Dresden of the population was female. the mean age of the population was 43 years, which is the lowest among the urban districts in Saxony. there were 34,7277 people with a migration background (6.3% of the population, down from 8.7% in 2013), and about half, 25,224 or about 3.6% of all Dresden citizens were foreigners. This percentage is down from 4.7% in 2013. Dresden is one of Germany's 16 political centres and the capital of Saxony. It has institutions of democratic local self-administration that are independent from the capital functions. Some local affairs of Dresden receive national attention. Dresden hosted some
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