Dresden

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Dresden is a historic cultural and economic center in eastern Germany, renowned for its baroque architecture, art collections, and reconstruction after World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital of a German state
city
administrativeDivision urban district
area approximately 328 square kilometers
capitalOf Free State of Saxony
climate oceanic climate
coordinateLatitude 51.0500 N
coordinateLongitude 13.7373 E
country Germany
firstMentioned 1206
formerStatus residence city of the Electors of Saxony
residence city of the Kings of Saxony
foundedIn 12th century
hasAirport Dresden Airport
hasLandmark Brühl's Terrace
Dresden Castle
Frauenkirche
Semperoper
Zwinger Palace
hasMuseum Albertinum
Green Vault
Old Masters Picture Gallery
hasRailwayStation Dresden Hauptbahnhof
Dresden-Neustadt station
hasRiverCrossing Blue Wonder bridge
hasSubdivisions Altstadt
Neustadt
hasUniversity Technische Universität Dresden
historicalRegion Upper Saxony
knownFor art collections
baroque architecture
reconstruction after World War II
locatedIn Saxony
eastern Germany
locatedOnRiver Elbe
nickname Florence on the Elbe
officialLanguage German
partOf European Union
Federal Republic of Germany
population approximately 560000
postalCodeRange 01067–01328
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
twinCity Coventry
Florence
Saint Petersburg
Wrocław
underwent extensive postwar reconstruction
vehicleRegistrationCode DD
war World War II
wasHeavilyBombedIn February 1945


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