 radebeul is a town (groÃe kreisstadt) in the elbe valley in the district of meiÃen in saxony, germany, a suburb of dresden. it is well known for its viticulture, a museum dedicated to writer karl may and a narrow gauge railway connecting radebeul with the castle of moritzburg and the town of radeburg. the meiÃen area, where radebeul is located, is one of the northeasternmost areas where wine is grown today. it is sometimes called "saxon nice" for its pleasant landscape and mild climate. == history == a village radebeul was first mentioned in 1349. in 1905 it absorbed the neighboring village of serkowitz. on april 1, 1924 radebeul became a town. meanwhile, the neighboring village of kÃ¶tzschenbroda had taken over lindenau in 1920 and naundorf, zitzschewig und niederlÃ¶Ãnitz by 1924, when it was made a town as well. in 1934 wahnsdorf and oberlÃ¶Ãnitz joined radebeul, and on january 1, 1935 the towns of kÃ¶tzschenbroda and radebeul were united under the name of radebeul ("kÃ¶tzschenbroda" having a slavic root, this name was considered too "ungermanic" at the time). in 1947 radebeul was made part of the district of dresden. in 1995 it received the status of a major town inside the rural district (groÃe kreisstadt); when the rural district of dresden (dresden-land) was dissolved, radebeul became part of the district of meiÃen. == transportation == the town can be reached by dresdner verkehrsbetriebe tram route 4 or by dresden s-bahn line s1, which serves four stations in radebeul. deutsche bahn regional trains 18 and 50 also stop at radebeul ost station. radebeul ost is also the terminus of the historic radebeulâradeburg narrow-gauge steam railway and the station closest to the karl may museum. despite the fact that native american remains are sacred items, the karl may museum keeps and displays several actual native american scalps. one of the scalps was obtained in the u.s. in 1904 by karl may's friend, patty frank, who bought the scalp from dakota chief swift hawk for two bottles of whiskey, a bottle of apricot brandy and $1,100. swift hawk had cut the scalp from a member of the ojibwe (chippewa) tribe."zur geschichte des ka
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