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District of Birkigt
Saxony - Germany

Zwinger

The Zwinger (Der Dresdner Zwinger) is a palace in Dresden, eastern Germany, built in Rococo style and designed by court architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court. The location was formerly part of the Dresden fortress of which the outer wall is conserved.

Located at 51.0531, 13.7339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1728, Palaces in Dresden, Art museums and galleries in Dresden, Baroque architecture in Dresden, Rebuilt buildings and structures in Germany

Battle of Dresden

The Battle of Dresden was fought on 26–27 August 1813 around Dresden, Germany, resulting in a French victory under Napoleon against forces of the Sixth Coalition of Austrians, Russians and Prussians under Field Marshal Schwartzenberg. However, Napoleon's victory was not as complete as it could have been. Substantial pursuit was not undertaken after the battle, and the flanking corps was surrounded and forced to surrender a few days later at the Battle of Kulm.

Located at 51.0333, 13.7333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Battles of the Napoleonic Wars, Battles involving Russia, Battles involving Prussia, Battles involving France, Battles of the War of the Sixth Coalition, Conflicts in 1813, 1813 in Germany

Kingdom of Saxony

The Kingdom of Saxony, lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. From 1871 it was part of the German Empire. It became a Free state in the era of Weimar Republic in 1918 after the end of World War I and the abdication of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. Its capital was the city of Dresden, and its modern successor state is the Free State of Saxony.

Located at 51.05, 13.7333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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1918 disestablishments, States and territories established in 1806, History of Saxony, History of Germany, States of the German Empire, States of the German Confederation, States of the Confederation of the Rhine

Dresden University of Technology

The Technische Universität Dresden (usually translated from German as Dresden University of Technology and abbreviated TU Dresden or TUD) is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony and one of the 10 largest universities in Germany with 36,066 students as of 2010. The name Technische Universität Dresden has only been used since 1961; the history of the university, however, goes back nearly 200 years to 1828.

Located at 51.0281, 13.7267 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Dresden University of Technology, Universities and colleges in Saxony, Technical universities and colleges, Education in Dresden, Partners Harvard Medical International, Educational institutions established in 1828, Public universities, Visitor attractions in Dresden, Universities in Germany, Forestry education, Forestry in Germany, History of forestry education, Engineering universities and colleges in Germany

Saxon State Library

The Saxon State Library (full name in German: Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden), abbreviated SLUB Dresden, is located in Dresden, Germany. It is both the regional library for the German State of Saxony as well as the academic library for the Dresden University of Technology (German: Technische Universität Dresden). It was created in 1996 through the merger of the Saxon State Library (SLB) and the State and University Library Dresden (SUBD).

Located at 51.0281, 13.7367 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Libraries in Dresden, Culture in Dresden, Archives in Germany, 1556 establishments, Education in Dresden, Dresden University of Technology, Visitor attractions in Dresden, Deposit libraries

Dresden Central Station

Dresden Central Station is one of two main inter-city transit hubs in the German city of Dresden. Designed by Ernst Giese and Paul Weidner, it was built between 1892 and 1897 at the southern border of the inner city and was important in the growth and development of the city.

Located at 51.0403, 13.7317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Dresden, Norman Foster buildings, Railway stations in Saxony, Lattice shell structures, Hauptbahnhof in Germany, Dresden S-Bahn

Yenidze

Yenidze is the name of a former cigarette factory building in Dresden, Germany. It was built between 1907 and 1909 and is used today as an office building. It is notable for its Orientalizing exterior design which borrows design elements from mosques. "Yenidze" was the name of a tobacco company started by the entrepreneur Hugo Zietz, which imported tobacco from Ottoman Yenidze, Thrace. The "Oriental" style of architecture publicized the origin of the tobacco.

Located at 51.0589, 13.7269 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Dresden, Buildings and structures in Dresden, Moorish Revival architecture in Germany

Weißeritz

The Weißeritz is a river in Saxony. The 12 km short left tributary of the Elbe runs through Freital and Dresden. Its name is derived from west Slavic bystrica (wild water). The official name of the river used in documents and hydrographic maps is Vereinigte Weißeritz (United Weißeritz). The highest points of the Weißeritz watershed are at about 800 metres elevation. The river is formed by the confluence of the Wild Weißeritz and Red Weißeritz in Freital.

Located at 51.0633, 13.6867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Elbe basin, Rivers of Saxony, Weißeritz basin, Weißeritz

Friedrichstadt (Dresden)

Friedrichstadt is a neighborhood in central Dresden, Germany. A factory district in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is known as the home of the founders of the artistic association known as Die Brücke.

Located at 51.0592, 13.7143 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Boroughs and quarters of Dresden

Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon

The Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon in Dresden, Germany, is a museum of historic clocks and scientific instruments. Its holdings include terrestrial and celestial globes, astronomical, optical and geodetic devices dating back to the 16th century, as well as historic instruments for calculating and drawing length, mass, temperature and air pressure. The Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon is part of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (State Art Collections). It is located in the Zwinger.

Located at 51.0532, 13.7328 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Horological museums in Germany, Museums in Dresden, Museums established in 1724, Libraries established in 1556, 1556 establishments in Germany, 1724 establishments in Germany

Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber

The "Carl Maria von Weber" College of Music (Hochschule für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber" in German, and also/formerly known as Dresden Conservatory or Dresden Royal Conservatory) is a college of music in Dresden, Germany.

Located at 51.054, 13.725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Music schools in Germany, Educational institutions established in 1856, Education in Dresden, Universities and colleges in Saxony, Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber, Visitor attractions in Dresden, Public universities

Deuben (Freital)

Deuben is a municipal subdivision of Freital in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district. It consists of two other villages, Niederhäslich and Schweinsdorf.

Located at 50.9997, 13.6467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Freital, Villages in Saxony, Weißeritz

Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung

The Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research in Dresden – in short IFW Dresden – is a non-university research institute and a member of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Community. It is concerned with modern materials science and combines explorative research in physics, chemistry and materials science with technological development of new materials and products.

Located at 51.0261, 13.7244 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Foundations based in Germany, Physics institutes, Research institutes in Germany, Education in Dresden

Gohlig

Gohlig is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.

Located at 50.9828, 13.7192 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Mountains of Saxony, Mountains of the Ore Mountains

All Saints Church, Dresden

All Saints Church (Allerheiligenkirche) was an Anglican church on Wiener Straße, Ecke Beuststraße, in Dresden. It was in the Early English Period of Neo-Gothic.

Located at 51.0383, 13.7394 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Former church buildings in Dresden, Former Anglican church buildings, Anglican churches in Germany

Busmannkapelle Memorial

The Busmannkapelle Memorial (Gedenkstätte Busmannkapelle) is a building in Dresden. It is a reconstruction of the Busmannkapelle and has been under construction since 2009 (with completion planned for 2011), though planning began in 1995. It is a memorial to the Sophienkirche, lost in the bombing in 1945.

Located at 51.0514, 13.7349 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Museums in Dresden, Buildings and structures in Dresden, Rebuilt buildings and structures in Germany

Busmannkapelle

The Busmannkapelle was a side chapel of the Sophienkirche in Dresden. The chapel was built in 1400 when the Sophienkirche was still part of the city's Franciscan monastery. It was funded by the patrician Busmann family, who used it as a family and funerary chapel and after whom it was named.

Located at 51.0513, 13.7349 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Former church buildings in Dresden, Chapels in Germany

Jakobikirche (Dresden)

The Jakobikirche was a High Rhenish Neo-Romanesque church built in Dresden between 1898 and 1901 to plans by Jürgen Kröger. It was destroyed by bombing in the Second World War and its ruins were demolished in the 1950s.

Located at 51.0533, 13.7244 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Former church buildings in Dresden, Romanesque Revival architecture

Franziskanerkloster (Dresden)

The Franziskanerkloster or Barfüßerkloster was a Franciscan monastery in Dresden, founded in 1272. Its church (with its associated Busmannkapelle) later became the Sophienkirche.

Located at 51.0514, 13.7342 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Franciscan monasteries in Germany, Buildings and structures in Dresden

Russian Orthodox Church, Dresden

The Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Simeon of the Wonderful Mountain (Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche des Heiligen Simeon vom wunderbaren Berge) is a Russian Orthodox church in the German city of Dresden. It was designed by Harald Julius von Bosse and Karl Weißbach and built from 1872 to 1874. It is dedicated to Simeon Stylites the Younger.

Located at 51.0336, 13.7314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Churches in Dresden, Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Germany, Russian Orthodox church buildings, Germany–Russia relations

St John's Church, Dresden

St John's Church was a church building constructed in Dresden for the expatriate American community in 1883 to 1884. It was damaged by bombing in 1945 and demolished in 1959.

Located at 51.0322, 13.7306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures demolished in 1959, Former church buildings in Dresden

Reformed Church, Dresden

The Reformed Church (Reformierte Kirche) was a church building in Dresden used by the Evangelical-Reformed Church. It was built on Dr. -Külz-Ring in the Altstadt district in 1894, to Neo-Romanesque designs by Harald Julius von Bosse. Severely damaged by bombing in 1945, it was demolished in 1963.

Located at 51.0478, 13.7383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Former church buildings in Dresden, Reformed church buildings in Germany, Religious buildings completed in 1894

Zionskirche, Dresden

The Zionskirche is the name given to two Evangelical Lutheran church buildings in the Südvorstadt district of Dresden. The first, the Alte Zionskirche or Old Zion's Church was built by Schilling & Graebner from 1908 to 1912. This building was hit and badly damaged by fire during the bombing in February 1945. A temporary roof was later added and it is now preserved as a ruin, housing a lapidarium with 3000 sculptures.

Located at 51.0358, 13.7172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Former church buildings in Dresden, Churches in Dresden, Lutheran churches in Germany

Döhlen Basin

The Döhlen Basin is a landscape unit in the German federal state of Saxony, southwest of Dresden. The Döhlen Basin has a length of 22 km and a width of 6 km and lies within the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge.

Located at 51.0019, 13.6481 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Drainage basins of Germany, Freital, Geography of Saxony, Geology of Germany, Mining in Germany, Natural regions of Germany

St. Anne's Church, Dresden

St. Anne's Church (German Die Annenkirche) is named in honour of the patron saint of Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony. The original 1578 church was destroyed by Prussian troops in 1760 during the Seven Years' War. The new church was opened in 1769.

Located at 51.0489, 13.7278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1578, Religious buildings completed in 1769, Lutheran churches in Germany, Churches in Dresden, Baroque architecture in Dresden, Rebuilt buildings and structures in Germany