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After Allied bombing near the end of World War II almost destroyed Dresden in February 1945, the city has been rebuilt to become one of Germany's most popular tourist destinations.

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Prosecutors in the German city of Dresden investigate climate activists accused of damaging property at an art gallery.
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Artwork, jewels: Every year, art thieves steal precious objects that are worth millions.
CrimeNovember 15, 202242:36 min
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Saxony's Wine Route

Culture and pleasure – Lukas Stege steams from Dresden via Radebeul to Meissen
CultureOctober 29, 202226:06 min
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The mayor of Leipzig decried the images of protesters berating Ukrainian refugees as "unbearable."
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A person walks across dried, cracked mud on the banks of the Elbe in Dresden

Germany marks 20 years since Elbe floods

Dozens were killed, hundreds injured and tens of thousands left homeless in one of Europe's worst natural disasters.
CatastropheAugust 12, 202214 images
Police escort a handcuffed suspect into a Dresden courtroom as the Grünen Gewölbe trial resumes

Dresden Green Vault trial: Police give expert testimony

Authorities say the suspect had complete copies of all police investigation and judicial case files.
CrimeMay 31, 2022
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Trial of a German businessman accused of trying to "promote production of chemical weapons" begins in Dresden.
CrimeMay 24, 2022
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Pulling the brakes on air pollution

A company in Dresden uses C4 laser technology to make brake discs that minimize particulate matter pollution.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 8, 202202:52 min
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Neo-Nazi march mars Dresden remembrance

On the outskirts of the Old Town, hundreds of neo-Nazis gathered to the sound of Wagner to "honor" Dresden's war dead.
February 13, 2022
Six photos of jewelry stolen from the Grenn Vault

Dresden Green Vault jewelry theft trial opens

Six clan members went on trial on January 28 for the burglary of the Green Vault.
CultureJanuary 28, 2022
A woman stands in front of the empty display cases at the museum

Dresden Green Vault jewelry heist trial starts

Six men are accused of stealing "priceless" artifacts from the Green Vault museum in 2019.
CrimeJanuary 28, 2022
A man with no mask shouting at students wearing masks and holding up a hand-written sign

Medical students penalized for opposing anti-vaccine protest

German police say medical students violated COVID curbs by facing off against anti-vaccine protesters in Dresden.
SocietyJanuary 14, 2022
Police outside the Green Vault Museum in Dresden

Dresden Green Vault jewel heist: Trial to begin next month

Six men allegedly stole 18th-century jewels from the Green Vault museum in 2019.
CrimeDecember 29, 2021
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CultureDecember 18, 202103:34 min
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What's the story behind the Christmas Stollen?

Demand for the Christmas Stollen, a centuries-old baking tradition in Dresden, booms around the holiday season.
CultureDecember 10, 202104:29 min
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Dresden Christmas market

Coronavirus: No Dresden Christmas market

Dresden's famous Christmas market has been canceled due to the high incidence rate of coronavirus infections in Saxony.
BusinessNovember 24, 202102:57 min
Aerial view of the historical festiively lit Christmas Market on the Neumarkt in Dresden at night, Germany

Some German Christmas markets open amid COVID uncertainty

While some fairs are opening as planned, others are being cancelled due to regional infection spikes.
TravelNovember 22, 202110 images
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Less than two percent of German lawmakers are under 30 years of age. We meet two young candidates for the Bundestag who want to change that. Kassem Taher Saleh is running for the Greens in Dresden; Wiebke Winter is a CDU candidate in Bremen.
SocietySeptember 18, 202112:31 min
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When side-wheel steamers make music

Five side-wheel steamers perform as orchestra soloists: See the Dresdner Sinfoniker in action.
MusicSeptember 18, 202104:48 min
Two cars from the Saxon networks are parked in front of the Dresden-Süd transformer station. A fault in the system was the cause of a power outage in the Saxon state capital.

German police investigate mass blackout in Dresden

Police are investigating whether the metallic balloon, presumably responsible for the outage, was part of an attack.
CrimeSeptember 14, 2021
In this still image taken from a security video, thieves are seen breaking into one of the display cabinets in the Green Vault museum

Germany charges 6 over Dresden Green Vault heist

The six men are accused of organized robbery and arson over the spectacular 2019 theft.
CrimeSeptember 2, 2021
German police investigate the scene of the Green Vault heist in Dresden

Germany: Green Vault jewel heist suspect nabbed

German police have arrested a sixth suspect wanted in connection with the historic Green Vault heist.
CrimeAugust 19, 2021
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A selection is on display at a show in Dresden – but is it really always Merkel we see in the photos?
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Musical expedition: What’s the sound of home?

In search of the sound of home, Musician Felix Räuber has gone to Saxony on a musical expedition.
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Dresden area cranks up chip production

The region around Dresden has become Europe's biggest hub for semiconductor production. It's called Silicon Saxony.
BusinessJune 7, 202102:23 min
Wafer from Bosch plant in Dresden

Bosch wafer plant the new star in Silicon Saxony

Chipmakers in Dresden, Germany, are reacting to soaring demand for semiconductors by cranking up production.
BusinessJune 4, 2021
Police investigate the crime scene in October 2020

Dresden Islamist knife attacker jailed for life

The 21-year-old, motivated by homophobia, received the maximum sentence possible after a fatal attack on a gay couple.
Law and JusticeMay 21, 2021
Police making arrests of Green Vault heist suspects

Police nab 5th Dresden jewel heist suspect

The 22-year-old had been wanted internationally since a major jewelry heist at Dresden's Green Vault in 2019.
CrimeMay 18, 2021
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Bundesliga COVID-19 quarantine for last three matchdays

A year after the DFL presented its hygiene concept to return to play, additional Bundesliga measures have been unveiled.
SportsApril 22, 2021
Police observe anti-lockdown demonstrators in Hannover

Coronavirus restriction protesters injure officers

Demonstrators across Germany took to the streets against coronavirus restrictions, attacking police and the press.
PoliticsMarch 14, 2021
German police car

Germany charges Syrian over knife attack in Dresden

Prosecutors allege that the man targeted the tourists for being "infidels" in a "radical Islamic"-motivated attack.
CrimeMarch 4, 2021
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Increasing numbers of Jews have been leaving ultra-orthodox communities in recent years.
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Dresden firebombing, 76 years on

Dresden marks 76 years since World War II bombing

The ceremony was scaled-down this year due to COVID-19 but it didn't stop some taking to the streets to protest.
HistoryFebruary 14, 2021
The scene of a stabbing in Dresden

Germany: Syrian man charged in Dresden stabbing

Prosecutors say the 20-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker was motivated by homophobia when he attacked a couple in Dresden.
SocietyFebruary 11, 2021
Stolen Dresden artifacts, including a sword with a jewel-encrusted handle and a royal medal

Dresden heist suspect evades capture in Berlin

German police have raided a Berlin apartment hoping to arrest a man suspected of robbing priceless jewels in Dresden.
CrimeJanuary 6, 2021
Police detain a suspect

Dresden Green Vault heist: Police make key arrest

Authorities have detained one of the twin brothers wanted in connection with the 2019 theft of priceless jewelry.
Law and JusticeDecember 15, 2020
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Looking Back: German Christmas Markets

Previous years' travel reports on Christmas markets in Dresden, Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Lübeck.
CultureDecember 5, 202026:06 min
Dresden Castle's Green Vault, view from the Ivory Room

Germany's heist that shocked the museum world

A year after priceless jewelry was stolen from the Grünes Gewölbe museum, here's a look back at the spectacular theft.
ArtsNovember 24, 2020
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Bildkombo Gestohlene Exponate aus dem "Grünen Gewölbe in Dresden

CultureNovember 19, 2020
Grünes Gewölbe Dresden (picture-alliance/dpa/ZB/S. Kahnert)

Police arrest suspects in Dresden museum heist

Three suspects have been detained in connection with last year's theft of priceless sets of 18th-century jewelry.
CrimeNovember 17, 2020