.
In 1895–1896, the new parish church of Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary (Cyrkej swj. Marije, kralowny swjateho róžowca) was built in the southern part of the village, in addition to the existing houses of worship—the Old Parish Church (13th century) and the Church of the Holy Cross (1397). Its distinctive tower can be seen from far away.
The municipality of Luppa was incorporated on January 1, 1994, and Luttowitz was incorporated into Radibor on the same date. On October 1, 1998, the three districts of Cölln, Großbrösern, and Milkwitz, formerly part of the municipality of Kleinwelka, were added. Milkel was incorporated on January 1, 1999.
In 2011, the martyr-priest Alois Andritzki, who was born in Radibor, was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI.
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Radibor
Radibor (German) or Radwor (Upper Sorbian: [ˈʁadwɔʁ] ⓘ) is a municipality in Saxony in Germany. It is situated in Upper Lusatia about 10 km north of Bautzen, which is also the main city of the District of Bautzen to which Radibor belongs.
Radibor was first mentioned in a written source in 1359. Its name is of Sorbian origin and generally means "place of the council". The municipality belongs to the central settlement area of the Sorbs.
Radibor was first mentioned in a bishop's charter in 1221. Other early references appear in the records of the Diocese of Meissen in 1346 and again in 1359. A parish community already existed around 1220. The origin of the place name has not been conclusively determined, but it is undoubtedly of Sorbian origin. Based on the oldest known form of the name, Ratibor, etymologists today consider it likely to be a combination of rat ("war") and boriti se ("to quarrel, fight"). Theories suggesting that the name derives from a hero who "likes to fight" have no parallels elsewhere in Lusatia.
The parish of Radibor was the only one in Saxony under secular feudal rule that remained Catholic after the Reformation. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Protestant lords of the estate made several attempts to convert the parish to Protestantism, but these efforts always failed because of strong resistance from the local population.
In 1890, Radibor received a railway station on the Bautzen–Königswartha railway line, which was later extended to Hoyerswerda. From 1906 onward, it was also connected to Weißenberg and Löbau via the Löbau–Radibor railway line, the first and only completed section of the Saxon Northeastern Railway. An extension of the Saxon Northeastern Railway through Crostwitz to Kamenz and further via Radeburg to Riesa had been planned but was never realized. Passenger service toward Löbau was discontinued in 1972, while service between Bautzen and Hoyerswerda ended in 1999. The two railway lines were officially closed in 1998 and 2001 respectively and were subsequently dismantled.
In 1895–1896, the new parish church of Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary (Cyrkej swj. Marije, kralowny swjateho róžowca) was built in the southern part of the village, in addition to the existing houses of worship—the Old Parish Church (13th century) and the Church of the Holy Cross (1397). Its distinctive tower can be seen from far away.
The municipality of Luppa was incorporated on January 1, 1994, and Luttowitz was incorporated into Radibor on the same date. On October 1, 1998, the three districts of Cölln, Großbrösern, and Milkwitz, formerly part of the municipality of Kleinwelka, were added. Milkel was incorporated on January 1, 1999.
In 2011, the martyr-priest Alois Andritzki, who was born in Radibor, was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI.
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