Dresden (region)

Dresden
Direktionsbezirk Dresden
Direktionsbezirk
Map of Saxony highlighting the former Direktionsbezirk of Dresden
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Disestablished1 March 2012
Region seatDresden
Area
 • Total
7,931 km2 (3,062 sq mi)
Population
 (31 Dec. 2010)
 • Total
1,626,870
 • Density205.1/km2 (531.3/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€54.425 billion (2021)
Websitewww.rp-dresden.de

Dresden is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of Saxony, Germany, located in the east of the state. It coincided with the Planungsregionen Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien and Oberes Elbtal/Osterzgebirge.