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  ooBdoo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Dresden lies on both banks of the river Elbe, mostly in the Dresden Elbe Valley Basin, with the further reaches of the eastern Ore Mountains to the south, the steep slope of the Lusatian granitic crust to the north and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains to the east at an altitude of about 113 meters.
Dresden Klotzsche Airport is the international airport of Dresden, located at the north-western outskirts of the town in the district of Klotzsche.
Dresden became a centre in the allocation of the former socialist combines that were centraly planned on the one side and had disposal of regional subunits of nationally-owned enterprises.
www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=Dresden   (7941 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Officials of the Dresden administrative region (Regierungsbezirk) and the Wroclaw district of Poland met Tuesday (September 29) to sign a new cooperation agreement.
The two metropolitan areas are comparable in population and area: 1.8 million people live in the 8,000 square kilometers of the Dresden region and 1.1 million in the 6,000 square kilometers of the Wroclaw district.
The least affluent regions of the EU are the Azores of Portugal, the French overseas departments, and Ipeiros and Voreio Aigaio in Greece, all of which have economies under half the EU mean output.
faculty.washington.edu /~krumme/german/regions.html   (273 words)

  
 Dresden travel guide - Wikitravel
Dresden [1] is the capital of the German federal state of Saxony (Sachsen).
Dresden was first mentioned as a city in 1206 and the 800th birthday celebrations will therefore take place in 2006.
Dresden is a very beautiful, lightspirited city, especially in summer, when you can appreciate the serene setting of the historic center.
wikitravel.org /en/Dresden   (3588 words)

  
 Forgotten Cruiserwarrior - SMS Dresden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Dresden was one of the first German ships to be built with modern steam turbine engines to drive her propellers, as opposed to her sister, Emden which was the last German piston-engine cruiser.
Dresden's new commander, Luedecke was not of the daring character that made the German fleet famous.
Dresden, as said, had been in constant operation from the day she was commissioned in 1909.
www.cronab.demon.co.uk /Dresden.htm   (3954 words)

  
 Baltic Flint from glacial deposits in the Dresden region on Flintsource.Net
Dresden, the second largest city after Berlin in Eastern Germany, is located 30 km North of the German-Czech border on the river Elbe.
Like already stated in the geographical remarks on the area, the Dresden region is not really rich in flint, and permanent exposures of flint-bearing sediments are very scarce.
Dresden is quite a good city for a visit if you are interested in something else than flint.
www.flintsource.net /flint/D_dresden.html   (2086 words)

  
 History
Dresden was founded by two Geneva speculators, Harman Bogert and Samuel Colt, who purchased 800 acres in 1811.
Dresden's founders vied to have their town declared the county seat, but Penn Yan seized the honor in 1823.
Dresden was a center for agricultural trade, milling, and boatbuilding.
www.dresdenny.org /history.htm   (352 words)

  
 BBC News | EUROPE | Dresden synagogue rises again
The dedication ceremony was attended by regional premier, Kurt Biedenkopf, as well as representatives of the Christian church.
Dresden's Jewish population was all but wiped out by the Nazis - dropping, according to some figures, from 6,000 to around 50.
The DM 21m ($9.5m) building was financed by the regional government of Saxony, the city of Dresden and private donors.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/1647310.stm   (441 words)

  
 Dresden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dresden was not the only German city devastated by World War II bombing, but the bombing of Dresden in 1945 has become one of the most controversial events of that war.
Although key industrial facilities were destroyed by the bombing (much of their capacity was quickly restored), the main goal of the "area bombing" was to create a firestorm (an objective inspired by the Luftwaffe's raids on Coventry, Bath and London but refined by Britain's Royal Air Force).
Civilian death estimates vary wildly largely as a result of propaganda figures which received widespread publicity at the time, however the most recently available evidence from Friedrich Reichart of Dresden City Museum points to 25,000 deaths, which is less than the number that died in Hamburg, but Dresden was a smaller city.
www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-Dresden   (3259 words)

  
 Dresden Elbe Valley - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
The 18th and 19th century cultural landscape of Dresden Elbe Valley extends some 18-km along the river from Übigau Palace and Ostragehege fields in the northwest to the Pillnitz Palace and the Elbe River Island in the southeast.
It features low meadows, and is crowned by the Pillnitz Palace and the centre of Dresden with its numerous monuments and parks from the 16th to the 20th centuries.
Criterion (iv): The Dresden Elbe Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape, an ensemble that integrates the celebrated baroque setting and suburban garden city into an artistic whole within the river valley.
whc.unesco.org /en/list/1156   (812 words)

  
 Lutr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The city of Dresden, located in East Germany, is the capital of Saxony.
Dresden agglomeration has about 750.000 inhabitants, the city Dresden about 477.000 inhabitants.
Dresden is a city providing a lot of important functions for the region as well as East Germany.
www.lutr.net /city.asp?id=65   (124 words)

  
 kompetenznetze.de Dresden
The economic and scientific centre of Dresden is internationally renowned as a location for microelectronics and ICT.
Regional competence networks, such as Silicon Saxony, Materials Research Network and the Nanotechnology Competence Centre, support the drive for innovation in these companies.
At the Fraunhofer Center Nanoelectronic Technology CNT in Dresden science and industry are cooperating in a public-private-partnership to develop new process technologies for nanoelectronics.
www.kompetenznetze.de /navi/en/Innovationsregionen/dresden.html   (492 words)

  
 Dresden Region (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Dresden is involved in the European RITTS project, which covers five administrative districts with diverse structures.
The city of Dresden has recently benefited from the establishment of new companies active in microelectronics and services.
Dresden region hosts a number of RandD organizations, first and foremost the Technical University and the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft in Dresden.
www.hightechcampus.nl.cob-web.org:8888 /open_innovation/partners_in_technology/dresden_region.html?PHPSESSID=51a98815f1e7138d986faef24b7c2ea3   (190 words)

  
 Dresden Enterprise - Covering Weakley County Like the Dew from Heaven for 118 Years
Forrester stated that the California based company, Calpaco Papers, Inc., which is in the business of cutting and converting large rolls of paper to be used in the print industry, could be expected to hire up to 100 people initially and as many as 300 within the next three to five years.
Forrester stated that it was an exciting day for Dresden and an example of what he and his administration have been working toward for the past four years.
Dresden kicked off to Pioneers to open the game and then halted the Gibson County offensive series after seven plays to force the punt.
www.dresdenenterprise.com   (321 words)

  
 RAF History - Bomber Command 60th Anniversary
Part of the American Mustang fighter-escort was ordered to strafe traffic on the roads around Dresden to increase the chaos and disruption to the important transportation network in the region.
With Dresden forming such an important communications centre, attacking the railway yards and disrupting all ground transport were priorities.
The Americans bombed Dresden again on the 15th and on 2nd March but it is generally accepted that it was the R.A.F. night raid which caused the most serious damage.
www.raf.mod.uk /bombercommand/dresden.html   (615 words)

  
 TUD - Studium - Some facts about Dresden: The City and the Region
Dresden, situated at the Elbe river, has become famous above all as a city of arts, and is also called the Florence of the North.
The city is uniquely situated only a two hour drive away from the capital city Berlin in the north and the golden city of Prague in the south.
The surroundings of Dresden and the free state of Saxony provide excellent possibilities for excursions and trips as well.
tu-dresden.de /internationales/ects/intstud_pr_factsdd   (339 words)

  
 Inviting spaces - 3/1/1999 - Electronic Business
Among them: Dresden, a city in the former East Germany; the Flanders region of Belgium; the Silicon Glen region of Scotland; and Western France.
Most of these regions are similar in what they can offer in terms of infrastructure, skilled labor and educational facilities, so they compete by offering various investment incentives.
The Dresden region is small--a circle with a radius of about 20 miles--with two universities and several technical institutes.
www.reed-electronics.com /eb-mag/article/CA66233?pubdate=3/1/1999   (2168 words)

  
 saxony.de   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The region is home to a broad variety of economic sectors.
Dresden itself and the valley of the upper Elbe include such industries as electrical engineering, electronics, precision engineering, optics, mechanical engineering, steel and light metal construction, building materials, lamination and vacuum technology, printing, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food processing.
The recultivation of former open-cast mining sites to the region's north is creating leisure and recreational areas which, in turn, are creating new jobs in the tourism sector.
www.sachsen.de /en/wu/atlas/regionen/dresden/t_dresd.html   (229 words)

  
 AMD Finds Partner In Germany - Technology News by TechWeb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Dresden beat out other candidates -- particularly New York State -- to nail down the facility, which will process 300-millimeter wafers for the manufacture of 65-nanometer chips.
Politicians in Dresden and the surrounding area have been hailing the landing of the business plum for days now in the wake of the passage of legislation authorizing grants tax breaks, and other benefits.
The choice of Dresden was something of a blow to New York State and Governor George Pataki who has made it a hallmark of his administration to encourage high tech firms to locate in the state.
www.techweb.com /wire/story/TWB20031119S0008   (596 words)

  
 Conroy: Improving the Livable Environment in the Urban Region (2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
During the two weeks we are in Dresden and the two weeks the German students are in Columbus, you will work in small groups to study a specific problem at a specific site in each city.
The outcome of this study will be two posters, one presented at the end of the two weeks in Dresden on the German study and one presented at the end of the two weeks in Columbus on a local study.
Regional Growth and Regional Governance in the areas of Dresden and Columbus (1999)
www.h-net.org /~urban/teach/syllabi/conroy2002syl1.htm   (2796 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Europe | Waters close in on Dresden treasures
The historic centre of the east German city of Dresden is in acute danger as the Elbe river continues to rise, causing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.
The federal government made 100m euros available for the stricken regions on Friday - just the first tranche of what is expected to be a huge bill for the effects of the floods.
The BBC's James Coomerasamy in Dresden says that with elections being held in September, it is important that Mr Schroeder is seen to unblock funds to the disaster zones quickly.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/2196835.stm   (662 words)

  
 Village of Dresden New York
Located at the eastern end of the Keuka Lake Outlet Trail, it is a destination for enjoying nature as it was meant to be.
Dresden and the Finger Lakes Region are a haven for fishing and boating enthusiasts.
Your senses will be titillated as you travel along the wine trail and enjoy the award winning wines and foods for which this area is renowned.
www.dresdenny.org   (215 words)

  
 FT.com / In depth - Dresden vote boost for Merkel's CDU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Negotiations to form a "grand coalition" in Germany are expected to gain momentum over the coming days after the Dresden election maintained the Christian Democratic Union's lead over Mr Schröder's Social Democratic Party.
Mr Schröder's refusal to concede defeat despite the fact that his party obtained fewer seats than the CDU and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, marked a break with Germany's post-war parliamentary tradition.
Provisional results showed that Andreas Lämmel, the local CDU candidate, had won the Dresden seat in the first-past-the-post race with 35.2 per cent of the votes against 34.2 per cent for Marlies Volkmer, his SPD rival.
www.ft.com /cms/s/b3884246-3372-11da-bd49-00000e2511c8.html   (613 words)

  
 White & Case LLP - About Us - Dresden
As Europe’s most populous country and largest economy, Germany is at the heart of the region’s evolving landscape of business and trade.
White and Case’s Dresden office is one of the largest legal practices in this capital city of the state of Saxony.
Approaching Dresden from the west you drive via the B173 (Federal road No. 173; called Kesselsdorfer Strasse, Freiberger Strasse, Ammon-strasse, Könneritzstrasse) and B6 (called Könneritzstrasse) in direction city center.
www.whitecase.com /locations/OfficeDetail.aspx?office=5   (625 words)

  
 Dresden Enterprise - Covering Weakley County Like the Dew from Heaven for 118 Years
For the second time this season, the Devilettes played spoiler to a Weakley County team as the South Fulton girls used a strong second quarter performance to propel themselves past the District 15-A champion Dresden Lady Lions 52-36 in the semifinals of the Region 8-A Tournament at Gleason on Saturday night.
After an early Brandi Alexander bucket, Dresden responded with a three-pointer from Brooke Levister, followed by two layups from Emily Rook.
After a Jeremy Smith jumper tied the game late in the frame, a free throw with 25 seconds left in the frame from Raphael Miller gave Peabody a 13-12 lead at the end of the opening frame.
www.dresdenenterprise.com /2005archives/2005sports/sports_Mar2_05.htm   (743 words)

  
 Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The original inspiration for Dresden Christmas Inc. (DCI), both from the standpoint of the subject matter and the craftmanship, came from the old Dresdens.
Dresden ornaments were originally manufactured in the Dresden-Leipzig region of Germany from the 1880s to 1940.
Our ornaments are made following the old techniques: clay models are created from sketches, molds are carved out of wood, cardboard is pressed into the molds and each and every one of the ornaments is then finished by a skilled painter/craftsman with pigments and metallic leaf.
www.dresdenornaments.com   (430 words)

  
 Dresden High School Index Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Dresden Lady Lions squandered opportunity after opportunity to plate a run in their 7-0 loss to the host Lady Tigers in Region 8-A semifinal action Monday in.
Dresden native Tommy Dilday, in his first season as head boys’ basketball coach at his alma mater, picked up his.
The female students of The Dresden Middle School were given a treat for Halloween with a visit by Sensei Don Hawkins of Hawkins Karate School of Milan.
www.wtso.com /Schools/DresdenHS/ArticleIndexDresden.htm   (1491 words)

  
 Dresden Sports: News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Dresden seemed to be ready to put together a scoring drive of its own as a 20-yard run by Adam Clements and a 17-yard pass from Justin Coleman to Justin Davidson accounted for two first downs and took the Lions across midfield.
Despite runs of 11 yards from Pate and 14 yards from Guy, the Dresden defense forced the Chargers to attempt a field goal from 30 yards out, which was missed.
The Dresden faithful saw more Friday night lights than they had hoped for as Mother Nature intervened in a big way for their showdown against the Rebels of Obion County.
www.dresdensports.com   (968 words)

  
 Dresden News
Local news for Dresden, TN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
HUMBOLDT - For now, soybean grower Ken Luckey plans to continue to keep an ear open to what experts say about a 'significant agricultural disease' affecting soybeans that was discovered recently in three West...
An agreement to establish a partnership between Obion and Weakley County about operating Everett-Stewart Airport as a regional airport won the unanimous support of the budget committee Wednesday.
www.topix.net /city/dresden-tn   (620 words)

  
 IBM Scholars Program - Technische University Dresden
DROPS: Dresden Real-Time Operating System is a multi-server operating system running on top of a microkernel.
Using this technique it is possible to ensure service qualities.
E-Commerce on Linux: porting the B2C solution for Dresden Frauenkirche to WebSphere on Linux.
www.ibm.com /software/info/university/equinox/universities/dresden.html   (333 words)

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