Dampfschifffahrt Steam navigation (Steam navigation), Sächsische (Saxonian) Dampfschiffahrts GmbH & Co. Conti Elbschiffahrts KG,  oldest and largest wheel steamer fleet of the world, goes back to the year 1836, when 12 Dresden citizens received the privilege to the steam navigation in the Kingdom of Saxonia and created shortly thereafter the Elbdampfschiffahrts society.

Note: Historical company names and current spelling of the company according to old spelling rules: Dampfschiffahrt

Since 1910 the fleet has its couch place on the Terrassenufer (terrace bank) , in 1911 it counted already 33 steam ships. In the GDR time the 10 remaining steamers drove under the flag of the Weißen Flotte Dresden (white fleet Dresden), after the change the fleet was bought by the again-created Saxonian steam shipping and let in 1993/94 eight wheel steamers be reconstructed in historical detail. In 1999 the "Krippen" was redeemed as the 9th steamer and in the summer of 2000 on the Laubegaster threw outdated.

Line and round trips, jazz -, dixieland and summer night-trips are offered. [Traffic]
The annual steamer parades on the 1st of May and the steam ship celebrations in August are attracting equally tourists and Dresden people.

DDR-Museum Dresden,  see Zeitreise DDR
DDV-Stadion,  Name of the venue of Dynamo Dresden since 2016, see Dynamo-Stadion
Delphinbrunnen (fountains),  Fountain on the Brühlsche Terrasse. It was created around 1750 by Pierre Coudray, according to other sources by Johann Gottfried Knöffler.

The fountain sculpture depicts a putto riding a dolphin. A jet of water flows from the dolphin's mouth into a trickling shell.

Denkmäler / Monuments,  see special page Monuments
Denkmal Dostojewski (Monument),  Monument to the Russian writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, who lived in Dresden in 1869/70. It was created by Moscow sculptor Alexander Rukavishnikov and erected near the Landtag in 2006.
Denkmal König Anton (Monument),  see Hohenthalplatz
Denkmal der Kurfürstin Anna (Monument),  Monument on the forecourt of the Annenkirche, which was newly laid out in 2010/11, in the direction of Freiberger Platz. It was created in 1869 by Robert Henze and erected on the southern forecourt at the time. Since 1945, the damaged monument had stood next to the ceremonial hall of the Alter Annenfriedhof. In 2011, the renovated monument was moved to its current location, a few metres from the historic site.
Denkmal der Roten Armee (Monument),  Memorial created in 1945 by Otto Rost for the Soviet soldiers who died in World War II. It stood at Albertplatz until 1994 instead of the fountain "Stormic Wogen", since then the monument has been open on Stauffenbergallee very close to the Bundeswehr Military History Museum (see Museums) be visited.
Denkmal Friedrich August I (Monument),  The monument to the Saxon king created in 1843 by Ernst Rietschel Friedrich August I. stood in the Zwinger until 1929. Since then, when viewed from the street, it has stood to the right of the Japanese Palace. Since then, viewed from the street, it has stood to the right of the Japanese Palace. After a thorough renovation, it was set up on May 29, 2008 at the new location on the Schloßplatz .
Denkmal Friedrich August II.,  that created in 1866 by Ernst Julius Hähnel for the Neumarkt and there in 1867 The bronze monument erected shows the botanically and scientifically educated monarch Friedrich August II in a general's pose. The monument was demolished in 2003 due to the construction of an underground car park and re-erected in March 2006. On the sides of the granite base sit four female figures, representing the following virtues: piety, wisdom, justice and strength.
Der Herzogin Garten,  historical gardens at the road Ostra-Allee in the Wilsdruffer Vorstadt.

Around 1591 Elector Christian I created a pleasure garden for his wife Sophie in the immediate vicinity of the old Klein-Ostra farm. The name of the garden derives from this Duchess of Saxony. The garden remained in the possession of the Wettiner until 1945.

In 1841, under the direction of the architect Otto von Wolframsdorf, a new Orangery building was built in Built in Neo-Renaissance style. The building was 114 m long, 15 m wide, 8 m high and had 22 high arched windows on its garden side.

In 1945 the orangery was destroyed, only the front building on Ostra-Allee survived the subsequent demolition, and the garden was completely neglected.

After the fall of the Wall, a new art gallery was to be built here according to plans by Frank Stella, which was due, among other things, to the negative attitude of the citizens was prevented.

In 2014/17, modern multi-storey residential buildings were built on the east and south sides. As an urban development compromise, the old orangery was partially rebuilt true to the original by 2019, but as a residential building without any intended use for art and/or gastronomy. The inner courtyard of the area was designed into a publicly accessible park based on the historical situation and can be seen from Ostra-Allee.

Deuben,  see Special page Deuben
Deutsche Fotothek (German photo library),  see SLUB
Deutschen Werkstätten Hellerau,  Traditional furniture manufacturer in Hellerau. As the first company in Germany to produce industrial furniture, it became known for its modern, simple, handcrafted reform furniture.

Starting from a carpentry workshop founded by Karl Schmidt in 1898 in Laubegast, a merger was established in 1907 with the Munich workshops for home furnishings, the German workshops for craftsmanship. In 1909 the company was relocated to what is now Hellerau, where construction of the German workshops began in the same year.

In the GDR, interior furnishings for hotels, universities and theaters were primarily manufactured on a large-scale industrial scale. But the so-called “Hellerauer furniture” for home furnishings was also very popular.

After 1990, work was carried out for, among other things, the new State Parliament Building and the Synagogue. 2006 left The company left its traditional location in the "Schraubschraube" and moved across the street to new production and administration buildings.

Deutsches Familien-Kaufhaus (DeFaKa),  The department store chain of the same name operated a branch on the east side of Dresden's Altmarkt. The building was built around 1930 as a successor to the Eberstein brothers' department store, which was demolished shortly before. Despite the steeply rising hipped roof with a wide dormer window, the unadorned facade and the clear geometry can be attributed to the New Objectivity. The building was destroyed in 1945 and later demolished.
Deutsches Hygiene-Museum (German Hygiene Museum), 
built in 1928-30 by Wilhelm Kreis, first plans for a museum of that kind emerged already in 1911 by Karl August Lingner, triggert by the First International Hygiene Exhibition. It is one of the great architectual achievements of the 1920's, its monumental impression originates form the cuban middle buildingf with a large window front and 4 poles in front. Besides the regular exhibition there are always interesting special displays.

the first part of the new constant exhibition of the "German Hygiene Museum". On approximately 1,500 m² a team of the Berlin citizen Bodo Michael Baumunk, an exhibition planner, conceived an interdisciplinary science exhibition about "The human being".

The official reopening of the entire museum takes place after conclusion of the repair works, led by the architect Peter Kulka in the spring of 2005. Damit ist die ständige Ausstellung "Staunen - Lernen - Ausprobieren" wieder komplett zu besichtigen.

Diakonissenhauskirche (church),  New construction of a small institutional church between 1928 and 1929. After its destruction in the Second World War, the church was rebuilt by Oswin Hempel and consecrated in 1962.
The interior painting comes from
Paul Sinkwitz.
Diakonissenkrankenhaus (hospital),  the "Ev. Luth. Diakonissenanstalt Dresden e.V." was created in 1844 at the road Böhmischen Straße in Dresden's New Town. n the next decades a whole building complex at today's main location developed between the roads Bautzner Straße and Holzhofgasse. The hospital "Diakonissenkrankenhaus" was opened in 1893 at its current location, in 1929 the new church building was inaugurated at the current location. In World War 2 the hospital was destroyed to 75 %.
The reconstruction, owing considerably to the reconciliation service of the cathedral of Coventry, took place in three stages 1967, 1980 and 1991.
Dinglingerbrunnen (fountains),  Wall fountain at the back of the Gewandhaus (2). The fountain commissioned around 1718 by Johann Melchior Dinglingerin is Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann attributed to and is considered the oldest surviving court fountain in Dresden.

It originally stood in the inner courtyard of the Dinglingers' home at Frauenstrasse 9, which was destroyed in 1945. It was recovered, restored by Werner Hempel and in 1966 Reconstruction of the Gewandhaus attached to its facade.

Dinglingerhaus
1. House of the gold smith George Christoph Dinglinger at the Jüdenhof. The in 1716 established baroque building is attributed either to George Bähr or M.D. Poeppelmann and was their most important building.
The house, which was destroyed in 1945, was rebuilt as one of the so-called flagship buildings in 2015/2016.

2. House of the royal gold smith Johann Melchior Dinglinger in the road "Frauenstraße" (west of the New market). The well of this likewise in 1945 destroyed house is today at the back of the Gewandhaus [2.].

In 2018, the Dinglingerhaus and some of its neighboring buildings were rebuilt, and the former Frauengasse can be experienced as such again.

Dinglingers WeinbergJohann Melchior Dinglinger had a country house in 1692 in Loschwitz on today's Schevenstrasse with Vineyards acquired. He used the 17th century country house as a summer residence. Dinglinger left Around 1710 the house was expanded to include a ballroom and the interior was decorated with images of the 12 signs of the zodiac and allegories of the four seasons. There is a weather clock on the ceiling connected to a weather vane on the roof, which allows the direction of the wind to be read.

Next to the house, Dinglinger created a baroque garden with a small pavilion and a covered bowling alley. The gardens, as well as the interior of the house, have largely been preserved and are among the most important creations of the rural Baroque in Dresden.

After 1945, the monument conservator and Dresden resident Honorary Citizen Hans Nadler lived here until his death in 2005.

Dippoldiswalder Platz,  historical square on the southwest corner of the medieval city, has had this name since 1830. The square created in front of the Merkur Bastion was the interface to Seevorstadt.

Until it was destroyed, there were some well-known restaurants and hotels here, such as the Trumpeter Castle. Completely destroyed in 1945, the site name was abolished at the end of the 1950s. Since 1991, the square, which is still largely unmarked, has had this name again. The wide Budapester Strasse begins between Margon-Haus and a doctor's office.

The Schalenbrunnen'>Schalenbrunnen was rebuilt on the edge of the square and inaugurated there in 2021. It stood on Prager Straße from 1979 to 2004.

Dixiebahnhof Dresden (Dixie station Dresden),  Cultural center founded in 2003 in the former train station building in the Weixdorf district. In addition to the eponymous Dixieland music, folk, rock, jazz, boogie woogie and classical music are also offered, as well as slide shows and readings. There are also children's and senior programs. The station also serves as a gallery where fine artists exhibit at irregular intervals.
Dixielandfestival,  one of the large annual meetings in Dresden. Apart from many concerts among other things in the culture palace (Kulturpalast), air concerts on the road Prager Straße and the concluding traditional Dixieland parade of Striesen over the road Terrassenufer to the square Theaterplatz have a folk festival character. In 2008 the parade ended for the first time at the folk festival site on Pieschener Allee and has since been shortened and changed several times.
Dobritz (district) see special page Dobritz
Dölzschen (district) see special page Dölzschen
Dohnaer Straße,  part the radial road (B172) to the south east towards Pirna and Saxonian Switzerland, after 1990 developed as a four-lane-road until Prohlis, high concentration of petrol stations, Car dealers, DYI shops and other shopping facilities such as the shopping centre Kaufpark Nickern and "Leubnitzer Treff".
Donaths Neue Welt,  In 1873, the brothers script>Person("Hermann Donath")Hermann and Rinaldo Donath acquired the Old Inn and developed it into "Donath's New World". ;. The establishment became known, among other things, for its large alpine backdrop with alpine glow and alpine thunderstorms. A warehouse since 1956 and unused after reunification, the complex fell into disrepair. the half-timbered building was almost completely destroyed by arson.
Dorfkerne,  see special page Historical village centres
Dorfkirchen,  see special page Churches
Dorfkirche (village church) Wilschdorf,  see Christophoruskirche (Wilschdorf)
Dr.-Külz-Ring,  part of the ring around the historic town centre along the former fortifications, transition from internal old part of town to the shopping boulevard Prager Straße, which separates the so-called Seevorstadt (sea-suburb) into the today's residential districts sea-suburb east and west. At the Altstadt-Ring mixes from GDR and post-change architecture developed, in the background is the true-to-scale reconstruction of the end new city hall from 1910 to be seen.
Dreikönigskirche / Three-king church,  most important church of the New Town, the first gotic predecessor was on the square the Neustädter Markt (for the first time mentioned in 1403), after the city fire of 1685 starting from 1688 replaced by a 3-nave church was, which had to be moved in 1731 because of its unfavourable local situation.

The third baroque building is by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann and George Bähr, in 1854-57 the saddle was replaced by a hipped roof and the tower established. In 1945 heavily destroyed, the exterior was restored until 1990 and the nave halved due to the installation of a community center, the altar was left war-damaged. The first Saxonian federal state parliament met in the community centre since the reunification of Germany after 1990. The tower was reconditioned 1993-97.

see also Dresdner Totentanz

It is approx. 45 m to the observation tour and 86.5 m to the cross. The three original bells melted in bomb fire in 1945, the new ones were cast in Apolda in 1973 and consecrated in 1977.

Dresden International School,  Founded in 1996, the school is a registered association and offers the ever-growing international community in the region an internationally comparable school alternative. It has become one of the most important location factors in the region. Their school buildings are located in the posh district of Blasewitz at Goetheallee 18 () and in the Villa St.Petersburg ().

Having become too cramped there, the International School took over the (new) Annengymnasium, which was closed in 2002, a GDR school building (the 11th POS “Aleksander Zawadzki”) behind Postplatz. By 2007, she renovated the building and added two new buildings. In place of the demolished gymnasium, another classroom building and a modern gymnasium with a playing field on the roof were built.
While there were 13 children in the opening year, there are currently 530 attending school and preschool. The new building can accommodate up to 650 children.

For the historical Annengymnasium see there.

Dresdner Blattgoldschlägerei Ferdinand Müller (Gold leaf brawl), 
Founded in 1830 by Ferdinand Müller as the oldest German company of its kind. Since 1936 it had its production premises at Dürerstrasse 102a in Johannstadt. The company remained privately owned after 1945 and was only nationalized in 1972.

After the reprivatization, this location was abandoned and a new building was built on the property in 1992. This building was attractively modernized in 2009 by WG Johannstadt. Details on the facade and in the front garden point to the former tradition.

Dresdner Friedrichstatt-Palast,  In 2019, a cabaret stage with cabaret, music and theater emerged from the cabaret theater Kabaret-Breschke und Schuch.
Dresdner Heide (Dresden heath),  largest local recreation area of the Dresden people, coherent forest area in the northeast of the city.

1950 to Dresden integrated and belongs today to the local exchange area Loschwitz.

The forest area covers a surface of approximately 50 km² and only of the road Radeberger Straße and two outgoing roads Langebrück cross this area. From Dresden coming at the first branch is the so called Heidemühle (heath mill) situated, once a well liked inn, at the road after Langebrück is the so called Hofewiese (yard meadow), currently closed.
Only the Fischhaus at the beginning of the road Radeberger Straße invites at present and some other restaurants at the edge of the heath in the adjacent local parts.

see also Special page uninhabited urban areas

Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten,  regional daily newspaper in Dresden and the surrounding area.

A newspaper of the same name existed from 1893 to 1943. The current publication was created in 1990 through the merger of the GDR daily newspapers Säschsische Neueste Nachrichten and Sächsisches Tageblatt, in 1991 came The Union).

The originally used double name
Dresdner Latest News / The Union was later shortened again.

The Dresdner Latest News is 100% owned by Leipziger Verlags- und Druckereigesellschaft mbH & Co.KG.

The circulation sold is around 24,000 copies. The homepage and the online edition can be found at www.dnn.de.

Dresdner Totentanz,  a Renaissance work of art created by
Christoph Walther I around 1534. It is now located in the Dreikoenigskirche.

The stone relief shows 27 figures in four groups, including 24 human and three death figures. It is 12.50 m long and 1.20 m high. Originally, the art-historically important wall frieze was located on the Georgentor, but was damaged in the great castle fire in 1701. After its restoration, it was briefly located in the Altendresdner cemetery from 1705. When this had to give way to the construction of the new Dreikönigskirche, it was moved to the Inneren in 1732 Neustadt Cemetery relocated.

When the Epiphany Church was rebuilt in 1990, the Danse Macabre was placed opposite the altar under the organ gallery, i.e. approximately where it was before it was built at the beginning of the 18th century. already found once.

Überland-Verkehr GmbH / DRÜVEG,  was a tram company in Saxony. Since 1926 it has been the owner of the formerly mostly state-owned tram routes in the Dresden area. The municipal tram continued to operate the routes, except on the Lockwitztalbahn. DRUEVEG operated, among other things:
  • the Lößnitzbahn,
  • the Plauensche Grundbahn,
  • the Vorortbahn Loschwitz–Pillnitz,
  • the Vorortbahn Cotta–Cossebaude,
  • the Vorortbahn Arsenal–Klotzsche/Hellerau,
  • the Bühlauer Außenbahn and since 1928 also the
  • the Lockwitztalbahn, which she ran herself.

In 1941, Dresdner Straßenbahn AG took over all shares in DRÜVEG and dissolved the company. The Dresden intercity lines were finally integrated into the structures and network of the Dresdner Straßenbahn AG.

Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG,  is the municipal local transport company of the city of Dresden and a member of the Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe. The company emerged in 1993 from the VEB Verkehrsbetriebe of the city of Dresden. The forerunners of public transport in Dresden date back to 1838. Horse-drawn tram operations began in 1872 and electric tram operations in 1893. In 1905, the city of Dresden took over the private German Tramway Company, founded in 1892, and the also private Dresden Tramway Company, founded in 1894, and combined them to form the Municipal Tramway Company of Dresden. In 1930 this was converted into Dresdner Strassenbahn AG, the further stages were Dresdner Verkehrs-Gesellschaft AG in 1946, KWU-Verkehrsbetriebe in 1949, VEB (K) Verkehrsbetriebe der Stadt Dresden in 1953 and VEB Verkehrsbetriebe der Stadt Dresden in 1972. In 1990/93 it was converted again into Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG (DVB AG).

Three dates are of particular importance for the equipment of the vehicle fleet:

  • In 1931 the Große Hecht was used in regular operations,
  • In 1969 the era of the T4D and type Tatraz trains began
  • 1996 the low-floor articulated railcar with the NGT6DD.

In 2022, the first trains of a new generation NGT DXDD with a larger carriage width of 2650 mm were delivered. The previous low-floor railways had a width of 2300 mm.

Today the transport companies operate 12 tram lines (with a total length of around 200 km) and 28 City bus lines (with a total length of around 300 km) as well as two mountain railways (Funicular railway and Suspension railway) and four Elbe ferries at three locations. Around 140 million passengers are transported on this network every year. to the complete DVB network plan
 to the public transport network in the themed city map from www.dresden.de

DREWAGDREWAG Stadtwerke Dresden GmbH was a company owned by the city of Dresden. It supplies almost 300,000 customers with electricity, natural gas, drinking water and district heating. With around 1,300 employees and a turnover of €489 million, DREWAG is one of the city's largest companies.

DREWAG operates seven heating power plants, including the gas turbine Nossener Br&uum;cke thermal power station as well as four Waterworks.

Drewag was founded in 1930 as a stock corporation to supply the city of Dresden with gas, water and electricity. Drewag existed as a corporation until 1948 and was then absorbed into the Municipal Housing Administration (KWV), VEB Energiebedarf Dresden and VEB Energiekombinat Dresden.

In 1993, the companies Dresdner Wärmebedarf GmbH (DWV) and parts of Energiebedarf Sachsen Ost AG (ESAG), which were founded shortly after the political change, were merged to form Dresden Elektrizitärme GmbH (DEF). In 1997, this merged with Dresden Gas GmbH (DG) and Dresden Wasser und wastewater GmbH (DWA) to form DREWAG Stadtwerke Dresden GmbH, with the DWA's wastewater area being known as Stadtentwä sserung Dresden GmbH remained independent.

In 2021, DREWAG and ENSO will merge to form SachsenEnergie AG. The DREWAG and ENSO brands will remain in place.

Dynamo Dresden,  Dresden's most important football club, officially Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V. It was founded in 1953 as part of the Dynamo sports association; its predecessor was the SG Volkspolizei Dresden, founded in 1951. Dynamo Dresden was one of the most popular and successful football clubs in the GDR. He became champion of the GDR Oberliga eight times and FDGB Cup winner seven times. From 1991 to 1995 Dynamo played in the Bundesliga.
After temporarily belonging to the Regionalliga Nordost, the Oberliga Nordost and the Regionalliga Nord, the club now plays in the 3rd Bundesliga.
Dynamo-Stadion,  Colloquial name for the venue of Dynamo Dresden, whose official name is Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion.

There was already a sports center here in 1896, on whose grounds the “Martial Arena of the City of Dresden” was built in 1922/23. After its founder, it was commonly referred to as Ilgen-kampfbahn ().
In 1951, the war-damaged sports facility was re-inaugurated as the Rudolf Harbig Stadium (), which was officially named from 1971-1990 Dynamo Stadium wore. This name is still in colloquial use today. From 1990-2010 the official name was again Rudolf Harbig Stadium.

The state capital Dresden has been the owner since 1991.

In 2006, the city council decided to build a new stadium for 32,400 spectators at the same location, which was completed in 2009 with 32,066 seats (including 19,502 seats).

In December 2010 the stadium was renamed glücksgas stadion. Since the sponsor glücksgas withdrew in 2014, the stadium transition meadow was named Stadion Dresden.

Since 2016, the DDV Mediengruppe acquired the naming rights until 2020, and the stadium became the DDV Stadium. Since 2018, the official name has been Rudolf Harbig Stadium.