Dresden | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-06-22

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00:02:45 1 History
00:03:35 1.1 Early history
00:04:55 1.2 Early-modern age
00:09:18 1.2.1 Military history
00:10:50 1.3 Second World War
00:15:06 1.4 Post-war
00:17:10 1.5 Post-reunification
00:21:19 2 Geography
00:21:28 2.1 Location
00:23:07 2.2 Nature
00:24:11 2.3 Climate
00:25:46 2.4 Flood protection
00:27:08 2.5 City structuring
00:28:26 2.6 Demographics
00:31:33 3 Governance
00:32:17 3.1 Municipality and city council
00:33:33 3.2 Local affairs
00:35:33 4 Twin towns – sister cities
00:37:48 5 Culture and architecture
00:38:35 5.1 Entertainment
00:40:48 5.2 Museums, presentations and collections
00:43:20 5.3 Architecture
00:43:53 5.3.1 Royal household
00:45:02 5.3.2 Sacred buildings
00:46:28 5.3.3 Contemporary architecture
00:48:39 5.3.4 Other buildings
00:49:45 5.3.5 Dresden-Hellerau—Germany's first garden city
00:50:35 5.3.6 Living quarters
00:51:23 5.4 Cinemas and cinematics
00:51:55 5.5 Sport
00:53:52 5.6 Main sights
00:54:00 6 Infrastructure
00:54:10 6.1 Transport
00:54:18 6.1.1 Road transport
00:55:04 6.1.2 Rail transport
00:55:38 6.1.3 Air transport
00:56:01 6.1.4 Public transport
00:57:24 6.2 Public utilities
00:58:55 7 Economy
01:01:21 7.1 Enterprises
01:03:00 8 Media
01:03:50 9 Education and science
01:04:00 9.1 Universities
01:06:41 9.2 Research institutes
01:09:14 9.3 Higher secondary education
01:09:57 9.4 Sons and daughters of the town
01:11:52 10 Honorary citizens



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Dresden (, German: [ˈdʁeːsdn̩] (listen); Upper and Lower Sorbian: Drježdźany; Czech: Drážďany; Polish: Drezno) is the capital city of Saxony, Germany, on the River Elbe near the Czech border.Dresden has a long history as the capital and royal residence for the Electors and Kings of Saxony, who for centuries furnished the city with cultural and artistic splendor, and was once by personal union the family seat of Polish monarchs. The city was known as the Jewel Box, because of its baroque and rococo city centre. The controversial American and British bombing of Dresden in World War II towards the end of the war killed approximately 25,000 people, many of whom were civilians, and destroyed the entire city centre. After the war restoration work has helped to reconstruct parts of the historic inner city, including the Katholische Hofkirche, the Zwinger and the famous Semper Oper.
Since German reunification in 1990 Dresden is again a cultural, educational and political centre of Germany and Europe. The Dresden University of Technology is one of the 10 largest universities in Germany and part of the German Universities Excellence Initiative. The economy of Dresden and its agglomeration is one of the most dynamic in Germany and ranks first in Saxony.  It is dominated by high-tech branches, often called “Silicon Saxony”. The city is also one of the most visited in Germany with 4.3 million overnight stays per year. The royal buildings are among the most impressive buildings in Europe. Main sights are also the nearby National Park of Saxon Switzerland, the Ore Mountains and the countryside around Elbe Valley and Moritzburg Castle. The most prominent building in the city of Dresden is the Frauenkirche. Built in the 18th century, the church was destroyed during World War II. The remaining ruins were left for 50 years as a war memorial, before being rebuilt between 1994 and 2005.
Dresden has nearly 560,000 inhabitants, the agglomeration is the largest in Saxony with 780,000 inhabitants.
According to the Hamburgische Weltwirtschaftsinstitut (HWWI) and Berenberg Bank in 2017, Dresden has the fourth best prospects for the future of all cities in Germany.