Dresden Direktionsbezirk Dresden
Direktionsbezirk
Map of Saxony highlighting the former Direktionsbezirk of Dresden
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Disestablished	1 March 2012
Region seat	Dresden
Area
• Total	7,931 km2 (3,062 sq mi)
Population  (31 Dec. 2010)
• Total	1,626,870
• Density	210/km2 (530/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	€54.425 billion (2021)
Website	www.rp-dresden.de

Dresden is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of Saxony, Germany, located in the east of the state. It coincided with the Planungsregionen Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien and Oberes Elbtal/Osterzgebirge.

History

The Direktionsbezirk Dresden came into existence on 1 August 2008, and succeeded the Dresden Government Region. It was disbanded in March 2012.

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