Dresden (region)
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) |
| Website | www.rp-dresden.de |
The Regierungsbezirk Dresden before August 2008
Dresden is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, located in the east of the state. It coincided with the Planungsregionen Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien and Oberes Elbtal/Osterzgebirge.
It was disbanded in March 2012.
History[]
The Direktionsbezirk Dresden came into existence on 1 August 2008, and succeeded the Dresden Government Region.
Administrative divisions[]
| Kreise (districts) |
Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns) |
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See also[]
- Bezirk Dresden
References[]
External links[]
Administrative regions (Direktionsbezirk) in Saxony | |||
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Categories:
- Geography of Saxony
- NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union
- States and territories established in 1991
- Former government regions of Germany