Dresden became a city in 1206 and recently celebrated its 800th birthday in 2006.
It was home to many Saxon princes and kings, the most famous of them being August der Starke (heyyyyyyAugustus the Strong), whose kingdom included Poland as well. They apertained to the family of the Wettiner and were closely related to many other European royal families. Many buildings date from their reign and especially the rich art collections are testimony of their extreme wealth. The "Madonna Sixtina" was for instance bought by the son of August the Strong. The last Saxon king abdicated in 1918.
Shopping
The main shopping district in Dresden extends from Ferdinandplatz to the west of Sankt-Petersburger Straße northwest to about Wilsdruffer Straße (search for Altmarkt). At the south end (Ferdinandplatz) is a cinema, a couple of restaurants, and a huge Karstadt department store (which also sells groceries). On the north end is a covered mall.
Restauran
Within the historic center and especially around the Frauenkirche are a number of restaurants, serving many different tastes. Be aware, most of these are overpriced, and the quality is often low. On the north bank of the Elbe River is the Neustadt, which accounts for most of the trendy pubs, bars and clubs, and the majority of the restaurants in the city. You will generally have better luck finding decent food for a reasonable price north of Albertplatz in Neustadt.
Dresde (en alemán) es la capital del estado federado de Sajonia, en Alemania. Limita al noroeste con el distrito de Meißen, al nordeste con el de Bautzen y al sur con el de Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Dresde se encuentra justo en el centro de la conurbación homónima. Situada en el centro de Europa, constituye un nudo de transportes fundamental a la vez que un centro económico de gran importancia. Esta aglomeración, junto con la de Chemnitz-Zwickau y la de Leipzig-Halle, constituyen la llamada “región metropolitana del triángulo sajón”. La población total de Dresde supera los 523. 000 habitantes y su correspondiente Regierungsbezirk o región administrativa, el millón y medio.
El Valle del Elba en Dresde fue Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la Unesco entre 2004 y 2009, pero perdió su sitio en dicha lista debido a la construcción de un puente a dos kilómetros del centro histórico. De este modo, se convirtió en el primer lugar en Europa y segundo en todo el mundo en perder esta condición.
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