Dresden
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Summary
Dresden is a big city[1]. Dresden ranks in the top 9% of big city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,427 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Schleudersachse[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saxony[4]
- Country: Germany[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Elbe[6], Weißeritz[7], Lockwitzbach[8], Prießnitz[9], Kaitzbach[10], Lausenbach[11]
- Head of government: Dirk Hilbert[12]
- Instance of: major regional center[13], urban municipality in Germany[14], urban district in Saxony[15]
- Shares border with: Meissen District[16], Bautzen District[17], Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[18], Freital[19], Bannewitz[20], Dohna[21], Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach[22], Heidenau[23], Gommern[24]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Altstadt[25], Dresden-Neustadt[26], Dresden-Pieschen[27], Klotzsche (Stadtbezirk)[28], Loschwitz (Stadtbezirk)[29], Blasewitz (Stadtbezirk)[30], Leuben (Stadtbezirk)[31], Dresden-Prohlis[32], Stadtbezirk Plauen[33], Cotta[34], Altfranken[35], Cossebaude[36], Gompitz (locality)[37], Langebrück[38]
- Twinned administrative body: Skopje[39], Salzburg[40], Coventry[41], Saint Petersburg[42], Wrocław[43], Ostrava[44], Brazzaville[45], Florence[46], Hamburg[47], Rotterdam[48], Strasbourg[49], Columbus[50], Hangzhou[51], Silistra[52]
- Legislative body: Dresden City Council[53]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Dresden[54]
- Postal code: 01067[55], 01326[56], 01309[57], 01069[58], 01097[59], 01099[60], 01159[61]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Dresden include Dresden[62], a human settlement[63], in Canada[64]; SMS Dresden[65], a shipwreck[66], in United Kingdom[67]; Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber[68], a conservatory[69], in Germany[70], founded in 1952[71]; Dresden Prize[72], a peace award[73], in Germany[74], founded in 2009[75]; Dresden Directorate District[76], a directorate district of Saxony[77], in Germany[78], founded in 2008[79]; Dresden Government Region[80], a Regierungsbezirk[81], in Germany[82], founded in 1991[83]; and Bergfinken Dresden[84], a choir[85], in Germany[86], founded in 1920[87].
Why It Matters
Dresden has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[88] Dresden is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[89]
Entities named for Dresden include Dresden[62], a human settlement[63], in Canada[64]; SMS Dresden[65], a shipwreck[66], in United Kingdom[67]; Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber[68], a conservatory[69], in Germany[70], founded in 1952[71]; Dresden Prize[72], a peace award[73], in Germany[74], founded in 2009[75]; Dresden Directorate District[76], a directorate district of Saxony[77], in Germany[78], founded in 2008[79]; and Dresden Government Region[80], a Regierungsbezirk[81], in Germany[82], founded in 1991[83].
FAQs
What awards did Dresden receive?
Honors received include Schleudersachse[3].