The Albertstadt is a neighborhood of

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label= Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth ...

, Germany. It was named after

Albert of Saxony en, Frederick Augustus Albert Anthony Ferdinand Joseph Charles Maria Baptist Nepomuk William Xavier George Fidelis , image = Albert of Saxony by Nicola Perscheid c1900.jpg , image_size = , caption = Photograph by Nicola Persch ...

, who initiated the construction of this suburb. At that time it was the largest garrison in Germany. Today, the Military History Museum of the German Federal Armed Forces is located in one of the former military arsenals. Although the major military center of the region, the district was not specially attacked in the 1945 allied bombings and it suffered only marginal destruction.

Geography

Location

Albertstadt is located in Northern Dresden, is around three kilometres from the city center,

Innere Altstadt Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth lar ...

. It is surrounded by

Radeberger Vorstadt Radeberger started in 1872 when the brewery was founded as ''Zum Bergkeller'', in Radeberg, a town in the vicinity of Dresden. Radeberger ranks No. 9 among Germany's best selling beers. History This beer was also brewed for a period for the K ...

, Antonstadt and Leipziger Vorstadt in the south, and

Dresdner Heide The Dresden Heath (german: Dresdner Heide) is a large forest in the city of Dresden, Germany. The heath is the most important recreation area in the city and is also actively forested. Approximately 6,133 hectares of the Dresden Heath are desig ...

, as well as Heller in the north. Albertstadt has 3,269 inhabitants (2020). With 7,55 km², it is one of the largest neighborhoods in Dresden, and it has a low population density of 351 people per square kilometre.

Buildings and facilities of the garrison

Church of Saint Martin Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Chri ...

(former Garrison Church)

References

{{Authority control Boroughs and quarters of Dresden