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Dresden is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dresden (Region) Geography of Saxony NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union States and territories established in 1991 Former government regions of Germany
Dresden is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, located in the east of the state. It coincided with the ''Planungsregionen'' Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien and Oberes Elbtal/Osterzgebirge.
It was disbanded in March 2012.
History
The Direktionsbezirk Dresden came into existence on 1 August 2008, and succeeded the Dresden Government Region.Administrative divisions
See also
*Bezirk Dresden
The Bezirk Dresden was a district (''Bezirk'') of East Germany that lasted from 1952 to 1990. Dresden would be reabsorbed back into Saxony after the reunification of Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Dresden.
History
The dist ...
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dresden (Region) Geography of Saxony NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union States and territories established in 1991 Former government regions of Germany