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District of Dresden
Saxony - 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 1 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

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

Transparent Factory

Transparent Factory is the English name of an automobile production plant owned by German carmaker Volkswagen, designed by architect Gunter Henn, and opened in 2002. The original German name is Gläserne Manufaktur (factory made of glass, literally vitreous manufactory). Both the German and English names are a word play on the double meaning of transparent and glassy, referring to both optical transparency and transparency of the production process.

Located at 51.0444, 13.7556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Volkswagen Group factories, Buildings and structures in Dresden, Motor vehicle assembly plants in Germany, Visitor attractions in Dresden

Großer Garten

The Großer Garten is a baroque style park in Dresden. It is oblong in shape and covers an area of about 2 km² in a central location of the city. Established in 1676, it has been a public garden since 1814. Pathways and avenues are arranged symmetrically throughout its area. A central feature of the park is the Sommerpalais. Established outside the old walls of the city, the park was encompassed by the significant growth of the urban area in the second half of the 19th century.

Located at 51.0375, 13.7631 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Dresden, Visitor attractions in Dresden, Parks in Germany, Gardens in Saxony

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 2 miles away.
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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 1 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

Heinz-Steyer-Stadion

The Heinz-Steyer-Stadion is a Football and athletics stadium in Dresden, which is currently used by the Dresdner SC. It has a capacity of about 30,000, but is currently restricted to about 5,000 for soccer matches (although it had attendances of more than 50,000 people in the 1930s). It was also the first stadium of Dynamo Dresden. It was the venue for Dynamo's first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup match, against Rangers.

Located at 51.0411, 13.7483 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Football venues in East Germany, Football venues in Germany, Buildings and structures in Dresden, Dresdner SC, Athletics (track and field) venues in Germany, Sports history of East Germany, American football venues in Germany

Kreuzkirche, Dresden

The Kreuzkirche (Church of the Holy Cross) in Dresden, of the Evangelical Church in Germany, is the largest church in Saxony. It also is the home of the Dresdner Kreuzchor boys choir. The church existed since the early twelfth century, it was officially dedicated on 10 June 1388 to the Holy Cross. Since 1491, it has burned down five times. In its current form, it was re-opened in 1955. The director of the choir is known as the Kreuzkantor.

Located at 51.049, 13.739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Churches in Dresden, Lutheran churches in Germany, 12th-century church buildings

Botanischer Garten der Technischen Universität Dresden

The Botanischer Garten der Technischen Universität Dresden (3.25 hectares), also known as the Botanischer Garten Dresden or Dresden Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden maintained by the Dresden University of Technology. It is located in the north-west section of the Großer Garten at Stübelallee 2, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. It is open daily without charge.

Located at 51.0432, 13.7586 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Dresden University of Technology, Botanical gardens in Germany, Gardens in Saxony

Dresden park railway

The Dresden park railway is a 381 minimum gauge railway in Dresden, Germany. The line opened in 1950 and has previously been known as the Kindereisenbahn and the Pioniereisenbahn. As these names suggest, the line is largely operated by children, and is a survivor of the many children's railways that were built in the former Eastern Bloc countries.

Located at 51.0428, 13.7531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transport in Dresden, Narrow gauge railways in Germany, Visitor attractions in Dresden, 15 inch gauge railways

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

Dresden Zoo

Dresden Zoo, or Zoo Dresden, is a zoo situated in the city of Dresden in Germany. It was opened in 1861, making it Germany's fourth oldest zoo. It was originally designed by Peter Joseph Lenné. The zoo is located on the southern edge of the Großer Garten (Great Garden), a large city centre park. The zoo houses about 3000 animals of almost 400 species, especially Asian animals.

Located at 51.0374, 13.7539 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Dresden, Zoos in Germany, Buildings and structures in Dresden

Dresden City Museum

Dresden City Museum (Stadtmuseum Dresden) is the central city museum for the German city of Dresden. Its displays tell the 800-year story of the city and is the largest and most important of the Dresden State Museums (Städtischen Museen Dresden). Its art collections split off in 2000 to form the Dresden City Art Gallery, but both the Art Gallery and the Museum are housed in Dresden's Landhaus.

Located at 51.05, 13.7431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Museums in Dresden, City museums, Local museums in Germany

Landhaus (Dresden)

The Landhaus is a historic building in Dresden, eastern Germany. Designed to house the Saxony region's Landstand, it was built in the Baroque style between 1770 and 1776 by Friedrich August Krubsacius on the site of the former Palais Flemming-Sulkowski. In September 1775 the Obersteuerkollegium moved into it and in October the Landstand first sat there. It now houses the Dresden City Museum and Dresden City Art Gallery.

Located at 51.05, 13.7431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Baroque architecture in Dresden, Palaces in Dresden, 18th-century architecture

Palais Flemming-Sulkowski

The Palais Flemming-Sulkowski was a Baroque city mansion in Dresden, eastern Germany. It stood on the Inneren Pirnaischen Gasse, on the site now occupied by the city's Landhaus.

Located at 51.05, 13.7431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Baroque architecture in Dresden, Palaces in Dresden

Dresden City Art Gallery

The Dresden City Art Gallery (Städtische Galerie Dresden - Kunstsammlung) is the city art collection of Dresden, housed in the city's Landhaus. It was formed by the 19th and 20th century artworks in the Dresden City Museum, split off from the Museum and given a separate display in 2000. In 2002 Dr. Gisbert Porstmann became its founding director and in 2005 the City Art Gallery officially opened.

Located at 51.05, 13.7431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Dresden, City museums

Glücksgas Stadium

Glücksgas Stadium is a football stadium in Dresden, Saxony. It is the current home of Dynamo Dresden. The facility had previously been known as the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, but in December 2010, the naming rights were sold to Glücksgas, a Bavarian energy company. Sports facilities have existed on the physical site of the stadium since 1874, and the site noted an attendance of 270,000 people during the 1885 festival.

Located at 51.0403, 13.7478 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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FIFA Women's World Cup stadiums, Football venues in Germany, 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, Dynamo Dresden, Dresdner SC, Royal BAM Group, Sport in Dresden, SV Dynamo, Visitor attractions in Dresden, Buildings and structures in Dresden, Sports venues in Saxony

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 1 miles away.
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Former church buildings in Dresden, Former Anglican church buildings, Anglican churches in Germany

Kaiserpalast

This article is about the palace in Dresden. "Kaiserpalast" may also refer to the Palais du Rhin. The Kaiserpalast was a five-storey neo-Baroque building in Dresden, which stood on the north side of the Pirnaischer Platz between Moritzring and Amalienstraße. It was built between 1895 and 1897 as the Geschäftshaus Ilgen by the architects Schilling und Graebner for the businessman Hermann Ilgen. It had one tower and on its gable were statues by Hans Hartmann-MacLean.

Located at 51.0494, 13.7456 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Dresden, Buildings and structures demolished in 1951

Pirnaischer Platz

Pirnaischer Platz is a square in Dresden, Germany. It is the site of the city's Landhaus.

Located at 51.0492, 13.7453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Squares 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 1 miles away.
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Churches in Dresden, Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Germany, Russian Orthodox church buildings, Germany–Russia relations

Ehrlichsche Gestiftskirche

The Ehrlichsches Gestift was a historicist church building in Dresden. It was built in 1907 on Stübelplatz to replace the Ehrlichsches Gestift's older church (Lazarettkirche) on Wettiner Platz, which had been demolished in 1897 to build the new Jakobikirche. It survived the Second World War but was demolished in August 1951.

Located at 51.0467, 13.7547 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Former church buildings in Dresden

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 1 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 0 miles away.
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Former church buildings in Dresden, Reformed church buildings in Germany, Religious buildings completed in 1894

German Hygiene Museum

The German Hygiene Museum is a museum in Dresden, Germany. It conceives itself today as a "forum for science, culture and society". It is a popular venue for events and exhibitions, and is among the most visited museums in Dresden, with around 300,000 visitors per year.

Located at 51.0442, 13.7467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Dresden, Museums established in 1912, 1912 establishments in Germany, Science museums in Germany, Medical museums