Dresden (region)

Dresden is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, located in the east of the state. It coincided with the "Planungsregionen" Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien and Oberes Elbtal/Osterzgebirge. 
It was disbanded in March 2012.
History.
The Direktionsbezirk Dresden came into existence on 1 August 2008, and succeeded the Dresden Government Region.