Dresden
Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
Germany • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Berlin UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)
- Population
- 1.3M
- GDP
- $55B
- GDP per capita
- $40,904
- Land area
- 4,520 km² (1,745 mi²)
- Density
- 297/km² (768/mi²)
- GAWC class
- 12
Dresden metro area
51.05, 13.74Top Team
The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.
From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.
Walkable Elite Quarters
Neighborhoods that clear the dense, historic, walkable, elite residential test.
From The Last of the Marylebones. A small qualifying set out of the full corpus.
Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Notable Museums & Landmarks, Cultural Events, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.
Most similar metros
Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
1 teams
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams1 team
- German top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 4.0 match points across 136 club-matches since 1991.
Championship History
8 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Dresden, across all sports, newest first. 8 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | — | Dynamo Dresden | DDR-Oberliga |
| 1989 | — | Dynamo Dresden | DDR-Oberliga |
| 1978 | — | Dynamo Dresden | DDR-Oberliga |
| 1977 | — | Dynamo Dresden | DDR-Oberliga |
| 1976 | — | Dynamo Dresden | DDR-Oberliga |
| 1973 | — | Dynamo Dresden | DDR-Oberliga |
| 1971 | — | Dynamo Dresden | DDR-Oberliga |
| 1953 | — | Dynamo Dresden | DDR-Oberliga |
Cultural Assets
Cultural Events
Notable One-off Events
Bombing of Dresden (1945)
Dresden • Historical Event
Notable Museums & Landmarks
Museums & Galleries1 item
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Dresden • Art
Performing Arts Venues1 item
Semperoper
Dresden • Opera House
Landmarks & Civic1 item
Frauenkirche Dresden
Dresden • Religious site
Languages of Dresden
German first in Saxony; 1 languages hold a role.
- English reach, Saxony
- 64%
- Tier 3 country
- Effective working languages
- 1.85
- Rank 25 of 43; 2 working languages in Germany
Screen of Dresden
#533 by film pedigree · score 3.2 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Robert Siodmak
Art of Dresden
#29 for celebrated art · 44 canon works in its museums
Leading museums: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
4 notable artists born here, most in the 1800s: Paula Modersohn-Becker, Ludwig Richter
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities1 entry
Technical University of Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Top 250 Hospitals1 entry
Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
Dresden • Hospital
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Dresden Airport
Dresden • 4 - Regional
Suburban Rail (46 stations)1 entry
Dresden S-Bahn
Dresden • 46 stations