Imprint The heart of Europe: Publisher: City of Dresden Distances and travel time dŽŬLJŽ Economic Development Office from Dresden to … Telephone +49 351 4 88 87 01 ϭϯŚ Fax +49 351 4 88 87 03 Email [email protected] ^ĞŽƵů ϭϮŚ Office for Press and Public Relations EĞǁzŽƌŬ ϭϬŚ ϭϭŚ ĞŝũŝŶŐ Telephone +49 351 4 88 23 90 ϭϯŚ Fax +49 351 4 88 22 38 Email [email protected] ϭϰŚ ^ŚĂŶŐŚĂŝ Postfach 12 00 20 ϮϯŚ 01001 Dresden ZŝŽĚĞ:ĂŶĞŝƌŽ www.dresden.de ^LJĚŶĞLJ facebook.com/stadt.dresden Central authorities’ switchboard 115 – We love questions Editors: Weichert Mehner Unternehmensberatung für Kommunikation GmbH & Co KG, Economic Development Office Typesetting and production: Economic Development Office, Diana Schubärth Image credits: J1/cover: Dresden Marketing GmbH / Tomy Heydruck; J2/map: City of Dresden, Economic Development Office; J3/4: City of Dresden, Economic Development Office / Marcel Quietzsch / Frank Grätz; p. 1: City of Dresden; p. 2/3: City of Dresden / Michael Schultz; p. 4: Dresden Marketing GmbH / Frank Exß (1 and 3), Dresden Marketing GmbH/ renderwerke (2), Matthias Creutziger (bottom right); p. 5: City of Dresden, Economic Development Office / Marcel Quietzsch; p. 6: TU Dresden / Jürgen Lösel; p. 7: Robert Lohse (bottom left), Crispin-IvenMokry (1), SLUB Dresden (2); p. 8: Smart Systems Hub GmbH (1), Sebastian Weingart (2), City of Dresden / Robert Arnold (3), Carl Zeiss Digital Innovation GmbH (bottom right); p. 9: City of Dresden / André Wirsig; p. 10: Infineon Technologies Dresden (1), Ś BOSCH (2); p. 11: BOSCH (3), Globalfoundries (4), BOSCH / Baldauf & Baldauf (bottom left); p. 12: Volkswagen AG (1), ϯ Fabmatics GmbH (2); p. 13: EKFZ (3); Wandelbots GmbH (4 and bottom left); p. 14: 5G Lab Germany obs (1), TU Dresden / Jürgen Lösel (2), CeTi / Sebastian Weingart (3), TU Dresden; p. 15: CeTi / Sebastian Weingart; p. 16: Sun- ,ĞůƐŝŶŬŝ fire (1), TU Dresden / Iurii Vakaliuk (2), DAS Environmental Experts p. 17: City of Dresden / Sven Döring; p. 18: Volks- KƐůŽ wagen AG (1), DVB AG (2); p. 19: Volkswagen AG (3 and bottom left); p. 20: Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau; p. 21: ^ƚŽĐŬŚŽůŵ Ś Oliver Killig (2), A. Lange & Söhne (3), Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH (4), Dresden Marketing GmbH / Ϯ Katharina Grottker (5); p. 22: Filmnächte / Toni Kretschmer (1), Dresden Marketing GmbH / Sylvio Dittrich (2), Dresden ZŝŐĂ DŽƐĐŽǁ Marketing GmbH / Moritz Schlieb (3); p. 23: Dresden Marketing GmbH / Sebastian Weingart; p. 24/U5: City of Dresden, Economic Development Office / Marcel Quietzsch Ś ϭ March 2021 ŵƐƚĞƌĚĂŵ >ŽŶĚŽŶ ĞƌůŝŶ ƌƵƐƐĞůƐ tĂƌƐĂǁ Electronic documents with a qualified electronic signature may be submitted via a form. There is also an option of encrypting emails to the City of Dresden with an S/MIME certificate, or sending secure emails with DE-Mail. For further ϰϴŚ ϮϰŚ ϭϮŚ z ƌĞƐĚĞŶ information, visit www.dresden.de/kontakt. This information material is part of the City of Dresden’s public relations. It WƌĂŐƵĞ must not be used for election advertising. Parties may, however, use it to inform their members. WĂƌŝƐ ϱ Ś sŝĞŶŶĂ Tomorrow’s ĞƌŶ ƵĚĂƉĞƐƚ Home ϭϬ Ś DĂĚƌŝĚ ZŽŵĞ Dresden as a /ƐƚĂŶďƵů Ϯϰ centre for science Ś and business www.dresden.de/business „The future is at home in Dresden. Whether you want to start a business here, relocate your premises here or in- vest here, our experts will be on hand to assist. The doors of business development are wide open for you.“ Dr. Robert Franke Head of the Economic Development Office View of Dresden looking out towards Saxon Switzerland. In the foreground are three of the palaces along the Elbe (Albrechtsberg Palace, Lingner Palace and Eckberg Palace) and the ‘Blue Wonder’ bridge. City of Dresden „The future is at home in Dresden. Whether you want to start a business here, relocate your premises here or in- vest here, our experts will be on hand to assist. The doors of business development are wide open for you.“ Dr. Robert Franke Head of the Economic Development Office View of Dresden looking out towards Saxon Switzerland. In the foreground are three of the palaces along the Elbe (Albrechtsberg Palace, Lingner Palace and Eckberg Palace) and the ‘Blue Wonder’ bridge. City of Dresden Imprint The heart of Europe: Publisher: City of Dresden Distances and travel time dŽŬLJŽ Economic Development Office from Dresden to … Telephone +49 351 4 88 87 01 ϭϯŚ Fax +49 351 4 88 87 03 Email [email protected] ^ĞŽƵů ϭϮŚ Office for Press and Public Relations EĞǁzŽƌŬ ϭϬŚ ϭϭŚ ĞŝũŝŶŐ Telephone +49 351 4 88 23 90 ϭϯŚ Fax +49 351 4 88 22 38 Email [email protected] ϭϰŚ ^ŚĂŶŐŚĂŝ Postfach 12 00 20 ϮϯŚ 01001 Dresden ZŝŽĚĞ:ĂŶĞŝƌŽ www.dresden.de ^LJĚŶĞLJ facebook.com/stadt.dresden Central authorities’ switchboard 115 – We love questions Editors: Weichert Mehner Unternehmensberatung für Kommunikation GmbH & Co KG, Economic Development Office Typesetting and production: Economic Development Office, Diana Schubärth Image credits: J1/cover: Dresden Marketing GmbH / Tomy Heydruck; J2/map: City of Dresden, Economic Development Office; J3/4: City of Dresden, Economic Development Office / Marcel Quietzsch / Frank Grätz; p. 1: City of Dresden; p. 2/3: City of Dresden / Michael Schultz; p. 4: Dresden Marketing GmbH / Frank Exß (1 and 3), Dresden Marketing GmbH/ renderwerke (2), Matthias Creutziger (bottom right); p. 5: City of Dresden, Economic Development Office / Marcel Quietzsch; p. 6: TU Dresden / Jürgen Lösel; p. 7: Robert Lohse (bottom left), Crispin-IvenMokry (1), SLUB Dresden (2); p. 8: Smart Systems Hub GmbH (1), Sebastian Weingart (2), City of Dresden / Robert Arnold (3), Carl Zeiss Digital Innovation GmbH (bottom right); p. 9: City of Dresden / André Wirsig; p. 10: Infineon Technologies Dresden (1), Ś BOSCH (2); p. 11: BOSCH (3), Globalfoundries (4), BOSCH / Baldauf & Baldauf (bottom left); p. 12: Volkswagen AG (1), ϯ Fabmatics GmbH (2); p. 13: EKFZ (3); Wandelbots GmbH (4 and bottom left); p. 14: 5G Lab Germany obs (1), TU Dresden / Jürgen Lösel (2), CeTi / Sebastian Weingart (3), TU Dresden; p. 15: CeTi / Sebastian Weingart; p. 16: Sun- ,ĞůƐŝŶŬŝ fire (1), TU Dresden / Iurii Vakaliuk (2), DAS Environmental Experts p. 17: City of Dresden / Sven Döring; p. 18: Volks- KƐůŽ wagen AG (1), DVB AG (2); p. 19: Volkswagen AG (3 and bottom left); p. 20: Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau; p. 21: ^ƚŽĐŬŚŽůŵ Ś Oliver Killig (2), A. Lange & Söhne (3), Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH (4), Dresden Marketing GmbH / Ϯ Katharina Grottker (5); p. 22: Filmnächte / Toni Kretschmer (1), Dresden Marketing GmbH / Sylvio Dittrich (2), Dresden ZŝŐĂ DŽƐĐŽǁ Marketing GmbH / Moritz Schlieb (3); p. 23: Dresden Marketing GmbH / Sebastian Weingart; p. 24/U5: City of Dresden, Economic Development Office / Marcel Quietzsch Ś ϭ March 2021 ŵƐƚĞƌĚĂŵ >ŽŶĚŽŶ ĞƌůŝŶ ƌƵƐƐĞůƐ tĂƌƐĂǁ Electronic documents with a qualified electronic signature may be submitted via a form. There is also an option of encrypting emails to the City of Dresden with an S/MIME certificate, or sending secure emails with DE-Mail. For further ϰϴŚ ϮϰŚ ϭϮŚ z ƌĞƐĚĞŶ information, visit www.dresden.de/kontakt. This information material is part of the City of Dresden’s public relations. It WƌĂŐƵĞ must not be used for election advertising. Parties may, however, use it to inform their members. WĂƌŝƐ ϱ Ś sŝĞŶŶĂ Tomorrow’s ĞƌŶ ƵĚĂƉĞƐƚ Home ϭϬ Ś DĂĚƌŝĚ ZŽŵĞ Dresden as a /ƐƚĂŶďƵů Ϯϰ centre for science Ś and business www.dresden.de/business Dirk Hilbert Mayor of Dresden Dresden – a diverse, innovative city of excellence Anyone who hears the word ‘Dresden’ will imme- Among Dresden’s particular strengths are the close diately think of the captivating vista along the Elbe, networking between research establishments and which is probably one of the most beautiful city businesses, as well as the interdisciplinary and inter- views anywhere in Germany. The skyline of the Old national collaborations. And it is for these reasons Town, with its spires, the striking Frauenkirche dome that Bosch has chosen Dresden as the location for its and the various museum structures, coupled with new chip factory for sensor technology. Uni spin-offs the hillside vineyards, meadows and bike tracks, and start-ups in Dresden are also constantly genera- steamboats, bridges, palaces and parks, is all part of ting economic success. a unique and inspiring cultural landscape. It has been The typical Dresden mix of varied opportunities existing for over 800 years but still remains young! for development, a family-friendly environment and Because behind the tranquil exterior of Saxony’s an attractive quality of life boosts the city’s appeal state capital, thereis some varied, innovative and and attracts new residents. It has been growing for excellent research and production going on. They decades. Child day-care centres, schools and homes relate to futuristic aspects such as the new 5G mobile are all being built. And forecasts predict that, by 2035, communications technology, the use of artificial it will have a population of some 578,000 people. intelligence, the microelectronics applications of So Dresden is gearing itself up for further growth. tomorrow, smart materials, e-mobility, economising on natural resources, and the treatment of lifestyle See you again soon in Dresden! diseases. It all revolves around the Technische Universität Dresden, one of eleven Universities of Excellence in Germany. Also operating in the same environment are thirteen other universities and academies, as well as over forty institutes specia- lising in basic and applied research. Dirk Hilbert 1 Dresden’s famous skyline. Since its reconstruction, the Frauenkirche has been a worldwide symbol of peace and reconciliation. 2 3 1 The Bundeswehr Military History Museum presents the culture and social history of the military. The museum is one of the largest A world famous city of culture and most modern history museums in Germany.