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Riesa

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Riesa (rē`zä), city (1994 pop. 42,656), Saxony, E central Germany, on the Elbe River. It is a river port, rail junction, and industrial center. Manufactures include tires, soap, and building materials. There is also food processing. Riesa developed around a 12th-century Benedictine monastery (now in ruins).
Riesa 

a city in the German Democratic Republic, in Dresden District. Population, 49,400 (1973). Riesa is a port on the Elbe River, a railroad junction, and an important industrial center. Industries include ferrous metallurgy and the production of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, tires, and cotton textiles.



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During a recent show in Riesa - the place where he halted Charles Brewer last November - Veit grabbed the ring microphone to tell the crowd he would make his first defence in their city.
The Southampton man finally gets his chance against champion Thomas Ulrich in Riesa, Germany in a fight which has been called off at late notice twice previously.
The Southampton man meets local hero Thomas Ulrich in Riesa in a fight which has twice previously been postponed at late notice.
 
 
 
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