Dresden, Germany
Dresden is a regional capital of 564,904 people in Saxony, Germany, founded in 1206.
Why visit Dresden
Townapedia lists 180 museums and landmarks, 15 parks and trails, 256 places to eat, 34 places to stay and 28 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Semperoper, Filmnächte am Elbufer, German Hygiene Museum and Albertinum.
Weather in Dresden
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About Dresden
Dresden ( DREZ-den; German: [ˈdʁeːsdn̩] ; Upper Saxon: Dräsdn; Upper Sorbian: Drježdźany, pronounced [ˈdʁʲɛʒdʒanɨ]) 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 largest by area (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Cologne), and the third-most populous city in the area of former East Germany, after Berlin and Leipzig. Dresden's urban area comprises the towns of Freital, Pirna, Radebeul, Meissen, Coswig, Radeberg, and Heidenau and has around 790,000 inhabitants. The Dresden metropolitan area has over 1.3 million inhabitants.
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Things to do28
Babisnauer Pappel
Monument and historic site · 8.6 km
Tree in Germany
Carola Bridge
Bridge · 0.7 km
Bridge over Elbe in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Festspielhaus Hellerau
Cinema and theater · 7.1 km
Architectural structure
Hausmannsturm
Scenic view
Mar-Oct: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:30-18:00; Nov-Feb: 10:00-16:00;...
16 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks180
German Hygiene Museum
Museum · 0.9 km
Museum in Dresden
1 Lingnerplatz, Dresden
Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; Jan 01 off; Dec 24-25 off
Dresden City Museum
Museum
Museum in Germany
2 Wilsdruffer Straße, Dresden
Fr 10:00-18:00; Tu-Th,Sa,Su,PH 10:00-18:00
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Museum
Art gallery in Dresden, Germany
1 Theaterplatz, Dresden
Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Transport Museum
Museum
1 Augustusstraße, Dresden
Tu-Su 10:00-18:00; Dec 24 off; Dec 25 off; Dec 31 off; Jan 01 off
168 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds15
Der Herzogin Garten
Park · 0.7 km
May-Oct: Mo-Su 08:00-19:00; Nov-Apr: Mo-Su 09:00-17:00
3 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes256
Conditorei und Café Kreutzkamm
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Cake, Pastry, Tea, Ice Cream, Sandwich
25 Altmarkt, Dresden
Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00
ALEX
Restaurant · Regional, Breakfast, Bowl, Tarte Flambee
7-9 Schloßstraße, Dresden
Mo-Th 08:00-01:00, Fr,Sa 08:00-02:00, Su,PH 09:00-01:00
LaVie Coffee & Gourmet
Restaurant · Vietnamese, Coffee Shop
Kaffee aus eigener Röstung, Import & Handel von Rohkaffee aus Laos und Vietnam. Restaurant mit Vietnamesicher Küche.
11 Wallstraße, Dresden
Mo-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-21:00
Las Tapas rápido
Restaurant · Spanish
Spanische tapas Bar mit Lieferservice in der Altmarkt Galerie Dresden
1 Webergasse, Dresden
Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su off
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Alua Vegan Catering & Café
Cafe · Regional, Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Cake · 0.9 km
1 Schützenplatz, Dresden
We-Fr 09:30-16:00; Sa,Su 09:00-16:00
244 more on the map.
History
The area had been settled in the Neolithic era by Linear Pottery culture tribes c. 7500 BC. Dresden's founding and early growth is associated with the eastward expansion of Germanic peoples, mining in the nearby Ore Mountains, and the establishment of the Margraviate of Meissen. Its name comes from Sorbian Drežďany (meaning either "woods" or "lowland forest-dweller"). Dresden later evolved into the capital of Saxony. Beginning in the 17th century, it became one of Europe’s leading centres of culture and the arts.
From the History section of Dresden on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay34
Churches and places of worship29
Shopping60
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries16
Healthcare7
Map of Dresden
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dresden Airport (DRS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 km away.
- Löbtau 3 km west, about 3 min by car
- Mickten 4 km northwest, about 4 min by car
- Albertstadt 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Gorbitz 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- Bannewitz 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Klotzsche 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Freital 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
- Radebeul 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Heidenau 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Chemnitz 62 km southwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Mapillary (see each image): photos
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- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- DD-canaletto-blick, Bgabel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kulturpalast Dresden 2018 (5), Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J0121-0017-001, Dresden, Kulturpalast, Großer Festsaal, Hubert Link, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Zentralbibliothek Dresden 1, Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dresden, Striezelmarkt -- 2023 -- 9306, Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zentralbibliothek Dresden 4, Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dresden - Kulturpalast (Palace of Culture) - geo.hlipp.de - 32230, Colin Smith on geo.hlipp.de, CC BY-SA 2.0
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- Dresden Altmarkt 13–25 (640), Foto Fitti, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zentralbibliothek Dresden 3, Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zentralbibliothek Dresden 2, Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Exterior of the Kulturpalast, Dresden (643), Foto Fitti, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Dresden, Schloßstraße 2, Kulturpalast, 17.6.2.40-060448, Albrecht Voß, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kulturpalast Dresden 2018 (3), Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilsdruffer Straße, Dresden (642), Foto Fitti, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dresden, Blick vom Altmarkt zur Kreuzkirche, Dguendel, CC BY 3.0
- Blick auf den Altmarkt -(Dresden) - Bild 001, Lupus in Saxonia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ev Kirchentag 2011 in Dresden 156, Ykaphrykoi, CC BY-SA 2.1 jp
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- Dresden 2003 045 Neumarkt Modell P1180837, Robert Hösle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Der Weg der Roten Fahne (Cesta rudé vlajky), Altmarkt, Dresden (Drážďany), Sasko, Německo 2026, Fry72 (Karel Frydrýšek), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dresden - Semperoper - 2013, Avda, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aerial photo Dresden Augustus bridge Augustusbrücke from Neustadt left to city right across river Elbe Foto 2008 Wolfgang Pehlemann Wiesbaden IMG 0390, Wolfgang Pehlemann, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Babisnauer Pappel 2, Frank Ulbricht, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dresden Altstadt elbaufwärts Brücken, Sastognuti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Festspielhaus Hellerau 1913, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Deutsches Hygienemuseum, mit Plastik Ballwerfer von Richard Daniel Fabricius-9716, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Albertinum, David Brandt, CC BY 3.0
- Dresden Altes Landhaus, X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dresden-Zwinger-Courtyard.11, Ingersoll, Public domain
- Münzkabinett Dresden, Museumsfotograf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ZOO Dresden, Wakowlk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Luftaufnahme Dresden 2019-10-31 2 (cropped) Großer Garten, Z thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 100130 150006 Dresden Frauenkirche winter blue sky-2, Netopyr, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dresden Kreuzkirche 2008, Jynto ( talk ), Public domain
- Dresden Hoki, X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dresden Anglikanische Kirche. All Saints Church. Aufnahme um 1875, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Leuben 1820, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Aquarell der Dresdner Sophienkirche, Christian Gottlob Hammer, Public domain
- VersöhnungskircheStriesen, adornix, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dresden-Dreikoenigskirche, User:Kolossos, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dresden Hochschule für Bildende Kuenste 2, X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 2.5
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- Palucca campus dresden1, Lysippos, CC BY-SA 3.0
- TU-Dresden-Georg-Schumann-Bau, Hullbr3ach, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW) Dresden - Zentralgebäude, Campus Friedrich List Platz, HTW Dresden (Fotograf: Peter Sebb), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dresden-Annenkirche, User:Kolossos, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wettiner gymnasium dresden, Sirfalas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dresden Ufa Cinema Center, Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
- DD-Schloss-gp, User:Kolossos, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Synagoge - Panorama, Dresden, Maros M r a z ( Maros ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- 20080711030DR Dresden Residenzschloß Grünes Gewölbe, Jörg Blobelt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landhausstr.5, Städtische Galerie Dresden, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brühlschergarten04, Nikater, Public domain
- 2015122602 Centrumgalerie Ansicht Reitbahnstrasse 2015, VSchagow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DD-Herzogin-Garten-04, SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 00 2777 Hausmannsturm, Dresden, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Filmnächte am elbufer 2020, Ger0nimo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MCG Dresden 2014 Panorama, Paulae, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hotel Hilton Dresden, Paulae, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dresden-Belevue-Brunnen, User:Kolossos, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Lastkahn Ida 1, Carsten Nüssler, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Gewerkschaftshaus Dresden, Paulae, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hotel am Terrassenufer, Dresden, ubahnverleih, CC0
- DD-Kl-Packhofstr-1b, SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Dresden Gewandhaus 1, X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 2.5
- DD-Salzgasse-04, SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20120827090DR Dresden Sporergasse 7 Ecke Schössergasse 16, Jörg Blobelt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hasenberg, Dresden (226), Fuzre Fitrinete, CC BY 3.0
- Schauspielhaus Dresden, Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kulturpalast gesehen vom Altmarkt, Florian S., CC BY-SA 3.0
- 01042012 23 Johanneum (Dresden), Michael Kranewitter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zwinger gardens, Adiel lo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wartehäuschen Käseglocke Postplatz Dresden, Paulae, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Dresden, die Annenkirche, Bild 2, Dguendel, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Am Schießhaus 19, Dresden (51), Kalispera Dell, CC BY 3.0
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- Altmarkt-Galerie entrance 2004-10, BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0
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