Dresden architecture and numerous world-renowned museums and art collections, Dresden has been called "Elbflorenz" (Florence of the Elbe). The incorporation of neighbouring rural communities over the past 60 years has made Dresden the twelfth largest urban district by area in Germany after Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne. The nearest German cities are Chemnitz to the southwest, Leipzig to the northwest and Berlin to the north. Prague, Czech Republic is about to the south and to the east is the Polish city of Wrocław. Dresden is one of the greenest cities in all of Europe, with 63% of the city being green areas
German frigate Hamburg German frigate Hamburg Hamburg is a "Sachsen"-class frigate of the German Navy. Built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, "Hamburg" was the second of the "Sachsen" class to be launched and then commissioned into the German Navy. She is based at Wilhelmshaven, initially as part of "1. Fregattengeschwader" with the other ships of the "Sachsen" class, and from 9 January 2005 as part of the "2. Fregattengeschwader", which itself became part of the new "Einsatzflottille 2" on 27 June 2005. "Hamburg" joined Operation Atalanta, the EU-led anti-piracy mission, in November 2010. She was on deployment with EUNAVFOR until March 2011. Between 24