Dresden (region)
title: "Dresden (region)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["geography-of-saxony", "nuts-2-statistical-regions-of-the-european-union", "states-and-territories-established-in-1991", "former-government-regions-of-germany", "nuts-2-statistical-regions-of-germany"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden_(region)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dresden |
| native_name | Direktionsbezirk Dresden |
| native_name_lang | de |
| settlement_type | Direktionsbezirk |
| image_map | Saxony Direktionsbezirk Dresden.png |
| map_caption | Map of Saxony highlighting the former Direktionsbezirk of Dresden |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Germany |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Saxony |
| extinct_title | Disestablished |
| extinct_date | 1 March 2012 |
| seat_type | Region seat |
| seat | Dresden |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 7931 |
| population_total | 1626870 |
| population_as_of | 31 Dec. 2010 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | GDP |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Total |
| demographics1_info1 | €54.425 billion (2021) |
| website | www.rp-dresden.de |
| :: |
| name = Dresden | native_name = Direktionsbezirk Dresden | native_name_lang = de | settlement_type = Direktionsbezirk | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Saxony Direktionsbezirk Dresden.png | map_alt = | map_caption = Map of Saxony highlighting the former Direktionsbezirk of Dresden | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Germany | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Saxony | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | extinct_title = Disestablished | extinct_date = 1 March 2012 | seat_type = Region seat | seat = Dresden | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 7931 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1626870 | population_as_of = 31 Dec. 2010 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | demographics_type1 = GDP | demographics1_footnotes = |demographics1_title1 = Total |demographics1_info1 = €54.425 billion (2021) | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = www.rp-dresden.de | footnotes = Dresden is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of Saxony, Germany, located in the east of the state. It coincided with the Planungsregionen Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien and Oberes Elbtal/Osterzgebirge.
History
The Direktionsbezirk Dresden came into existence on 1 August 2008, and succeeded the Dresden Government Region. It was disbanded in March 2012.
Administrative divisions
::data[format=table] | Kreise (districts) | Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns) | |---|---| | | | ::
References
References
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