page_title: Timeline of Dresden
section_title: 21st century
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of Dresden / 21st century
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Außenansichten, Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr, Olbrichtplatz 2, Dresden
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
context_section_description: 2002
  Elbe Flood.
  Volkswagen's Transparent Factory opens.
  2004
  Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory established.
  Dresden Elbe Valley designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  2005
  Dresden Frauenkirche rebuilt.
  Dresden City Art Gallery opens.
  Neo-Nazi demonstration.
  2006 – 800th anniversary of founding of Dresden.
  2007
  Freiberger Arena opens.
  Waldschlösschen Bridge construction begins.
  2008 – Helma Orosz becomes mayor.
  2009 - Dresden Elbe Valley's UNESCO World Heritage Site status is revoked.
  2010 – Anti-fascist demonstration.
  2011
  Bundeswehr Military History Museum opens.
  Population: 523,058.
  2013 - Elbe flood
  2014 - PEGIDA begin protesting against Islamism in the city, drawing crowds estimated up to 17,000 in peak
  2015 - Dirk Hilbert becomes mayor.
caption: The Bundeswehr Military History Museum
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