| Dresden ((of)Dresden) | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| Area | 328,48 km² |
| Population | 556 549 hab. () |
| Density | 1 694,32 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | 01067, 01326, 01309, 01069, 01097, 01099, 01159, 01127, 01307, 01129, 01279 |
| Location | |
 51 ° 3 ′ 8 ″ N 13 ° 44 ′ 35 ″ E | |
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Dresden is the capital of the region Saxony in Germany.
Understand
Neighborhoods
Dresden is made up of 10 neighborhoods :
- Altstadt : Innere Altstadt, Friedrichstadt, Johannstadt, Pirnaische Vorstadt, Seevorstadt and Wilsdruffer Vorstadt
- Neustadt : Albertstadt, Äußere Neustadt, Innere Neustadt, Leipziger Vorstadt and Radeberger Vorstadt
- Pieschen : Pieschen, Trachenberge, Mickten, Kaditz, Trachau and Übigau
- Klotzsche : Klotzsche, Hellerau, Rähnitz and Wilschdorf
- Loschwitz : Loschwitz, Weißer Hirsch, Rochwitz, Wachwitz, Niederpoyritz, Hosterwitz, Söbrigen, Oberpoyritz, Bühlau, Pillnitz and Dresdner Heide
- Blasewitz : Blasewitz, Striesen, Tolkewitz, Gruna, Dobritz and Seidnitz
- Leuben : Leuben, Laubegast, Alttolkewitz, Kleinzschachwitz, Zschieren, Meußlitz, Großzschachwitz, Sporbitz and partly Niedersedlitz and Dobritz
- Prohlis: Großluga, Kleinluga, Kauscha, Leubnitz-Neuostra, Lockwitz, Nickern, Niedersedlitz, Prohlis, Reick, Strehlen, Torna and part of Mockritz
- Plauen: Plauen, Südvorstadt, Coschütz, Gittersee, Kaitz, Kleinpestitz, Mockritz, Gostritz, Räcknitz and Zschertnitz
- Cotta: Briesnitz, Kemnitz, Stetzsch, Cotta, Omsewitz-Burgstädtel, Leutewitz, Gorbitz, Wölfnitz, Löbtau, Naußlitz, Roßthal-Neunimptsch, Dölzschen
To go
By train
Dresden [1] has several stations, all located on the same line.
The train station Hauptbahnhof allows links to Berlin, Hamburg, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna and Prague. A new dome signed Sir Norman Foster is nearing completion. Travelers can find more information on timetables and possible connections on the site Bahn.de.
The train station Dresden-Neustadt is the second of Dresden's two main train stations. Trains connect it to Frankfurt-am-Main and Breslau.
By plane
The airport Dresden Klotzsche is an international airport with around 1.8 million passengers per year, most of them vacationing with charter companies. The airport is located approximately 9 kilometers northeast of the city, and can be reached by bus, tram or S-Bahn. Directly below the terminal is a train station, connecting the city center in less than half an hour. Frequent connections (all 30 min about). The precise prices and timetables are available on the website of Dresden transport.
By car
Highway from Berlin.National route since Prague.
By bus
Eurolines operates a line from Paris to Dresden and another from London to Dresden (the latter including a stop in Lille). Several companies offer buses from Berlin and its airports (stops in Dresden Neustadt Schelssiger Platz and HbF).
By bike
A cycle path along the Elbe reaches the Czech border to the south-east and… Hamburg in the other direction!
Circulate
The city is very well served by an excellent network of trams, half of the lines running 24 h/ 24. Also many bus lines, some also operating 24 h/24.
Cost of the public transport ticket: 2 €.
Bus
Good service, relatively high frequencies.
Trams (Straßenbahn)
About fifteen lines.
Bike
Dresden being in Germany, pedestrians and motorists have great respect for cyclists. However, half a century of communism has not improved the often catastrophic state of the streets. Winter, snow, ice and sand deposited over it make it difficult for cyclists to travel.
Walking
The city is not very large, it is possible to visit it on foot, especially the historic center, which is relatively small.
Buy
Eat
Have a drink
Dresden has the particularity of having many Studentclubs (bars or small discotheques managed by students) at very low prices.
The Neustadt (new town), north of the Elbe, is full of bistros, bars and cafes, all in different styles. Usually no closing time, tradition has it that we close when the last customer leaves the bar!
Some bars (list far from exhaustive!):
- El Perro Borracho : Located in the city's Kunsthofpassage, a succession of decorated courtyards in the heart of Neustadt, this Spanish bar will appeal to lovers of the Iberian Peninsula as much as anyone else. Alaustraße 70 - 01099 Dresden. Phone. : 49-351-8036723.
- Gutzkow Club : the city's Erasmus bar, crowded with foreign students every Thursday evening. Located southeast of the station: Gutzkowstraße 29-33 - 01069 Dresden.
Housing
In the surrounding area
Some interesting places to extend your visit to Saxony:
- Moritzburg Castle (Jagdschloss Moritzburg) – North of Dresden is the Jagdschloss of Duke Moritz of Sachse. Possibility to visit the gardens.
- Königstein Fortress (Festung Königstein) – One of the most important fortresses in Europe can be visited all year round. From Dresden, you can get there by car or local train (S-Bahn), and even by paddle boat. You can also climb on foot the promontory on which the fortress was built.
- Meißen – a small town in 30 km north-west of Dresden. There is one of the most important porcelain factories as well as the castle of Albrechtsburg.
to get around, there are many bus lines in the region, works by zone, by vvo[2]
