Dresden (region)

Coordinates: 51°10′N 14°00′E / 51.17°N 14.0°E / 51.17; 14.0
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Dresden
Direktionsbezirk Dresden
Map of Saxony highlighting the former Direktionsbezirk of Dresden
Map of Saxony highlighting the former Direktionsbezirk of Dresden
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Disestablished1 March 2012
Region seatDresden
Area
 • Total7,931 km2 (3,062 sq mi)
Population
 (31 Dec. 2010)
 • Total1,626,870
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€54.425 billion (2021)
Websitewww.rp-dresden.de

Dresden is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of Saxony, Germany, located in the east of the state. It coincided with the Planungsregionen Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien and Oberes Elbtal/Osterzgebirge.

History[edit]

The Direktionsbezirk Dresden came into existence on 1 August 2008, and succeeded the Dresden Government Region. It was disbanded in March 2012.

Administrative divisions[edit]

Kreise
(districts)
Kreisfreie Städte
(district-free towns)
  1. Bautzen
  2. Görlitz
  3. Meißen
  4. Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
  1. Dresden

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.

External links[edit]

51°10′N 14°00′E / 51.17°N 14.0°E / 51.17; 14.0