Dresden II – Bautzen II is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 159. It is located in central

Saxony Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...

, comprising the northern and western part of the city of

Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...

and a small part of the

Bautzen Bautzen () or Budyšin (), until 1868 ''Budissin'' in German, is a town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the Bautzen (district), district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree (river), Spree river, is the eighth most ...

district. Dresden II – Bautzen II was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after

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. From 2021 to 2025, it has been represented by

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of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 2025 it is been represented by

Matthias Rentzsch Matthias Rentzsch (born 1977) is a German politician who was elected as a member of the Bundestag in 2025. From 2019 to 2024, he was a city councillor of Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital ...

of the

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Geography

Dresden II – Bautzen II is located in central

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Arnsdorf, Großröhrsdorf,

Ottendorf-Okrilla Ottendorf-Okrilla is a municipality in the Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany. It is located 20 km northeast of Dresden. Geography The area of the municipality is 25.88 km², of which 1.58 km² are commercially used. The length from ...

Radeberg Radeberg is a small town in the Bautzen (district), district of Bautzen, Saxony, Germany. It is located approximately 20 kilometres north-east of Dresden. The town has an Evangelical and a Roman Catholic church, and an old castle. History Rade ...

, and

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from the Bautzen district as well as the entirety of the independent city of Dresden excluding the ''Ortsamtsbereiche'' of Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis.

History

Dresden II – Bautzen II was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as ''Dresden II''. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named ''Dresden II – Meißen I''. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 319 in the numbering system. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 161. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 160. From the 2025 election, it has been number 159. Originally, the constituency comprised the ''Stadtbezirke'' of Mitte, Nord, and West from the city of Dresden. In the 2002 and 2005 elections it comprised the municipalities of Coswig,

Radebeul Radebeul (; ) is a town (''große Kreisstadt'') in the Elbe valley in the district of Meißen (district), Meißen in Saxony, Germany, a suburb of Dresden. It is well known for its viticulture, a Karl May Museum, museum dedicated to writer Karl ...

, Radeburg, Moritzburg,

Niederau Niederau is a municipality in the Meißen (district), district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany. Niederau station is located on the Leipzig–Dresden railway, which also used to have Oberau Tunnel until 1933, which was located within today's munici ...

, and

Weinböhla Weinböhla is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 7 km east of Meißen, and 17 km northwest of Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city o ...

from the

Meißen Meissen ( ), is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden and 75 km (46 mi) west of Bautzen on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, th ...

district, as well as the entirety of the city of Dresden excluding the ''Stadtbezirke'' of Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Johannes Nitsch of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. Arnold Vaatz was elected in 1998, and re-elected in 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017. He was succeeded by Lars Rohwer in 2021.

Election results

2025 election

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dresden II - Bautzen II Federal electoral districts in Saxony 1990 establishments in Germany Constituencies established in 1990 Politics of Dresden Bautzen (district)