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- approx. 500.000 inhabitants - circa 330 km² area - fourth-biggest town in Germany - 63 % green space
- Dresden comes in first in the range of dynamics in comparison with 50 tested German cities (magazine "Wirtschaftswoche" 06/2006)
- Dresden comes in first in the range of quality of life in comparison with 58 tested European cities after a ranking of the university Mannheim by order of the "Manager-Magazine" 12/2005
The river Elbe and the gently rolling landscape between Saxon Switzerland and Meissen determine the nature in which the city on the river is embedded. The climate is equally beneficial for the development of the arts and for viniculture.
Dresden is also a modern city with the flair of a former Saxon residence.
The Saxon capital continues to develop without respite and is already once more to be counted among the most beautiful cities in Europe.
A great milestone was reached on 30 th October 2005: The Dresden Frauenkirche was reconsecrated after eleven years of rebuilding.
But Dresden has many faces: Dresden boasts the ideal combination of economy, research and science.
More than 30 institutes, among them establishments of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft and Max Planck Society and the University of Technology , as well as many academies and colleges, are a visible sign of the city's innovative potential.
Today, the Dresden region has the strongest engineering and natural sciences research and development sector in Eastern Germany.
The management consulting firm, McKinsey, lists Dresden among the major European growth centres - in particular in the field of microelectronics and IT.
More than 760 companies and about 20 000 employees are working in the field Microelectronics / Information and Communication Technology in the region, for example Infineon and AMD.
Dresden offers attractions in great variety and will have a further positive development in the future!
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