Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg (; ; officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg; ; Low German/Low Saxon: "Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg") is the second-largest city in Germany with a population of over 1.8 million. One of Germany's 16 federal states, it is surrounded by Schleswig-Holstein to the north and Lower Saxony to the south. The city's metropolitan region is home to more than five million people. Hamburg lies on the River Elbe and two of its tributaries, the River Alster and the River Bille. The official name reflects Hamburg's history as a member of the medieval Hanseatic League and a free
Dresden of which cater in the upscale range. Dresden still has a shortage of corporate headquarters. The media sector is not particularly strong in Dresden. The media in Dresden include two major newspapers of regional record: the "Sächsische Zeitung" ("Saxon Newspaper", circulation around 228,000) and the "Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten" ("Dresden's Latest News", circulation around 50,000). Dresden has a broadcasting centre belonging to the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. The "Dresdner Druck- und Verlagshaus" (Dresden printing plant and publishing house) produces part of Spiegel's print run, amongst other newspapers and magazines. Dresden is home to a number of renowned universities, but among German cities it