Dresden (region)
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Dresden
Direktionsbezirk Dresden | |
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 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 | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €54.425 billion (2021) |
| Website | www.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) |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
External links
[edit]Administrative regions (Direktionsbezirk) in Saxony | |||
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