Dresden
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Dresden
Summary
Dresden is a big city[1]. Dresden ranks in the top 9% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,731 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Dresden received the Schleudersachse[3].
- Dresden received the Schleudersachse[4].
- Dresden is located in Saxony[5].
- Dresden is in the country of Germany[6].
- Dresden is on the body of water Elbe[7].
- Dresden is on the body of water Weißeritz[8].
- Dresden is on the body of water Lockwitzbach[9].
- Dresden is on the body of water Prießnitz[10].
- Dresden is on the body of water Kaitzbach[11].
- Dresden is on the body of water Lausenbach[12].
- Dresden's head of government is recorded as Dirk Hilbert[13].
- Dresden's instance of is recorded as big city[14].
- Dresden's instance of is recorded as major regional center[15].
- Dresden's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[16].
- Dresden's instance of is recorded as urban district in Saxony[17].
- Dresden's shares border with is recorded as Meissen District[18].
- Dresden's shares border with is recorded as Bautzen District[19].
- Dresden's shares border with is recorded as Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[20].
- Dresden's shares border with is recorded as Freital[21].
- Dresden's shares border with is recorded as Bannewitz[22].
- Dresden's shares border with is recorded as Dohna[23].
- Dresden's shares border with is recorded as Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach[24].
- Dresden's shares border with is recorded as Heidenau[25].
- Dresden's shares border with is recorded as Gommern[26].
- Dresden's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Altstadt[27].
Body
Geography
Dresden is in the country of Germany[6]. Dresden is located in Saxony[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Elbe[7], a river[28], in Czech Republic[29]; Weißeritz[8], a river[30], in Germany[31]; Lockwitzbach[9], a river[32], in Germany[33]; Prießnitz[10], a river[34], in Germany[35]; Kaitzbach[11], a river[36], in Germany[37]; and Lausenbach[12], a river[38], in Germany[39].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include big city[14], major regional center[15], urban municipality in Germany[16], and urban district in Saxony[17].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Dresden include Dresden[40], a human settlement[41], in Canada[42]; SMS Dresden[43], a shipwreck[44], in United Kingdom[45]; Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber[46], a conservatory[47], in Germany[48], founded in 1952[49]; Dresden Directorate District[50], a directorate district of Saxony[51], in Germany[52], founded in 2008[53]; Dresden Government Region[54], a Regierungsbezirk[55], in Germany[56], founded in 1991[57]; Dresden Prize[58], a peace award[59], in Germany[60], founded in 2009[61]; and Bergfinken Dresden[62], a choir[63], in Germany[64], founded in 1920[65].
Why It Matters
Dresden ranks in the top 9% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,731 views/month).[2] Dresden has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Dresden is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for Dresden include Dresden[40], a human settlement[41], in Canada[42]; SMS Dresden[43], a shipwreck[44], in United Kingdom[45]; Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber[46], a conservatory[47], in Germany[48], founded in 1952[49]; Dresden Directorate District[50], a directorate district of Saxony[51], in Germany[52], founded in 2008[53]; Dresden Government Region[54], a Regierungsbezirk[55], in Germany[56], founded in 1991[57]; and Dresden Prize[58], a peace award[59], in Germany[60], founded in 2009[61].
FAQs
What awards did Dresden receive?
Honors received include Schleudersachse[3] and Schleudersachse[4].