Facts

• Dresden is located in east Germany and therefore was part of the GDR
• In GDR times, Dresden hold the reputation of being the "Tal der Ahnungslosen" ["valley of the clueless"] because radio waves to receive western television couldn't reach the valley of Dresden
• Locals have a strong accent that native German speakers perceive as "rural"
• Napoleon was here
• 62% of Dresden is green space, so Dresden is a very green city
• Dresden is the center of "Silicon Saxony", Bitcom called Dresden the secret "Hightech Capital in Germany" because 8,7% of jobs are within the hightech sector, more than in Munich.
• Dresdner Bank was founded in the 19th century in Dresden
• Toothpaste (1907), mirror-reflex technology (1936), the teabag, coffee filter and filter tapped cigarettes (1934) were invented in Dresden. Dresden is first in patent applications in Germany.