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Direktionsbezirk in Saxony, Germany
Dresden Direktionsbezirk Dresden
Direktionsbezirk
Map of Saxony highlighting the former Direktionsbezirk of DresdenMap of Saxony highlighting the former Direktionsbezirk of Dresden
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Disestablished1 March 2012
Region seatDresden
Area
 • Total7,931 km (3,062 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,626,870
 • Density210/km (530/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€54.425 billion (2021)
Websitewww.rp-dresden.de

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

Kreise
(districts) 		Kreisfreie Städte
(district-free towns)
  1. Bautzen
  2. Görlitz
  3. Meißen
  4. Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
  1. Dresden

See also

References

  1. "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.

External links

Administrative regions (Direktionsbezirk) in Saxony
Saxony Germany

51°10′N 14°00′E / 51.17°N 14.0°E / 51.17; 14.0

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