Dresden ( German: Dresden ) is one of the three directional districts ( German: Direktionsbezirk ) of the state of Saxony in Germany .
| directional district Dresden Direktionsbezirk Dresden | |
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| Federal land | Saxony |
| Administrative center | Dresden |
| Square | 7 931 km² |
| Population | 1 657 114 people |
| Management Address | Stauffenbergallee 2 01099 Dresden |
| poststelle@ld-dresden.sachsen.de | |
| Site | www.ld-dresden.sachsen.de |
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Located in the east of the earth .
It was established on August 1, 2008 during the Saxon communal reform and replaced the administrative district of Dresden . It basically coincides with the Dresden district that existed in the GDR in 1952 - 1990 .
The management of the district since March 1, 2012 is carried out by the unified land administration of Saxony ( German: Landesdirektion Sachsen ).
The district includes 4 districts and 1 city, equated to the districts:
- city of Dresden ,
- Bautzen district,
- Goerlitz district,
- Meissen district,
- Saxon Switzerland - Eastern Ore Mountains .
In total there are 204 communes in the district. The population density is 209 people / km².