page_title: Outline of Dresden
section_title: History of Dresden, by period or event
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Dresden / History of Dresden / History of Dresden, by period or event
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Portret Augusta II Mocnego English: Augustus II of Poland
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Dresden:
  Dresden – capital and the most populated city in the German state of Saxony. With over 547,172 residents in 328.8 km2 it is also Germany's twelfth largest Großstadt. Dresden is one of the most visited cities in Germany.
context_section_description: Timeline of Dresden
  Early history
  Kingdom of Saxony – Dresden becomes the capital of the Kingdom of Saxony (1806–1918)
  Battle of Dresden (1813)
  May Uprising in Dresden (1849)
  Free State of Saxony – Dresden becomes the capital of the first Free State of Saxony (1918–1934)
  Dresden during the Second World War
  Bombing of Dresden in World War II
  Dresden post-reunification
caption: Augustus II the Strong, an important sponsor for the arts in Dresden
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