Dresden Government Region

For other uses, see [[:the Government Region in north east Saxony]], the city, and Dresden.

Dresden is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is found in the south-eastern part of the state.

Dresden
Regierungsbezirk
Map of Saxony highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Dresden
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Region seat	Dresden
Area
• Total	7,930.45 km2 (3,061.96 sq mi)
Population  (31 Dec. 2006)
• Total	1,657,114
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Website	www.rp-dresden.de

Saxony is divided into urban (meaning in the city) and rural (meaning in the country) districts like all German states. The districts are grouped into government areas (regierungsbezirke) as well.

Kreise (districts)	Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns)
Bautzen Rural District Meißen Rural District Görlitz Rural District Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Rural District	Dresden

Other websites

• Official website Archived 2005-08-31 at the Wayback Machine