Dresden (region)

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Dresden
Direktionsbezirk Dresden
Direktionsbezirk
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
 • Total
7,931 km2 (3,062 sq mi)
Population
 (31 Dec. 2010)
 • Total
1,626,870
 • Density205.1/km2 (531.3/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
 • Total€64.937 billion (2024)
 • Per capita€40,996 (2024)
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

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

Administrative divisions

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

See also

References

  1. "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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