Dresden, Saxony

Dresden: Capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany

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Quick Facts about Dresden

Population : 555,805
Country : Weimar Republic, German Empire, Germany, Kingdom of Saxony, Germany, Margraviate of Meissen, Holy Roman Empire, Electorate of Saxony, German Democratic Republic, Soviet occupation zone (Germany)
State : Saxony (Germany)
County : Bous
Postal code : 01279, 01129, 01067, 01159, 01326, 01097, 01309, 01069, 01127, 01307, 01099
Plate code : DD
Phone Area Codes : 35201, 351
Official name : Dresden
Continent : Eurasia
Legislative body : Dresden City Council
Altitude : 367 feet / 112 meters
Capital city : Dresden is capital of Kingdom of Saxony, Q15605900, Kreishauptmannschaft Dresden, Dresden Government Region, Dresden District, Saxony, Dresden (Germany : Landkreis), Kreishauptmannschaft Dresden-Bautzen, Kreisdirektion Dresden, Dresden-Land Rural District, Electorate of Saxony, Saxony
Establishment : January 01, 1206 (818 years ago)
Time Zone : Europe/Berlin
Local time : 13:26:37 (18th April 2024)

Geography

Dresden is located at 51°3'3"N 13°44'18"E (51.0508900, 13.7383200). It has 4 neighbors: Heidenau, Freital, Dohna and Bannewitz.

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  • Friedrich Wilhelm Pfotenhauer , 1877 1853-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Ernst Zörner , 1937 1933-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Herbert Wagner , 2001 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Adalbert Wolpert , 1945 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Dirk Hilbert , 2015-03-02T00:00:00Z
  • Bernhard Blüher , 1931 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Otto Beutler , 1915 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Robert Siegismund Schanz , 1848 1848-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Paul Alfred Stübel , 1895 1877-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Helma Orosz , 2015 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z
  • Ingolf Roßberg , 2008 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Gerhard Schill , 1986 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Rudolf Kluge , 1940 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Herbert Gute , 1961 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Hans Nieland , 1945 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Wolfgang Berghofer , 1990 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Walter Weidauer , 1958 1946-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Johannes Müller , 1946 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Wilhelm Külz , 1933 1931-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Rudolf Friedrichs , 1945 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Karl Balthasar Hübler , 1848 1832-01-01T00:00:00Z

  • Brazzaville (1975 )
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  • Coventry (1959 )
  • Florence (1978 )
  • Hamburg (1987 )
  • Hangzhou (2009 )
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  • Rotterdam (1988 )
  • Saint Petersburg (1961 )
  • Salzburg (1991 )
  • Silistra
  • Skopje (1967 )
  • Strasbourg (1990 )
  • Wrocław (1959 )

Dresden has 4 neighbours.

  • Heidenau town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
  • Freital town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
  • Dohna town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany
  • Bannewitz municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany

  • Q383231
  • Q383282
  • Gompitz (locality)
  • Cotta
  • Weixdorf
  • Q383219
  • Q383270
  • Q383184
  • Schönfeld-Weißig
  • Oberwartha
  • Schönborn
  • Q1432052
  • Altstadt (Dresden)
  • Cossebaude
  • Altfranken
  • Langebrück
  • Q383208
  • Q383255
  • Dresden-Neustadt

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1453 3,100 - estimation process
1501 4,500 31.11% census
1588 11,500 60.87% census
1603 14,793 22.26% census
1630 15,200 2.68% census
1633 7,600 -100% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1648 16,000 52.5% census
1699 21,298 24.88% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1727 46,472 54.17% census
1755 63,209 26.48% statistical updating
1772 44,760 -41.22% census
1800 61,794 27.57% census
1806 55,711 -10.92% estimation process
1813 51,175 -8.86% census
1815 50,321 -1.7% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1818 57,689 12.77% estimation process
1830 61,886 6.78% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1831 63,865 3.1% estimation process
1832 64,399 0.83% census
1834 66,133 2.62% census
1837 77,339 14.49% census
1840 82,014 5.7% project management estimation
1843 86,621 5.32% census
1846 89,327 3.03% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1849 94,092 5.06% census
1852 104,199 9.7% project management estimation
1855 108,966 4.37% census
1858 117,750 7.46% census
1861 128,152 8.12% estimation process
1864 145,728 12.06% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1867 156,024 6.6% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1871 177,089 11.9% census
1875 197,295 10.24% census
1880 220,818 10.65% census
1885 246,086 10.27% census
1890 276,522 11.01% census
1895 336,440 17.81% census
1900 396,146 15.07% census
1905 516,996 23.38% census
1910 548,308 5.71% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1916 528,732 -3.7% census
1917 512,847 -3.1% project management estimation
1919 529,326 3.11% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1920 540,900 2.14% estimation process
1925 619,157 12.64% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1930 633,441 2.25% statistical updating
1933 647,667 2.2% estimation process
1934 639,977 -1.2% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1935 637,052 -0.46% census
1936 636,883 -0.03% census
1937 638,303 0.22% census
1938 634,400 -0.62% census
1939 630,216 -0.66% census
1940 626,900 -0.53% census
1944 566,738 -10.62% census
1945 454,249 -24.76% census
1946 467,966 2.93% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1950 494,187 5.31% census
1955 496,548 0.48% census
1956 492,208 -0.88% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1957 491,714 -0.1% estimation process
1958 491,646 -0.01% census
1959 493,515 0.38% census
1960 493,603 0.02% census
1961 491,699 -0.39% census
1962 494,588 0.58% project management estimation
1963 499,014 0.89% census
1964 503,810 0.95% estimation process
1965 508,119 0.85% census
1966 505,188 -0.58% census
1967 500,158 -1.01% census
1968 500,242 0.02% census
1969 501,184 0.19% estimation process
1970 502,432 0.25% census
1971 504,209 0.35% census
1972 505,385 0.23% census
1973 506,067 0.13% census
1974 507,692 0.32% estimation process
1975 509,331 0.32% estimation process
1976 510,408 0.21% census
1977 512,490 0.41% census
1978 514,508 0.39% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1979 515,881 0.27% census
1980 516,225 0.07% census
1981 521,060 0.93% estimation process
1982 521,786 0.14% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1983 522,532 0.14% estimation process
1984 520,061 -0.48% census
1985 519,769 -0.06% estimation process
1986 519,810 0.01% estimation process
1987 521,205 0.27% census
1988 518,057 -0.61% census
1989 501,407 -3.32% census
1990 490,571 -2.21% census
1991 485,132 -1.12% census
1992 481,676 -0.72% census
1993 479,273 -0.5% census
1994 474,443 -1.02% census
1995 469,110 -1.14% census
1996 461,303 -1.69% census
1997 459,222 -0.45% census
1998 452,827 -1.41% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
1999 476,668 5% census
2000 477,807 0.24% census
2001 478,631 0.17% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
2002 480,228 0.33% census
2003 483,632 0.7% estimation process
2004 487,421 0.78% 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
2005 495,181 1.57% census
2006 504,795 1.9% census
2007 507,513 0.54% estimation process
2008 512,234 0.92% census
2009 516,256 0.78% census
2010 523,058 1.3% census
2011 530,729 1.45% census
2012 525,105 -1.07% census
2013 530,754 1.06% census
2014 536,308 1.04% census
2016 547,172 1.99% project management estimation
2017 551,072 0.71% estimation process
2019 554,649 0.64% statistical updating
2020 555,805 0.21% census

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