Dresden (region)
Direktionsbezirk in Saxony, Germany
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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.
Dresden
Direktionsbezirk Dresden | |
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Direktionsbezirk | |
Map of Saxony highlighting the former Direktionsbezirk of Dresden | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Disestablished | 1 March 2012 |
| Region seat | Dresden |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,931 km2 (3,062 sq mi) |
| Population (31 Dec. 2010) | |
• Total | 1,626,870 |
| • Density | 205.1/km2 (531.3/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €64.937 billion (2024) |
| • Per capita | €40,996 (2024) |
| Website | www.rp-dresden.de |
History
The Direktionsbezirk Dresden came into existence on 1 August 2008, and succeeded the Dresden Government Region. It was disbanded in March 2012.
Administrative divisions
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Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns) |
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