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- At the end of the 15th century Dresden was made seat of government by the Wettin dynasty and thus became residential city of the Saxon rulers.
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2009 (33rd session) Historic city centre with main sights. Dresden ( / ˈdrɛzdən /, 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 ...
Modern History. In 1918, the last of the Saxon monarchs abdicated and Saxony became part of Germany, as the capital of the Free State of Saxony. In February 1945, Dresden suffered terribly as the result of aerial bombardment by the WWII Allied forces. Literally thousands of the city's residents died in a firestorm.
City & Council. History of the City of Dresden. Founded on the site of a Slavonic fishing village as a merchants' settlement and the seat of the local rulers, Dresden was from the 15th century onwards residence of the Saxon dukes, electoral princes and later kings. The city has experienced both splendid eras and times of tragedy.
At the end of the 15th century Dresden was made seat of government by the Wettin dynasty and thus became residential city of the Saxon rulers. In 1685 the on the right, northern bank of the Elbe situated Altendresden (Olden Dresden) was destroyed by a serious fire.
7 aircraft (1 B-17 and 6 Lancasters, with crews) Up to 25,000 people killed [1] [2] Dresden viewed from the Rathaus (city hall) in 1945, showing destruction. The bombing of Dresden was a joint British and American aerial bombing attack on the city of Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony, during World War II.
History. The Dresden Frauenkirche, a masterpiece of European architecture, was a central element of the city centre skyline for over 200 years. The church was built between 1726 and 1743, under the supervision of architect George Bähr.
Feb 12, 2020 · Dresden was a densely crowded city in the winter of 1945, filled with refugees fleeing the advancing Red Army. For most of them, the end of the war looked near and inevitable and a full-scale...
