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| Introduction (from Wikipedia) | Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest) is the capital city of the German Federal Free State of Saxony. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Tr | Frankfurt am Main (help·info) (German: [ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁt], English: [ˈfɹæŋkfɜːth] American English: [ˈfɹæŋkfɝʔ]) is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2007 population of 667,598.[1] |
| Coat of arms | Location | Location |
| Country | Germany | Germany |
| State | Saxony | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Dresden | Darmstadt |
| District | Urban district | Urban district |
| Lord Mayor | Lutz Vogel (Ind.) stand-in for Ingolf Roßberg (FDP) | Petra Roth (CDU) |
| Area | 328.8 km² (127 sq mi) | 248.31 km² (95.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) | 112 m (367 ft) |
| Population | 504,635 (31/12/2006) | 667,598 (10/12/2007) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | DD | F |
| Postal codes | 01001 - 01462 | 60001-60599, 65901-65936 |
| Website | dresden.de Coordinates: 51°2′0″N 13°44′0″E / 51.03333, 13.73333 | www.frankfurt.de |
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