Although Dresden is a relatively recent city that grew from a Slavic village after Germans came to dominate the area, the area had been settled in the Neolithic era by See more

The population of Dresden grew to 100,000 inhabitants in 1852, making it one of the first German cities after Hamburg, Berlin and Breslau (Wrocław) to reach that number. The … See more

Dresden and Coventry became twins after the Second World War in an act of reconciliation, as both had suffered near-total destruction from See more

Carl Maria von Weber and Richard Wagner had a number of their works performed for the first time in Dresden. Other artists, such as See more

Location
Dresden lies on both banks of the Elbe, mostly in the Dresden Basin, with the further reaches of the eastern Ore Mountains to the south, the steep slope of the Lusatian granitic crust to the north, and the See more

Dresden is one of Germany's 16 political centres and the capital of Saxony. It has institutions of democratic local self-administration that are independent from the capital functions. Some local affairs of Dresden receive national attention.
Dresden hosted … See more

Architecture
Although Dresden is often said to be a Baroque city, its architecture is influenced by more than one … See more