Radis is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg

Wittenberg (district)

Wittenberg is a district in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are Anhalt-Bitterfeld, the district-free city of Dessau-Roßlau, the districts of Potsdam-Mittelmark, Teltow-Fläming and Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg, and the district of Nordsachsen in the Free State of Saxony.-...

 district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Kemberg

Kemberg

Kemberg is a town in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The town lies on the north edge of the Dübener Heide Nature Park.Kemberg includes the subdivisions of Bergwitz, Klitzschena, and Ateritz.- History :...

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Geography

Radis lies about 20 km southwest of Lutherstadt Wittenberg on the edge of the Dübener Heide Nature Park.

Culture and sightseeing

The Papsthaus ("Pope

Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...

 House"), located in a wooded area about 2 km west of Radis, was where Johann Gottfried Galle

Johann Gottfried Galle

Johann Gottfried Galle was a German astronomer at the Berlin Observatory who, on 23 September 1846, with the assistance of student Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, was the first person to view the planet Neptune, and know what he was looking at...

 (1812–1910) was born. With his startling discovery of the planet Neptune

Neptune

Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Named for the Roman god of the sea, it is the fourth-largest planet by diameter and the third largest by mass. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranus, which is 15 times...

, among other things, he became one of Germany's most important astronomers.

Economy and transportation

Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 100 between Wittenberg and Gräfenhainichen

Gräfenhainichen

' is a town in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.-Location:The town was the seat of the offices of the administrative community of Tor zur Dübener Heide until it was disbanded in January 2011...

 runs right through the community. Radis railway station lies on the line between Wittenberg and Gräfenhainichen.

Notable residents

• Wilhelm Traugott Krug
  Wilhelm Traugott Krug
  Wilhelm Traugott Krug was a German philosopher and writer.-Life:He was born at Radis in Saxony, and died at Leipzig...
  
  , philosopher
• Johann Gottfried Galle
  Johann Gottfried Galle
  Johann Gottfried Galle was a German astronomer at the Berlin Observatory who, on 23 September 1846, with the assistance of student Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, was the first person to view the planet Neptune, and know what he was looking at...
  
  , astronomer