Dresden, Germany, satellite image. North is at top, urban areas are grey, agricultural areas are brown and vegetation is green. Dresden is located in a valley on the river Elbe, Germany. It is part of the urban area Saxon Triangle, which consists of other cities including Chemnitz, Halle, Leipzig and Zwickau. Dresden is the capital of the German Federal Free State of Saxony with an estimated population of around 500,000 (2006). Photographed on 20th June 2000.