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Dresden (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 03 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.0500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 013 45 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 13.7500 decimal degrees |
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Note: The eastern German city of Dresden is located in the Elbe river valley some 100 miles south of Berlin. The original Slav village of Drezdzen was settled on the north bank of the Elbe, and a German town was founded on the south bank in the early 13th century. The city was variously held by Bohemia, Brandenburg, and Meissen in the 14th century, then went to Saxony in 1489. It was leveled by fire in 1491, and was damaged in wars in 1756 and 1813, and notably in World War II when it was almost totally destroyed by bombing. In the 19th century Dresden grew and prospered, thanks to its railway connections to Leipzig and Berlin and the development of industries in its outlying areas. Before World War II it had hundreds of fine Baroque and Rococo buildings. After the war, restoration began around the Rococo museum the Zwinger , and the area outside was rebuilt along modern lines. The ruins of the Frauenkirche built 1726-1743 were left as a war memorial. Dresden is a cultural center with many museums and art galleries, a celebrated opera house, symphony orchestra, and state theater. It has many educational institutions including colleges of music, art, teaching, and medicine. There are also institutes for science and research. Local industry specializes in the manufacture of high-end products such as optical and precision instruments. It is a transportation hub with an airport, extensive rail connections, and connections via the Elbe river to distant places. The calculated population for 2005 was 480,801. |
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| Dresden (preferred,C,V)
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| Dresde (C,O)
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| Drezdzany (C,V)
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| Ďrežd'ane (H,V)
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............ | original Slavic name, meaning "Forest Dwellers on the Plain" |
| Drezdane (H,V)
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Dresden (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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originally settled by Slavs, German town first documented in 1216 |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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formerly seat of Dresden china manufacture, moved to Meissen in 1710; today produces precision and technical equipment |
| scientific center (C) |
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especially noted for atomic research |
| cultural center (C) |
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famed for art museums and operatic music |
| educational center (C) |
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| noble seat (H) |
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of Albertine line of Wettin rulers, later electors and kings of Saxony, from 1489 |
| regional capital (C) |
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