Trams in Dresden Trams in Dresden The Dresden tramway network () is a network of tramways forming the backbone of the public transport system in Dresden, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. Opened in 1872, it has been operated since 1993 by Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB). , the network comprised 12 tram lines, with a total line length of approximately and a total route length of . There was of track, which translated into of actual tram line, serving 154 tram stops. The origins of the Dresden tramway network can be traced back to the year 1872, when the first horse-drawn
Culture in Dresden and libed in by tens of thousands of residents. Dresden is a student city with its own infrastructure of event locations and cultural institutions. There are 16 student clubs in the Altstadt and Südvorstadt near the university. Due to the Elbe river, rowing and canoeing are popular leisure activities in Dresden. Dresden is a chess centre and was the host city of the Chess Olympiad in 2008. Night inline skating events are held every week in the summer. The style of housing can vary strongly within Dresden. In some cases old village cores are only a few minutes away from