Dresden, Perry County, Missouri independent settlement. The famous log cabin erected for the college in 1839 is originally said to have been located within the territory of Dresden, but is subsequently always spoken of as Altenburg, where it is proudly exhibited today. Dresden, Perry County, Missouri Dresden is an abandoned village in Brazeau Township in Perry County, Missouri. Dresden was named after Dresden in Saxony, Germany, the city where Pastor Martin Stephan's church was located and where his movement had originated. Dresden was a short-lived town near Altenburg, Missouri, one of the seven colonies established in 1839 in the Saxon Migration. Pastor Carl Frederick
Dresden and forests. The Dresden Heath ("Dresdner Heide") to the north is a forest 50 km in size. There are four nature reserves. The additional Special Conservation Areas cover 18 km. The protected gardens, parkways, parks and old graveyards host 110 natural monuments in the city. The Dresden Elbe Valley is a former world heritage site which is focused on the conservation of the cultural landscape in Dresden. One important part of that landscape is the Elbe meadows, which cross the city in a 20 kilometre swath. Saxon Switzerland is an important nearby location. Like many places in Eastern parts of