Archaeological artifacts have been found in some parts of the town, indicate that the area was inhabited since the Stone Age. Documented evidence can be the place in Dresden 1206 in 'Acta sunt Dresdene'. There is no documentation regarding the award of city status in Dresden. Maybe they were given by William I in December 1403rd
<p>From 1485 Dresden was the ducal town residence of the Saxon sovereign. After the great fire in 1685 Dresden was rebuilt over the next few decades and 1732 as a 'new royal city' completed. Cultural significance Dresden gained under Friedrich August I, who is also known under the name of Augustus the Strong. 1918 Dresden became the capital of the Free State of Saxony.
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Since 1990, the badly damaged City in world war II and strong neglected inner city during GDR regime with his historic building, is rebuild again. Among other things, the Frauenkirche, which was reopened in October 2005 and consecrated.
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