Dresden
From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dresden (sorbian: Drježdźany; derived from the oldsorbian Drežďany, czech: Drážďany) is the state capital of the Free State Saxony. It is northwest the Elbsandsteingebirges and to the Nordabdachung of the east ore mountains as well as because of the transition from the upper to the central run of the Elbe in the Dresdens Elbtalweitung, to the last break-through-like Tallandschaft of the river.
[edit] History
Already in the Stoneage settled and 1206 for the first time documentary mentioned, developed itself Dresden to the royal residence.
[edit] Politics and cultural
Dresden is the political and cultural center of the Free State Saxony. It has the status of a circle-free city, is seat of the governmental district Dresden and numerous universities. The number of inhabitants of the city Dresden exceeded approx. 1852 the border of 100.000, whereby it became the large city, it was devastated after World War II. In 2002 it was flooded in Germany's so-called "century flooding". Dresden has about 488,000 inhabitants (2005). Dresden forms the core of the densely populated area of the same name in Central Europe and is thereby traffic junction and an economical center. Together with the population centres Chemnitz, Zwickau as well as Leipzig-resounds forms this population centre „the Metropolregion Saxonia triangle “, it was devastated after World War II.
