What is Riesa?
{{Infobox German location |image_photo = Riesa-Elbansicht.jpg |type = Stadt |image_coa = Wappen_riesa.png |coordinates = {{coord|51|18|29|N|13|17|38|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Riesa in MEI.svg |state = Sachsen |district = Meißen |elevation = 109 |area = 58.91 |population = 30894 |Stand = 2016-12-31 |postal_code = 01587, 01589, 01591, 01594 |area_code = 03525 |licence = MEI, GRH, RG, RIE |Gemeindeschlüssel = 14627230 |divisions = 16 |website = [http://www.riesa.de/ www.riesa.de] |mayor = Marco Müller |party = CDU }} '''Riesa''' is a town in the district of [[Meißen Rural District|Meißen]] in the [[Free State of Saxony]], [[Germany]]. It is located at the river [[Elbe]], about 40 km northwest of the Saxony capital [[Dresden]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{multistub|geo|europe}} {{Commonscat}} [[Category:Meißen Rural District]]