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Quick facts about Dresden, Germany.

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Dresden's Elbe River

Dresden


Country:Germany

Dresden by the Numbers:

Population: 507,000

Elevation: 113m / 372ft

Annual Rainfall: 680 mm

Average Winter Temperature: -1 degrees C

Average Summer Temperature: 18.5 degrees C

Quick Facts:

Time Zone: Central European Time (CET)

Country Code: +49

Area Code: 351

Did You Know?

Dresden has been memorialized in print and on the silver screen in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five. The city was the setting for the massive firebombing during World War II, an event many citizens would prefer to forget.

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Dresden is located in eastern Germany, situated in a valley on the river Elbe.

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