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Dresden (German pronunciation: [ˈdʁeːsdᵊn]) (German: Dresden, Czech: Drážďany, Upper Sorbian: Drježdźany, Pols: Drezno) is the caipital ceety[2] o the Free State o Saxony in Germany. It is situatit in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is pairt o the Saxon Triangle metropolitan aurie.[3]
Dresden | |
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Clockwise: Dresden at nicht, Dresden Frauenkirche, Schloss Pillnitz, Dresden Castle an Zwinger. | |
Coordinates: 51°2′N 13°44′E | |
Kintra | Germany |
State | Saxony |
Destrict | Urban destrict |
Govrenment | |
• Laird Mayor | Dirk Hilbert (FDP) |
Area | |
• City | 328.8 km2 (127.0 sq mi) |
Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
• City | 555,351 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
• Urban | 780,561 |
• Metro | 1,143,197 |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Dresden Elbe Valley that obtained UNESCO Warld Heritage status in 2004 wis placed on the leet o endangered Warld Heritage sites in 2007. In 2009, Dresden haed its status as UNESCO Warld Heritage formally removed for the destruction o warld heritage through the biggin a controversial hieway brig athort the site.
Alang wi its twin ceety Coventry, Dresden wis ane o the first twa ceeties tae twin wi a foreign ceety. Similar seembolism occurred in 1988, when Dresden twinned wi the Dutch ceety o Rotterdam. The cities became twins efter Warld War II in an act o reconciliation, as they haed suffered incisive destructions frae bombins. The Coventry Blitz an Rotterdam Blitz bombardments o the German Luftwaffe are an aa considered tae be disproportional. Dresden haes haed a triangular pairtnership wi Saunt Petersburg an Hamburg syne 1987. Dresden haes twal twin ceeties.[4]
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