S-Bahn Dresden,  Opened in 1973 as an SV connection (city and suburban railway), 1 year later the S-Bahn tariff was introduced. The track width 1435 mm and the power system 15 KV/16 2/3 Hz correspond to the long-distance railway. The S-Bahn tariff included connections to Pirna, Meien-Triebischtal, Niederau, Weinböhla, Grenzstrasse, Ottendorf-Okrilla-Nord and Arnsdorf. After 1990, the routes used in regular traffic were referred to as S-Bahn.

Due to the introduction of the network tariff, it does not matter in terms of price whether one of the original SV routes is used as an S-Bahn or a regional train.

The S3 line to Tharandt was called S5 until 1995. The trains running to Freiberg since 2007 ran under line S30 until 2009, since then these and those only running to Tharandt have been standardised under S3.

In recent years, among other things, the line Hbf. - Pirna has been expanded with separate S-Bahn tracks and improved stopping points, the extension of the S2 from the Grenzstrasse station to the airport, the electrification of the Dresden-Neustadt - Airport section, the reconstruction of the area damaged by the flood The route to Tharandt, which was completely destroyed in 2002, and the construction of a completely new S-Bahn stop at World Trade Center.

Most of the excursion destinations are located on the S-Bahn: the S1 takes you southeast to the Saxon region Switzerland
(or change in Heidenau to Altenberg/Osterzgebirge), to the northwest via Radebeul- East (here change to the Lößnitztalbahn to Moritzburg) to Meißen, with the S3 into the Tharandt Forest.

Major stops (numbers as in the network):
1 Hauptbahnhof 4 Bahnhof Dresden Neustadt 7 Radebeul-Ost
2 WTC 5 Klotzsche 8 Heidenau
3 Bahnhof Dresden-Mitte 6 Flughafen
to the S-Bahn network map in the Dresden-Lexikon
  zum S- und R-Bahnnetz im Stadtplan von www.dresden.de

The standard is a 30-minute interval, between Bad Schandau and Schöna as well as Tharandt and Freiberg the S-Bahn only runs every 60 minutes. Due to the overlapping of the lines S1 and S2, the trains will run every quarter of an hour between Pirna and Dresden-Neustadt train station from the timetable change on December 12, 2004. In addition, several stops were modernized and expanded into customer-friendly interfaces with buses and trams.

Sachsenallee,  joining with the Sachsenplatz is a long place area on the bridge-head of the Albertsbridge, on the side of the Inner City is the Court House called Landgericht, until 1945 the Jägerkaserne (barracks) and attractive, stately homes where standing opposite. On the corner to the Gerokstraße is the town house built by Hans Erlwein in 1910-14 and used as savings bank called Sparkasse.
Sachsenbad,  was built in 1928-29 in Pieschen according to a design by city planning officer Paul Wolf as the centrepiece of a large sports park. Having been left to decay for years, the future of the ensemble, which was praised as an "exemplary public bathing facility" when it was built, is uncertain.

The city council is considering demolishing the building and building a new pool.

SachsenEnergie AG,  SachsenEnergie AG is a utility and service company in Eastern Saxony with headquarters in Dresden. The company was created at the beginning of 2021 from the merger of the Dresden energy supplier DREWAG with ENSO, which operates outside Dresden. The company, including its subsidiaries SachsenNetze, SachsenGigaBit, SachsenServices and SachsenEnergieBau, employs over 3,300 people.

The headquarters is a new administration building south of the main train station. The former ENSO building next door is currently being renovated.

Sachsen-Forum,  significant shopping centre in the hear of the estate Gorbitz.
Salomonisapotheke,  Erected in 1753, the four-story building with side pilasters and ornaments under the window canopies in the central projection was rebuilt in a simplified manner in 1760 without the latter. The façade was characterized by a large central window cougarne in the attic. The house is currently being rebuilt in modern materials together with the Hotel de Saxe.

In this building, Friedrich Adolf Struve invented the world's first artificially produced mineral water in 1820. Freiberger Schankhaus (Freiberg tap house)
The first restaurant in one of the newly built buildings around Neumarkt was the “Freiberger Schankhaus” on March 27, 2006. opened in the former Salomonis pharmacy.

Saloppe,  built in 1871-75 by Theodor Friedrich and Bernhard Salbach and the first Waterworks of Dresden, after the destruction in February 1945 only parts of the west wing were left, which were used as Warehouse in 1949 and refurbished in 1980. Today only process water is produced for Infineon in the north of the city.

The excursion restaurant of the same name is located above the waterworks. It is the oldest pub in Dresden, with a history dating back to 1760. From 1876 until its destruction in 1945, there was a spacious restaurant complex with a viewing tower and garden terrace. It developed into one of the most popular and largest restaurants in Dresden. Today the Saloppe is an event venue and a simple garden restaurant and is threatened with closure.

Salzgasse,  Alley that was built in the middle of the 15th century on the edge of what was then "Nawstad", the new town on the site of the settlement around the Frauenkirche. Today it begins between Coselpalais and house Zum Schwan opposite the church and ends close to the Kurländer Palais. Until the 1930s, the middle part was built up in a small-town, rural style, including the well-known restaurant “Mittmann's Restaurant”. Shortly before the Second World War, this development was replaced by simple residential buildings whose height was based on the baroque houses on both sides. The most famous building was the building at the head of Rampische Strasse, a popular motif for painters.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the Salzgasse, including the famous head building, was rebuilt.

Sanierungsgebiete / Redevelopment areas
Sarrasani,  see Circus Sarrasani
Sarrasani-Brunnen,  Fountain created in 2007 by local sculptor Wanitschke at the site of the Circus-Sarrasani building on Carolaplatz. He shows one of the elephant formations typical of this circus.
Savings Bank / Sparkasse see Stadtsparkasse
Sächsische Landesbibliothek / Saxonian federal state library,  in 1556 the elector August of Saxonia begins to develop a "Liberey" with the character of a scholar library. It moved in 1728 from the castle into several pavilions of the Zwingers, in 1739 the famous Maya hand writing was acquired. In 1786 the removal takes place into the Japanese palace, where the library is accessible since 1788 by the public. In the future there are three renamings: in 1806 into "royal public library", in 1917 into "royal Saxonian federal state library", but in 1918 the "royal" becomes already void again.

In 1947 the removal from the destroyed Japanese palace into the Marienallee (), took place, in 1952 the re-opening of the in 1935 created book museum. In 1983 is the German Phototheque attached to the library.

In 1996 the fusion with the university library to the SLUB came into force by law, in 2002 the removal into the common new building on the road Marienallee took place.

Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden (SLUB) / Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library ,  in 1998-2002 the new building was established on the road Zelleschen Weg 18 for the in 1996 fused Saxonian federal state library and the institutions established of the university library. Substantial functions like the reading hall are in two basements covered in a natural style. Only two natural stone parallelepipeds, disguised with travertin with magazine, Cafeteria and administration stand out as Kuben.

The SLUB also includes the German Photo Library with its more than three million image documents as a universal archive of art and cultural history.

Sächsische Landesschule Klotzsche,  see Landesschule
Sächsische Schweiz / Saxon Switzerland,  see Special page Sächsische Schweiz
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State Orchestra Dresden),  see Staatskapelle
Sächsische Zeitung,  Daily newspaper in the east Sachsen in the area of the former Dresden district a>. It has been published since 1946 after the merger of the Sächsische Volkszeitung of the KPD and the Volksstimme of the SPD.
From 1952 it serves as an organ of the SED district leadership in Dresden, 1990 According to the subtitle, it is briefly referred to as "Socialist daily newspaper". Since 1966, the (main) editorial team has been working in the Haus der Presse.

In 1992 it was privatized and today belongs to Dresdner Druck- & Verlagshaus GmbH & Co. KG, of which 60% is owned by the Bertelsmann subsidiary Gruner + Jahr and 40% by German printing and publishing company.

The circulation sold is almost 250,00 copies, the website and online edition are available at www.saechsische.de. Since 2015, the company has been operating under the umbrella brand DDV Mediengruppe GmbH & Co. KG

Sächsischer Landtag, siehe Sächsischer Landtag (Parlament) im Sachsen-Lexikon, to the Parliament building siehe Landtag (1.).
Sächsisches Serumwerk,   The long-established flu vaccine manufacturing company is part of SmithKline Beecham Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, a company of the GlaxoSmithKline Group (GSK). The plant on Striesener Strasse is the only one in the GSK Group worldwide to manufacture this vaccine and is the only major production site in the centre of Dresden.

The nucleus is the bacteriological department of Dresdner Chemische Laboratorium Lingner GmbH, established in 1908 by Karl August Lingner. In 1911, the Sächsische Serumwerk und Institut für Bakteriotherapie was founded and converted into a stock corporation in 1922.

In 1945, the severely damaged serum plant was able to resume production of urgently needed medicines within a few weeks. In 1962, the company was converted into a limited partnership with state participation and nationalised in 1972. In the 1980s, comprehensive modernisation brought the plant up to international standards.

In 1992, the company was acquired by the pharmaceutical manufacturer SmithKlineBeecham, which merged with Glaxo Wellcome to form the GSK Group in 2000. In 2005/07 an extension was built along Zirkusstraße, the topping-out ceremony was .

In 2005-2007, GlaxoSmithKline built another extension in the square between Pillnitzer, Stein-, Ziegel- and Gerichtsstraße. In future, vaccines are to be produced there without the hen's egg variant that was previously used.

Schalenbrunnen,  1969/70 by Leoni Wirth with the participation of Karl Bergmann and Fountain created by Josef Pietsch. It had a pool size of almost 250 m² and stood on Prager Straße in front of the Hotel Bastei until 2002.

After the Flood 2002 it was dismantled and stored in the Lapidarium. In 2017 it was decided to rebuild the Dippoldiswalder Platz. With it, 19 years after the flood, a piece of GDR building history returns to Dresden.

Schauburg,  Cinema at the intersection Königsbrücker Strasse / Bischofsweg (Outer New Town) was built in 1927 according to plans by Martin Pietzsch built. At the time it had around 1000 seats, survived the last war unscathed and today (after renovations in 1950, 1960/61 and 1994) has 717 seats in 3 halls.

During the renovation in 2017/18, the arthouse cinema was expanded to include a fourth hall under the roof that was raised for this purpose. The cinema currently has around 800 seats.

Schauspielhaus,  building on the Ostra Allee and colloquially called Big House ("Großes Haus"), opposed to the Little House ("Kleines Haus") in the Glacisstraße in the New Town. The play house was built in 1911-13 by William Lossow and
Hans Max Kühne.

After its destruction in the war it was rebuilt in 1947 and was the first Dresden theatre to be re-opened and had then 1100 seats. It was until the opening of the third Semper Opera in 1985 also home to the Staatsoper.

Today up to 810 visitors can find place there, since the refurbishmant that took place in 1995, according to the house's newer formations "max. 799 seats in the hall, 170 seats Behind the Iron Curtain. In 2007 the house was renovated again and the exterior was restored to its original condition with a white plastered facade.

Scheune,  Cultural center run by scheune e.V. in the trendy district Äußere Neustadt. The house is also home to the popular Scheunecafé ().

After a very drastic demolition of large parts of the building, it is currently being rebuilt.

Schießhaus,  historical building, today restaurant and beer garden in the Wilsdruffer Vorstadt. As early as 1549, the Dresden council had on the cattle pasture in front of the Wilsdruffer Tor (today's Postplatz) a makeshift shooting range for the “rifle shooters”. have it built. In 1554 the “shooting house of the rifle shooters” was built there. built. During the 30 Years' War, this house was used as a hospital and was largely destroyed.

In 1657/58 a new shooting house was built on the site of the current one. The current building was built in 1766/68 after further destruction during the Seven Years' War. In 1873 the shooting range behind the house was closed, the Dresden Target Shooting Team moved to Trachau, where they were founded in 1874 on an abandoned Weinberg their "Schützenhof" constructed.

Since then, the Schiehaus has served as a residential building and as the “Chemical Investigation Office of the City of Dresden” for monitoring food and consumer goods. It remained undestroyed during World War II and was then used as an office building. Among other things, the FDJ Dresden-Mitte district leadership, Robotron offices and the information center for career advice were housed here.

In 1989 the building was in a dilapidated condition and was extensively renovated in 1994/96.

Schiffswerft Übigau,  Founded in 1873 as a shipbuilding company for wooden ships, from 1878 onwards it was developed into an important inland shipyard for steel ship, boiler and mechanical engineering. Around 1910 the Übigauer shipyard had around 1200 employees.
Between 1863 and 1930, 1,393 ships were built there.

The shipyard went bankrupt in 1930 and the buildings were partially destroyed in 1945. A historic iron revolving crane still stands on the Elbe, and smaller companies have set up shop on the site.

Schillerdenkmal,  monument built in 1913 by Selmar Werner in the northern part of the avenue Hauptstraße.

Another Schiller memorial stone is located on the grounds of the Schillergarten

Schillergalerie,  attractive shopping centre on the place called Schillerplatz. The mall, opened on the 1st December 2000 is so far the only one integrated into historic buildings.
The Schillergalerie has also got a CinemaxX Dresden with 8 halls, the largest one with 551 seats.
Schillergarten,  Opened in 1683 in the old Fährgut, it is one of the oldest still existing inns in Dresden. In 1764, the widow Segedin bought the Fehrschenke and married the footman Fleischer, the tavern is now called "Fleischersches Schankgut".

1785-1787 Friedrich Schiller was a regular guest and immortalized the innkeeper's wife as "Gustel von Blasewitz". in Wallenstein. The restaurant has been called Schillergarten since 1859, was rebuilt in 1895/96 by Karl Emil Scherz and survived the Second World War relatively unscathed. An HO restaurant since 1960, it had to be closed in the 1980s due to structural deterioration.

From 1993 to 1996, the Schillergarten was extensively renovated and various innkeepers ran it until it was destroyed by the Flood 2002.

After another change of operator and the repair of flood damage, the Schillergarten has been open again since .

Since the beginning of May 2005, the Schiller memorial stone, erected in 1859, can be viewed in the garden again.

Schillerhäuschen,  built on the same propery as the Körnerhaus in Loschwitz, it is a former commercial building with a vine press. The poet Friedrich Schiller used to stay here occationally.
Schillerplatz,  busy junction heading the bridge called Blaues Wunder, traditional centre of Administration, shopping and restaurants/bars. A Doctor's surgery is nearby. In front of the Schillergalerie on the Loschwitzer Straße is the central station for the busses and trams. In the Naumanstraße is the historical Town Hall (Rathaus) of Blasewitz.

The current design of the sqare dates back to the 19th century. Individual buildings were destroyed in 1945, yet the Schillerplatz center took over the central function of the totally bombed city centre.

As last war-related gap the north east corner was again cultivated. The new complex is used by the "Sparkasse" and "Senior's Domicil Am Blauen Wunder" ().
Into the in 2004 finished building was included the earlier "Gasthof Blasewitz". This is part of the preserved east land development of the old village square, also the square (today used for weekly markets) is here still well recognizable.

On the beginning of the bridge left and right hand site are the 2 famous restaurants "Café Toskana" and Schillergarten and beneath the bridge the "Villa Marie" with a Restaurant of the same name.

Schillerstraße,  a steep connection road leading from Loschwitz to the Mordgrundbrücke (Mord ground bridge), past some beautiful buildings of different origin and style. Also the former premier of Saxonia Biedenkopf used to live in the Schevenstraße, a side road.
Schlachthof (slaughterhouse),  see Städtischer Vieh- und Schlachthof as well as Alter Schlachthof
Schlesischer Bahnhof,  see Bahnhof Neustadt (railway station)
Schlesischer Platz,  busy fore court of the station Bahnhof Dresden-Neustadt, betweenn 1962-1991 it was called
Dr.-Friedrich-Wolf-Platz. Dr. Wolf was a medical Doctor, writer and Antifashist. The most significant building is the former Hotel Hansa which is today a Residencial Home.

In 2006, the station forecourt was redesigned and the southwest area is now reserved for pedestrians.
A green island with 20 trees and a water feature with 18 small fountains have enhanced the square ever since.

Schlösser,  for overview see special page Castles & Palais,
for more castles see Sachsen-Lexikon, Castles
Schloss (City castle),  see Residenzschloss (Residential palace)
Schloss Albrechtsberg (castle),  one of the three castles which are called Albrechtsschlösser, was built in 1850-1854 for Prince Albrecht of Prussia by Adolph Lohse in the style of renaissance and old classic. In 1925 the last owner sold the castle and the 13 hectare park to the city. In East German times the palast was used for the Pioneer organisation, an institution compulsary for all pupils. Today it is a Ball Hall and used for entertainment.

Today the house, managed by the Konzert- und Kongressgesellschaft Dresden mbH, is used for congresses, concerts, balls and marriage ceremonies.

Schloss Altfranken (castle), The building in the village of Altfranken, also called Luckner Castle, was built between 1850 and 1852 on behalf of Heinrich Wilhelm Graf von Luckner built in the neo-Gothic Tudor style. The architect was Karl Alexander von Heideloff. Luckner ran into financial difficulties and committed suicide in 1865.

His successor was his son Felix von Luckner. In 1870, he organized a volunteer fire department in Old Franconia to protect his property. It was therefore one of the oldest in Saxony.

After his death in 1902, his widow set up a monastery for noble women in the castle. Her eldest son Nikolaus von Luckner initially sold parts of the interior and finally the castle. The Nazis had it demolished in 1939/40 because of its "un-German" style. Plans to build a HJ school were no longer realized.

After reunification, the KIM Hotel was built in Park. Its owner Rudolf Kimmerle has had the old castle rebuilt in almost the same place since 2020.

Schloss Burgk (castle) [Stadt Freital],  the manor in Burgk, first mentioned in documents in 1168, became the glamorous residence of Baron Carl Friedrich August Dathe von Burgk in the 19th century. It was also the center of the Baron von Burgker hard coal and ironworks, founded in 1819, one of the best-run mining companies in Saxony.

After the Second World War, the manor was expropriated and a museum was set up.

Today, visitors to Burgk Castle can find information about the town's history, the history of the former manor, two art collections and exhibitions on mining and industrial history.

The Municipal Art Collection, which is dedicated to documenting a nationally important art era, shows works by Dresden artists from the years 1890 to around 1950, including nine pictures by Otto Dix.

In 1993, Friedrich Pappermann donated his art collection of Dresden works of art from the 19th and 20th centuries to the museum.

Schloss Eckberg (castle),  one of the three Albrechtsschloesser, 1859-61 based on plans by Christian Friedrich Arnold for Johann Daniel Souchay built in the neo-Gothic style. Today it is a fine hotel with a restaurant in the middle of a wonderful park. From the café garden you have an excellent view over the Elbe landscape all the way to the Downtown.
Schloss Hoflößnitz (castle) [City of Radebeul],  is a former Electoral Saxon, now municipal winery in the Radebeul district of Oberlößnitz on the Sächsische Weinstrasse. The castle was built in 1650 under Elector Johann Georg I according to plans by
Ezekiel Eckhardt next to an existing press house. Today it is used as a museum and as a winery with a sales point and bar.
Schloss Lockwitz (castle),  Manor castle in the village center of Lockwitz, structurally connected to the Protestant Schlosskirche Lockwitz.

The Castle Church probably dates back to the 13th century as a Catholic chapel. After the Reformation it was closed and only rediscovered in 1622 and established as a Protestant church. From 1699 to 1703 the church was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The 37 m high new tower with a baroque dome and lantern has since created the connection between the church and the castle.

Schloss Moritzburg (castle) [Community of Moritzburg],  built in 1542-46 by Wolf Caspar von Klengel (1656-72) and changed by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1723-36). The former Hunting residence of the Saxonian court is in the middle of the Lake area of Moritzburg, in fact the castle itself was built on a tiny island, just large enough to hold the square building with its 4 towers and the chapel. The main road of town and the causeway lined with trees is forming a junction.

The castle of Moritzburg is, for apparent reasons, one of the most popular places to visit by tourists and the Dresden people.

Schloss Nickern (castle),  The castle complex, which was predominantly privately owned, stands in Nickern on the remains of a moated castle from the 12th century. In 1945 the last owner was expropriated and apartments were set up in the castle. In the 1980s/90s, club rooms and restaurants were housed. Today it is back in private hands, but castle rooms can be rented for private events.
Schloss Nöthnitz (castle), [Gemeinde Bannewitz],  Renaissance castle built in 1630 in the Nöthnitz district of Bannewitz. The castle complex is based on a medieval core, from which the castle was built in the 16th century as a three-wing building with spiral stone. In the 18th century, Imperial Count Heinrich von Bünau set up his then world-famous library in the left wing of the castle. Johann Joachim Winckelmann worked for him here between 1748 and 1754. Renovations were made to the castle in the 19th century.

After the fall of the Wall, Nöthnitz Castle became the center of the community's cultural life, although this seems to be threatened by recent plans to sell it.

Schloss Pillnitz (castle),  built in 1720-24 by Mattäus Daniel Pöppelmann as a pleasure palast Lustschloss for the members of the House Wettin, at first only the Water Palais and the Hill Palais. In 1788-91 Christian Traugott Weinling and Christian Friedrich Exner extended the castle area with two side wings for both buildings. In 1818-25 Christian Friedrich Schuricht built the New Palais on the grounds of the old Renaissance Castle. All buildings are built under the influence of oriental architecture. In the Water Palais and the Hill Palais the Kunstgewerbemuseum (museum of arts and crafts) is, in the new palace the Catholic chapel of the castle.

Well worth seeing is also the 28 ha large Park of the Castle with unique formation of hedges builts, Orangerie, Palmenhaus, Kamelia House and Chinese Pavillion, as well as the "Syringa Garden".

Since , an entrance fee has been charged for visiting the Pillnitz Castle Park. In doing so, the “Free State” of Saxony is breaking a customary law that was respected by electors and kings, the first Free State, National Socialists and Communists!

the castle courtyard, which was redesigned based on the historical model, including the renovated fountain, was handed over to visitors.

In the village of Pillnitz is the church called Weinbergkirche and some nice restaurants.

Schloss Prohlis (castle),  The family of the Baron von Kap-herr bought the Prohlis manor in 1868, had it built. In 1888/89 the residential building was demolished and Prohlis Castle was built on its foundations according to plans by the Semper student Bernhard Schreiber in the neo-Renaissance style. For the adjacent park was drawn by Oberhofgärtner Johann Carl Friedrich Bouché responsible.

The castle, which fell into disrepair after 1945, fell victim to a fire in 1980 and was demolished in 1985.

Schloss Schönfeld (castle),  Renaissance castle built after 1572 in the Schönfeld district of the town of Schönfeld-Weißig. The Electoral Privy Councilor Dr. George Cracow. The partially renovated interiors are used for public magic shows and a magic museum.
Schloss Übigau (castle),  1724-26 by Johann Friedrich Eosander von Göthe for Field Marshal Count Jacob Heinrich von Flemming built. In 1726, Count Wackerbarth bought it for August the Strong - from 1727 onwards, magnificent festivals of the court took place here, which Übigau last visited in 1770. In 1813, Napoleonic troops destroyed the interior.

From 1836 to 1845 the administration of the Aktien-Machinebau-Verein was located in the castle under Andreas Schubert. The first Saxon passenger steamship was built on the property in 1837 and in 1839 the first German locomotive built. There was a castle tavern here from 1886 to 1921, and in 1930 the building was even scheduled to be demolished. Today the building is rapidly falling into disrepair despite being sold to an investor.

In May 2008, a summer restaurant was opened in the now tidy castle park, and the owner promised the gradual construction of the castle.

A support association () was formed in 2009 to save the Übigau Castle as a baroque architectural monument and contemporary testimony to Dresden's industrial history.

The “Bergerinitiative Schloss Übigau e.V.”, which has been working with similar goals for several years now, () dissolved at the end of 2009.

Schloss Wachwitz (castle),  royal vine yard and since 1824 used as a Summer residence, in 1825 a palais was built and later destroyed because of the erection of the Royal Mansion () by Wilhelm Teichgräber in 1893.

In 1936-37 Max Hans Kühne (Office Lossow & Kühne) built the real castle of Wachwitz in neo-barock style, used as residence by the abdicating Wettins. Then the castle and Villa from the Soviet military were used as administrative headquarters, and later served the castle of the Saxon Academy for training of teachers and educators as a seat unused since the mid-1990s, the building fell into disrepair.

After 2002, there was a legal dispute between the House of Wettin and the Free State of Saxony over the return of these goods, which the courts ruled against the Wettiners. In 2007 the property was transferred from the Free State to the private V.V.K. sold, which wants to build apartments there.

The park-like area, which is approximately 27 hectares in size, also includes the vineyard chapel, the press house as the oldest building), the old and new gardener's house, gamekeeper's house and four residential buildings.

Schloss Wackerbarth (castle) [City of Radebeul],  today
Sächsisches Staatsweingut GmbH Schloss Wackerbarth ().

Also called the Wackerbarths Ruhe, baroque plant mentioned in the quarter Kötzschenbroda probably once established after plans by Johann Christoph Knöffel as old age retreat for the realm count August Christoph of Wackerbarth. Since 1957 is here the seat of the state wine property. Wackerbarths Ruhe is embedded in park plants and vineyards, in the latters lies the Jakob tower, one in 1743 built entertainment house designated after the original owner of the vineyard.

Schloss Weesenstein (castle) [Community of Müglitztal], 
see Sachsen-Lexikon Schloss Weesenstein;
Schlosshotel,  officially initially Swissôtel Dresden Am Schloss, now Hyperion Hotel Dresden
Opened hotel complex of the Swiss group Swissôtel in the Quartier VIII between Schloßstraße, Schössergasse, Sporergasse and Firmengäßchen. It includes around 14 former individual plots, some of which were rebuilt in their external appearance as lead buildings or lead facades. These include the baroque Hoffmannseggsches Haus, the Fraumutterhaus and the Zehmsches Haus (both in Renaissance style). Some details inside, such as a baroque staircase and a historic cellar, have also been faithfully restored to the original.

The plans for the complex, which was built between 2010 and 2013, come from, among others, IPRO Dresden, Horst Schubert and Heike Böttcher.

The Zechsche Haus in Schössergasse, the corner house at Schloßstraße/Sporergasse and others, however, were rebuilt in a modern design language. The modern design of the lobby is also worth noting.

The hotel has 235 elegant rooms and suites.

Schlosskirche Lockwitz, die ältere Geschichte von Kirche und Schloss reicht bereits bis ins 13. Jh. zurück, die Kirche war bis 1623 Schlosskapelle und ist seither die Gemeindekirche von Lockwitz. 1699-1702 erhielt sie unter Gottheld Friedrich von Schönberg (er besaß Rittergut und Schloss Lockwitz zwischen 1680 und 1726) ihre heutige Form, welche durch einen wuchtigen Unterbau und den barock gegliederten Turm gekennzeichnet ist.
Dresdens einzige evangelisch-lutherische Kirche ist noch heute mit dem Schloss baulich verbunden. Aus dem 17./18.Jh. stammen der Altar, das Kreuzrippengewölbe, die Kanzel und die umlaufenden Emporen. Die Kirche wird derzeit schrittweise saniert.
Schloßplatz,  was created in the first half of the 18th century after Elector Friedrich August II had several buildings demolished and a bridge arch filled in to make room for the Hofkirche to win. The first «the free space in front of the Elbbbrücke» The place mentioned was named Schloßplatz around 1830.
Today the bridgehead next to the court church is occupied by the Georgenbau of the castle and by the Ständehaus limited.
Schloßstraße,  formerly a narrow and busy lane between the Altmarkt and the gate Georgentor, now part of the connection of the station Hauptbahnhof to the square Albertplatz in the New Town. In the North-West area is the castle Stadtschloss, which gives the road its name, opposite the new chambers building called Kanzleihaus. In the South-West is an estate called "Quartier M" (M stands for middle), built in the 1960's and reconstructed on the other side the Kulturpalast with its mural, called "The way of the red flag" covered since many years.
Schokoladenindustrie / Chocolate industry,
see special page History of the chocolate industry in Dresden
Schools, Holydays,  see special page Schools
Schottische Kirche,  Church built in 1884 in the Swiss quarter of the Südvorstadt for the local Scottish Prebyterian community. The external appearance of the building, built in the spirit of Semper and his students, was similar to that of the neighboring Villas, it was destroyed in 1945 and demolished around 1954.
Schönborn (district) see special page Ortschaft Schönborn
Schönfeld (district) see special page Schönfeld
Schönfeld-Weißig (district)
see special page Ortschaft Schönfeld-Weißig
Schönfelder Hochland (Schönfeld highlands),  landscape above the Slopes of Loschwitz-Pillnitz leading into the area called Lausitz. It has a mainly rural character with many little villages, which were suburbanized in 1999 and belong to the administrative district of Ortschaft Schönfeld-Weißig now.

In this recreation area are some nice little Restaurants, romantic paths are leading through valleys like the Keppgrund, the Wachwitzgrund down to the river Elbe.

Schullwitz (district) see special page Schullwitz
Schulzenmühle,  was probably created in the 16th century in the upper part of the Zschonergrundes near the village Steinbach In 1568 it was first mentioned in a document as the Steinbach mill. It was later named after the new owners. With the discovery of the area as an excursion destination, a simple restaurant was created that still exists today.
Schützenplatz,  Rectangular square with green area in the Wilsdruffer Vorstadt, still a cattle pasture in the middle of the 19th century after the earlier suburban community Viehweidengemeinde. The square is known today for the Volkshaus as a trade union building. For a few years now it has been developing into a location for modern inner-city living through the construction of so-called “townhouses”.
Schützhaus,  was created around 1530, i.e. before the actual construction of the Neumarkt around 1548. The electoral court music director Heinrich Schütz.
The building was one of the first Renaissance buildings in Dresden, was added in 1730 and given a mansard roof. The famous bay window was completed in 1730/31 with a stone balustrade at the exit. In the 19th century, the mansard roof was demolished, the house was increased again and given an inappropriate gable roof.

The relief-decorated base of the round bay window, created by Christoph Walter I and dating back to the time it was built, was preserved until 1945. Parts of the children's frieze recovered from it are currently located on a residential building next to the Hotel Gewandhaus [2.]. The portal, carved in sandstone with massive rustic bands and a lintel decorated with oak leaves, was built around 1690.

The Diakoniewerk Martinshof Rothenburg/OL built the Schützhaus together with the neighboring Köhlersches Haus and a modern extension as a noble building until 2008 Senior residence reopened.

Schwebebahn (suspension railway),  cable railway built in 1891/1900 and as the oldest cable railway. It connects Loschwitz with Oberloschwitz (Rochwitz side), after 1990 and 2002 extensive repair works took place and there is a new lookout point on the roof of the station. -
Schweizer Viertel (Swiss quarter),  Name for a residential area located in the northern Südvorstadt-West. In the north it extends from the railway line between Hauptbahnhof and Nossener Brücke to the trains Nürnberger Strasse and Fritz-Löffler-Strasse. The area takes its name from the restaurant “Schweizerei”. (), later called Schweizerhäuschen, on the Schweizer Straße, which was laid out in 1856 and which in turn got its name from the restaurant.

Remarkable villas were built in the district, which was considered extremely upscale until 1945, some of which survived the air raids in 1945. These include the Lingnervilla with extensions by Wilhelm Kreis, the neo-Gothic Villa Möckel, the Villa Rübsamen of the late Semper-Nicolai School and the Villa Haniel, also Semper-Nicolai School.

During the reconstruction in the 1950s/60s, residential houses were initially built on the vacant land in semi-open block perimeter developments in the spirit of the national tradition, and later in row developments with simple so-called AWG barns. Following the preserved villas, the historical building lines were usually taken into account, so that today there is a very interesting mixed development. This also applies to the social mix and use of the building.

Schweriner Straße,  one of the main streets of the Wilsdruffer Vorstadt, as a radial street connecting the Postplatz with the Wettiner Platz and the Bahnhof Mitte. It is essentially made up of an idiosyncratic mix of renovated Wilhelminian style buildings, war-related gap closures from the 1960s in the "AWG barn style", a church "special building". (today the headquarters of the Caritas Association for Dresden e.V.) and a well-adapted post-reunification solution.
(Swimming hall) Freiberger Platz 1968/69 according to plans by the architect Hans Konrad and others, built indoor centre with 50-metre lanes.

In 2016, a new building with another swimming pool was opened to the south-west.

Sculptures,  see special page Denkmäler / Monuments
Seestraße,  formerly a connection from the Altmarkt to the Seetor and later to the Prager Straße and Hauptbahnhof. In 1953/54, after the war, the famous cabaret "Café Prag" was built on the west side and the east side in 1995after extensive excavation. Due to the construction of many buildings in this area the road has regained a certain urbanity which still need to be completed towards the church Kreuzkirche.

The name Seestraße was cancelled between the 1950s and 1990s, and the newly constructed buildings belonged to the Altmarkt at the time.

Seevorstadt (district) see special page Seevorstadt
Seidnitz (district) see special page Seidnitz
Seidnitz-Center (SEC) one of the first major shopping centres after reunification. Following the departure of the largest anchor tenant Marktkauf, the centre is currently being restructured from the end of 2013 to the end of 2014.
Seifersdorfer Tal,  see Sachsen-Lexikon Seifersdorfer Tal
Sekundogenitur,  vom zweitgeborenen Sohn eines Fürstenhauses begründete Nebenline, im übertragen Sinn auch für deren Sitz.

1. 1764-1770 by Friedrich August Krubsacius built as the Palais des Chevalier de Saxe in the late baroque-early classical style, the jewelry comes from Gottfried Knöffler. The building used as the residence of the second-born Wettin princes in today's Blüherpark was of elegant simplicity and was completely destroyed in 1945.

2. built in 1900 by Gustav Fröhlich as neo-baroque building on the Brühl Terrace and in 1963/64 rebuilt as a restaurant. Today it belongs to the complex of the Hotel Hilton.

Semper 2, Name of the rehearsal or studio stage of the Semperoper, the entrance is behind the opera on the Elbe side.
Semperdenkmal,  is a memorial by Johannes Schilling of Gottfried Semper, one of Dresdens most influential architects of the 19th Century. It stand on the Brühl Terrace next to the stairs leading down to the square Georg-Treu-Platz.
Sempergalerie,  see Gemäldegalerie (picture gallery)
Semperoper,  the first opera building in 1838-41 by Gottfried Semper, burnt down in 1869. Gottfried Semper and his son Manfred built in 1871/78 the so called "second Semperoper on almost the same spot. The third Opera was built in 1977-84 after the second was was completely destroyed in the war.

In 1991, the Semper Opera was renamed the Sächsische Staatsoper (Saxon State Opera).

The new, highly generalized logo of the Semperoper is just as controversial as the entire new website, which can no longer be surpassed or bettered in terms of “simplicity”. A new director is responsible for this.

The very famous building with is stylish hall, the 5-Minutes-clock, and the stairways can be visited also outside perfomances (guide). One can have a grandious view from the foyer, especially at night out to the square Theaterplatz.

Seniorenheime / retirement homes,  see Adressliste Seniorenheime
Shopping,  see special page Shopping
Sieben-Bastionen-Plastik,  see Brühlsche Terrasse
Siedlung des Spar- und Bauvereins,  a settlement located in Gruna east of the Landgraben. It was built in 1926-28 according to plans by Paul Beck in a traditional design with subtly used expressionist elements. The residential complex, which was damaged in the war, was renovated in accordance with listed buildings and today, like the neighboring Gartenheimsiedlung, belongs to the housing cooperative Structure.
Sixtinische Madonna / Sistine Madonna,  painted by Raphael in 1512/13 for the Benedictine church consecrated to St. Sixtus in Piacenze, southeast of Milan.

The painting, commissioned by Pope Julius II, was acquired for the Dresden collection in 1753/54 and is today probably the best-known work in the Picture Gallery Old Master.

The two angels at the bottom of the picture, which decorate some advertising material for Dresden, are at least as well known as the Madonna herself.

Skulpturen,  see Special page Denkmäler (monuments)>
Skulpturensammlung/sculpture collection,  emphasis of the exhibition in the Albertinum is the world-well-known antiquity collection. Greek and Roman sculptures as well as vases, bronze sculptures and Terrakotten can be seen.

Condition before the renovation:
An entire hall was dedicated to the sculptures from the times of Renaissance and baroque, amongst them marble sculptures of Balthasar Permoser. Plastics of the 19th and 20th century are shown together with the paintings of the gallery "New masters" on the upper floor.

The sculpture collection was closed for reconstruction from , the sculpture collection was re-opened.

Societätstheater,  little theatre in the Hauptstraße, built in 1779 it was first used by the Society-Organisation which existed from 1776-1832, later is was used for different purposes and the structure of the building was changed. During the reconstruction works in 1996/97 it was rebuilt as a theatre. Today it also consists of a restaurant and a little barock-garden as well as the Thomae-Pavillion in the neighbour hood.
Soldatenheim (Service club),  see Goethe-Institut.
Solitude (housing estate),  housing estate, see district Laubegast
Somsdorf (district),  see Sondertafel Somsdorf
Sophienkirche,  church which had two antecessor buildings, the Franciscan church, built in 1265 as a long stretching hall and the Minster, built in 1351-1357 as a two nave church hall for the "Grey brothers", the so called "Franciscan church". Parts of the medieval church were integrated. In 1421 the church was extended for the first time.

During the reformation it was renewed and sanctified in 1602 to the protestant "Sophie church". During re-contraction works in 1864 Prof. C. F. Arnold built in style of the "academicals neo-gothic" the two characteristic twin towers in a height of 66 m, which dominated the townscape around the "Zwinger" until 1934 when the towers were reshaped into simple cones.

In the Night of Bombing in 1945 the "Sophie church" burnt out (ruins see Postplatz, there photo show) and in 1946 the vaults collapsed. The ruins, which were in a condition that would have allowed reconstruction, were removed on orders of Walter Ulbricht (Chairman of the State Council of the GDR 1960-1973).

Today a major part of the church ground is occupied by the so called "Riegel" with the very popular restaurant "Busmann´s Brazil". The only thing that reminds of the once beautiful church (Bach once played in it on Dresden's first Silbermann's-organ) is a memorial stone and, on the still unimproved places, a in the ground carved compendium.

The Busmannkapelle, which was destroyed along with the church in 1945, was rebuilt in a modern form.

Sowjetischer Soldatenfriedhof a cemetery created for the fallen soldiers of the Russian Red Army in the Second World War. It borders the Dresdner Heide, next to the cemetery Nordfriedhof.

Söbrigen see special page Söbrigen
Sparkasse / Savings Bank see Stadtsparkasse
Spitzhaus,  1622 as a vineyard house probably from Elector Johann Georg I on the Landsbergisches Weinberg in Wahnsdorg (today a district of Radebeul). Since 1701 in the possession of the Countess Cosel, she transferred the property to her patron August the Strong. In 1749 the Hoheshaus or Spitzhaus was completely rebuilt and a new tower was built; it remained in the possession of the Wettins until 1889, including the vineyard. The side wings were added in 1901 and the Spitzhaus has been a popular tourist restaurant ever since.
Sporbitz (district) see special page Sporbitz
Springs see special page Fountains and wells
Sprunghalle, Springerschule (Jumping hall, jumping school),  In 1963/64, according to plans by the architects C. Kaiser, H. Regel and J. H. Schulz, a training center for diving was built as a monolithic reinforced concrete skeleton structure at Freiberger Platz.
St.Antonius,  Catholic church built in 1922/23 for the Löbtau parish, which had been independent since 1904. In 2001/03, a new parish center and a kindergarten were built on the same property and the church itself was renovated.
St.Barbarakirche,  The church located in Eschdorf was built in the 12th/13th century. Century and has been consecrated to St. Barbara since 1346. It was a place of pilgrimage until the Reformation. Renovation work in the second half of the 19th century. led, among other things, to a neo-Romanesque tower (39 m), organ front by Gottfried Semper and organ figures by Ernst Rietschel.

The Eschdorf church is the only one in the city that belongs to the Pirna church district; it has housed a local history museum in the converted attic since 1996.

St.Benno-Gymnasium,  newly built, it replaces the in 1939 by the Nazi's closed former St.Benno-Gymnasium, rebuilt in 1994-96 after plans by the Günter Behnisch office. The building is seperated by a large blue painted wall towards the busy street Günzstraße. The side facing an estate has got large window fronts. The re-creation area of the schools lies on this quiet side of the building. The previously disputed school is one of the rare existing examples of the New architecture in Dresden. The pupils are to 50% catholic, 35% evangelical and the remaining percentage is without confession.
St.Franziskus Xaverius Kirche (former church),  St.Franziscus Xaverius church, built in 1855 in the lombardic architectural style of the 12th century, established church for the catholic congregation of the New Town, which was growing rapidly.

The building, situated on the street Hauptstraße was destroyed in 1945, the ruins were blown up in 1957. The congregation uses today St.Martin, the catholic part of the church Garnisionskirche ( ).

St.Joseph-Stift (monastery, hospital),  the in 1895 in Johannstadt-South founded catholic hospital was extended several times by cultivations. Although in 1945 to large parts destroyed, the medical support could be taken up again quickly in the remaining areas. After reconstruction and after adding several attractive extension buildings the St.Joseph monastery has today 234 beds.
St.Pauli-Friedhof,  At the northern end of Hechtstrasse is the cemetery of St.Pauli Parish. After the Inner Neustadt Cemetery became too small for the rapidly growing population of Dresden Neustadt, a new one was built at the foot of the Hellerberge. In 1862 this was initially handed over as the new or outer Neustadt cemetery. In 1910/11, Schilling & Gräbner built a celebration hall, which received an organ from the Jehmlich company. There are several memorials in the cemetery, the most recent of which was built in 1999 for the victims of war and tyranny.
St.Pauli-Kirche, St.Pauli Ruine (former church),  1889/91 according to plans by Christian Schramm built neogothic church in the quarter Hechtviertel with 1000 seats and a tower hight of 78 m. In 1891 dedicated and burnt out in 1945. The congregation performed some building work on the church ruins in 1968 to stabilize the building. After the Change the inner room of the church was re-built as a open air theatre with approx 400 seats. The society "Theaterruine St.Pauli e.V." () organises during the summer theatre and music performances since 1999.

On August 23, 2005, several meters of a cornice at a height of 42 m came loose and fell down, and play had to be stopped immediately. After renovation, the theater ruins were reopened on June 3, 2006.

In 2011/12, construction work was carried out, among other things, to improve rain and noise protection by building a roof.

St.Petersburger Straße,  the predecessor of the southern part of the street St. Petersburger Straße was built in 1858. The after the sovereign Kurfürst Christian I. Christianstraße named part went from the street Sidonienstraße up north to the street Ferdinandstraße. The part of the road which was meant to release some pressure from the Prager Straße was thought of already in the first third of the 20th century but was realised only in 1965/71 as so called North-South Connection. The part facing the train station Hauptbahnhof - Elbe was called Leningrader Straße. It created a direct connection to the in 1971 rebuilt bridge Carolabrücke (formerly called Dr.-Rudolf-Friedrichs-Brücke). The original buildings in this area were destroyed during the Dresden-bombing in 1945. Today the Western part belongs to the street/shopping mile called Prager Straße and Ringstraße and on the Eastern end are blocks of Student flats (built in 1960-63) which were recently refurbished. The project to refurbish the blocks was lead by a group of Architects of the office Ulf Zimmermann and received the awards "Bauherrenpreis 2001" for its good value and low costs and the "Erlwein-Preis der Stadt Dresden".
St.Petrikirche,  Neo-Gothic brick building with a 68 m high, slender tower built by Julius Zeißig in 1888/1890, badly damaged in 1945 and rebuilt in 1950/55. The interior was redesigned in an exemplary manner.
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen (State Art Collections) 

Museum network of 12 Dresden museums owned by the Free State of Saxony, which are spread over six buildings.
With the exception of the castle in Pillnitz, all exhibition buildings and the Kunsthalle in the Lipsiusbau (used for temporary exhibitions) are located in the city center.

The oldest forerunner of the current collections is the Kunstkammer, founded in 1560 by Elector August, which also contains objects from today's State Natural History Collections included. A significant artistic development took place at the time of August I the Strong and his successor August III. There were also further significant changes in the collection in the 20th century, especially during the Nazi era and through confiscations after 1945. From 1955 to 1958, large parts of the collections that had been brought to the Soviet Union after the end of the war returned to Dresden. ck, including valuable pictures from the Galerie Alte Meister.

The museum association has been run as a state-run company since 2009. The association is divided into twelve independently managed museums, the general management and other administrative and service facilities. see also Special page Museums

Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH
see Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen
Staatsarchiv / State Archive,  see Hauptstaatsarchiv
Staatskanzlei,  the in 1900-1904 by Edmund Waldow and Heinrich Tscharmann erected building was previously used as the Ministry of Justice, Home Office, Ministry of Culture and Department of Public education. The very large complex combines barock style elements with Art Nouveau and has a harmonic architectural connection to the Ministry of Finance building and the Japanischem Palais.

The inside is dominated by a large and generously built hall with a vitreous stair case. On top of the middle tower is a crown.

The regional administration called "Rat des Bezirkes" Dresden was located here from 1952 until 1990 and today it is back to its old use as accomodation of the ministries.

Staatskapelle,  one of the leading and most traditional orchestras in the world. The Saxon Staatskapelle Dresden was founded on September 22, 1548 by Johann Walter on behalf of Elector Moritz of Saxony and is considered the only orchestra still in existence, which has played music continuously for more than four and a half centuries.

She has been playing in the Semperoper since it reopened in 1985.

Staatsoper (State Opera),  see Semperoper
Staatsoperette,  Opened in 1947 as the Apollo Theater in Leuben in a building built in 1899 as an inn and later used as a cinema and ballroom (since 1925 the fairy palace). In 1950 it was renamed the Operettentheater Dresden and later the Staatsoperette Dresden. It is Germany's only operetta with its own ensemle and belongs to one of the most influencial stages of the music theatre in the German speaking world. It offers space for around 600 visitors. Lately there have been talks to close the operetta in Mid 2003 because of the strained financial situation of the City of Dresden. However that was denied by the City Council after strong protests of the Dresden citizen ship.

2. Neubaupläne Currently there are plans of the muncipality and some investors for a new building or a relocation into the city centre. Below you can find some proposed new locations for the operetta within the centre or greater centre of Dresden.

Proposed locations for the new operetta building:

Am 13.04.2003 gab es eine überraschende (Vor-)Entscheidung bezüglich des Standortes:

According to press reports from May 2004, a new building on Wiener Platz with over 935 seats (instead of the previous 600) appears realistic.

In October 2007, these plans also fell through; apparently no investor was found despite an intensive search.

5 years after a list of possible locations for the Staatsoperetta published in the DNN, "the city" presents itself in the SZ a new list with a total of 7 most well-known locations, 4 of which are favorites.

There were apparently still discussions

3. State operetta in the Kraftwerk Mitte At the beginning of October 2008, the City Council approved the financing concept for the development of the area Kraftwerk Mitte as a location for the State Operetta and the Theater Junge Generation. After some renewed discussions, the new building was actually started and completed by the end of 2016.

In December 2016, the Dresden State Operetta ensemble will open its new house with a festive gala and the opening premieres of “Orpheus in the Underworld” (Jacques Offenbach) and “Wonderful Town” (Leonard Bernstein). The new theater has a spacious auditorium with 700 seats.

Staatsschauspiel (theatre),  see Schauspielhaus
Stadion Dresden,  see Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Stadtarchiv,  Archives of the city of Dresden on the site of the former Army Bakery
Stadtbezirke,  Since 2018, the name for the highest administrative division of the state capital has been used again.

The OA indicator will initially be retained for the city districts, as this allows common database filtering via "O" for city districts and localities.

Stadtbus (City bus),  see Bus lines
Stadtentwässerung (Urban drainage),  The first drainage pipes in Dresden were built in 1812 with the grinding of the fortifications. Around forty years later, the first canals in Antonstadt were built under the leadership of senior engineer Karl Mank. Under city planning officer Hermann Klette, the planned expansion of the city's drainage system began in 1890.

The Neustadt and Altstadt interception canals were built by 1908, and in 1910 the Kaditz sewage treatment plant with sieve discs went into operation. Klette was responsible for the technology, the architect of the building, which is now a listed building, was Hans Erlwein.

In 1993, Dresdner Wasser und wasser GmbH was founded as a subsidiary of Technische Werken Dresden GmbH. In 1997, the water sector was transferred to DREWAG Stadtwerke Dresden GmbH, the wastewater sector remained as StadtentwÃml;sserung Dresden GmbH independent.

Stadterweiterung Kaditz/Mickten (City expansion), 
see Commercial areas as well as the districts Kaditz and Micktentrade location

This is also where Dresden's largest
complex retail location (KES) is located, the Elbepark.

Stadtforum,  see Rathaus / City hall
Stadthaus,  built in 1922/23 by Ludwig Wirth as an extension to the City Council building and accomodates besides the minor exchange several important offices of the City of Dresden.

The main building of the East Saxon Sparkasse Dresden on G&uum;ntzplatz is also referred to as a townhouse.

Before the destruction in February 1945 there were other townhouses in different parts of Dresden.

Stadtpalais Striesen,  The former Striesen city palace (formerly also called Striesen town house) was built in 1874 and served, among other things, as a school until 1907, then as a registry office, savings bank and for official apartments.

After 1945, VEB Technical Building Equipment used the house. It was extensively reconstructed in 2008/10 and has since housed twelve condominiums including a single-family home under the name Stadtpalais Striesen.

Stadtmuseum,  Since the end of 2005, the museum located in the Landhaus has shown a special exhibition on the Frauenkirche, and since autumn 2006 the newly designed city history collection.

Stadtrat (town council), The town council is the selected agency of the Dresden citizens. Chairman of the town councillor is after the Saxonian "Gemeindeordnung" (municipal code) the mayors.

The town council specifies the principles for the administration of the state capital Dresden and decides on all affairs of the state capital Dresden, as far as the mayor is not responsible by strength of the law or the town council transfers certain affairs.

City Council election 26/04/2019

Stadtschloss (City castle),  see Residenzschloss (Royal Palace)
Stadtsparkasse 1. ,  Building built by Hans Erlwein in 1910-14 as a town house, later tranformed into a savings bank. After the reconstruction in 1994/97 it looked rather like a new building adapting in style to the added new and is now Head quarter of the Stadtsparkasse (since 2004: Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden).

see also Forum Am Altmarkt

2. Institution. The first savings bank was opened in Dresden in 1821. The later Stadtsparkasse Dresden has been part of the Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden since 2004.

Stadtteile1. in general usage in the city center area (districts Altstadt I, Altstadt II, Neustadt and Friedrichstadt) the historic suburbs, as they developed in the second half of the 19th century in terms of demarcation and names, in the rest of the city area usually the districts, which consist of Dörfern emerged and were incorporated directly or indirectly into Dresden.

2. the Statistical Districts to subdivide the local offices and towns for statistical and administrative purposes

3. colloquially or historically there are other place or settlement names, some of which are no longer used or are no longer used in any official context. Some of these names have completely disappeared from consciousness.

Stadtverwaltung / City administration

The mayor (Oberbürgermeister or Oberbürgermeisterin) is a chairman of the town councillor and director/conductor of the city administration.

The City Council is the elected representative of the citizenry.

Administrative arrangement a) devided by tasks into 7 city departments :

b) territorial in 19 administrative districts (10 Ortsämter and 9 Ortschaften), there are also local administrative offices.

Besides the new city hall the City Administration also uses the Technische Rathaus (technical City Hall in the street Hamburger Straße), the "Sozialrathaus" (social City Hall in the street Riesaer Straße), the Kulturrathaus (culture City Hall in the street Königstraße) and several other buildings for example the one in the street Junghansstraße (next to the tower Ernemannturm).

Stadtwappen, City arms the right side of the spade-shaped shild shows an upclaiming lion with split tassle and left the two poles of Landsberg.

To coats of arms of the neighboring places see special side of the respective city or municipality.

Stadtzentrum1. In general, the area within the 26er-Ring is defined as the city center,

2. In summary, the Innere Altstadt, the Innere Neustadt and the area around the Prager Strasse in the Seevorstadt.

3. Official category from the Center concept of the state capital regarding the concentration of trade, services, cultural and social institutions. Next to the city center, 11 Location-related centers (OTZ) and 24 Residential-related centers (WZ) Complex retail locations are usually located on the so-called "green field" recorded.

Stallhof,  Courtyard between Johanneum and Langer Gang that is part of the Residence castle complex. In the Middle Ages, knightly games and equestrian tournaments took place here, as evidenced by a horse trough and a ringed track with two bronze columns from 1601 Today the stable yard is an attractive backdrop for medieval spectacles and a historic Christmas market.
Standseilbahn (cable railways),  built in 1895 it connects Loschwitz with Oberloschwitz (Weißer Hirsch) and is one of Europe's oldest mountain railways with 2 tunnels and one bridge. Near the station the very famous restaurant Luisenhof, "Dresden's Balcony". -
Staudengarten,  Part of the Königsufer. As early as 1910 there was an urban planning competition that envisaged the design of this bank as a park and counterpart to the built-up old town side of the Elbe. The perennial garden was created in 1934/35 under the planning and direction of the city garden director Heinrich Balke. It was part of the Reich Garden Show in 1936.

In the post-war period the design was changed significantly.
In 2009, the perennial garden was renovated in accordance with monument regulations and largely in its original condition.

Stauffenbergallee,  important main road and part of the outside road ring around Dresden and is currently enlarged as access road to the bridge Waldschlößchenbrücke. Significant are the bridge across the deep valley called Prießnitztal, the barracks church and the former baracks, today used as Army Museum, Army school, regional council and the MDR-broadcasting centre.
Städtische Bibliotheken Dresden (Dresden Municipal Libraries) ,  City library with 22 branches. It goes back to the first Dresden
, which opened in 1875 People's Library, the reading hall founded in 1902 by Karl August Lingner and the Free Public Library Dresden- founded in 1906 Plauen back. The public libraries, which were merged in 1910 under the name Municipal Central Library, were combined with the reading hall in 1918 to form the municipal library and reading hall, which in 1923 moved its headquarters to the newly built Stadthaus on Theaterstrasse.

After the destruction of the town hall in 1945, the institution now called the municipal library began lending, initially in the Neustadt branch, before the administration and reading room Moved back into the townhouse in 1953. From 1954-90 the institution functioned as the Dresden City and District Library, and from 1990 it operated as the Municipal Libraries.

Since 1997, the main library was located in the World Trade Center. In total there are around 750,000 objects in the inventory. More than 5 million books and other media are borrowed every year. In addition, the oldest existing mobile library in Germany is operated with 28 stops in the city area.

In 2017, the main library, including the medien@agein youth library, moved to the [Kulturpapast] as the Central Library.

Städtische Galerie Dresden (Municipal Gallery),  The institution, founded in June 2002, opened on July 2, 2005 in the Landhaus. There is approximately 800 m² of exhibition space available on the first floor for a permanent presentation of regional art as well as for temporary exhibitions.

The gallery manages an inventory of 1,700 paintings, 800 sculptures and 20,000 works on paper, mainly from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Städtischer Vieh- und Schlachthof (Municipal livestock and slaughterhouse),  see Vieh- und Schlachthof
Ständehaus (assembly house),  built in 1901/07 by Paul Wallot as Saxonian Parliament. Destroyed in 1945 and partially rebuilt and used as Photograph collection and as mineralogic museum. The hipped roof was restored in the mid 1990's.
Today the "house of the estates" is seat of the higher regional court.
Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe,  see Hotel de Saxe
Steinbach,  see special page Ortschaft Gompitz
Sternhäuser (star shaped buildings) ,  In connection with the large settlement Prohlis, a building complex consisting of five 10-storey prefabricated buildings of type IW 67 was built at the end of the 1970s and, to be exact, was already in the area in the Niedersedlitz district. The name comes from the shape of the top view of the 5 buildings, each of which is composed of 3 wings in a star shape.

In 2005, the easternmost of the star houses was demolished due to the high vacancy rate in Dresden, and two more are to follow in 2007/2008. The future of the last two "stars" A and B were "dismantled" at the end of 2011. Today there is a lack of affordable apartments in Dresden.

Sternplatz,  one of the main squares in the suburbs called Wilsdruffer Vorstadt and built in 1873 on the grounds of the pub "Zum Goldenen Stern" (The Golden Star). From 1966 until 1990 the place was called Hans-Beimler-Platz after a wellknown Anti-fachist. Also on the place is the significant building of the AOK, a health insurance () Until 2017, the now demolished venue of the Herculeskeule was also located here, which was then in the Culture Palace had to move. ()
Stetzsch (district) see special page Stetzsch
Straßburger Platz,  in 1898 called Stübelplatz, in 1951 named Fucikplatz and after 1991 re-named to Straßburger Platz. In 1894-96 the exhibition halls called Ausstellungshallen and later the Kugelhaus were built here and in East German times fun fairs, Christmas markets and exhibitions were held on the square.

Today one can find the vitreous factory Gläserne Manufaktur, which is a car producing company and belongs to Volkswagen on the square, which is also one of the main junctions for tram and other traffic and the starting point of the park train, called Parkeisenbahn.

Ten-story residential buildings were built on the northeast side of the square in the 1980s. The part lying to the place of the houses was demolished in late 2004/early 2005, renovated the back of a so-called STRASBOURG very colorful.

This measure was intended to address the housing surplus that began after the turn of the millennium. A green area was created on the northern part of the open area.

Straßenbahn (Tramway)  to the complete railway network map
  to the tram network in the city map of www.dresden.de
Straßenbahnhöfe (depots),  see Overview of the current and historical depots of DVB
Straßenbahnhof Mickten,  a former tram station built in 1892/97 in Mickten on the district border with Pieschen . The wagon halls on Sternstrasse served as a depot for the Dresden tram from the start, and the wooden halls on Lommatzscher Strasse, which were built a little later, initially served as a meter-gauge Lößnitzbahn, which opened in 1899. In 1992 the tram station as such was closed and sold.

At the end of November 2009, the former railway station was reopened as a shopping and district centre. This was realised as a mixture of new and renovated old buildings, including the former administration building. Part of the former tram depot is now used as a car park, with modern adaptations reminiscent of the historic pillars and the two portals of the Lößnitzbahn carriage shed.

Straßenbahnhof Tolkewitz,  In 1896, the Dresden Strassenbahngesellschaft bought 10 hectares in Tolkewitz from the holdings of the former Palitzsch and built a tram station on it by 1899. In 1920/28 a public pool opened next door for employees and later also for residents.

In 1945 the street station was badly damaged by bombs; it was rebuilt until 1947 and a major fire destroyed a hall in 1986. In 2007 the DVB gave up the location.

In 2016-2018, a new double school location for the Tolkewitz high school was built on the site.

Straßenbahnmuseum Dresden,  Museum of Dresden local transport run by an association founded in 1992 with the support of the Dresden Transport Authority (DVB AG). On special occasions, the historic trams are used as special trips on various routes.
Strehlen (district) see special page Strehlen
Striesen (district) see special page Striesen
Striezelmarkt (Christmas Market), 

since 1434 it is the eldest Christmas Market in Germany and is being held on the square Altmarkt Additional Christmas markets are on the Prager Straße, Hauptstraße, Münzgasse and the stables called Stallhof. Before 1945 the Striezel Market was mainly held on the Hauptstraße and the "Stallhof", after 1945 on the square, Theaterplatz and the City Hall on the street Stauffenbergallee, the lane called Weiße Gasse and the Straßburger Platz) before it returned to the Altmarkt.

Due to the construction of the underground car park under the Altmarkt, the Striezelmarkt took place in 2007 on Ferdinandplatz (), since In 2008 it can be found again on the Altmarkt (), with a new design since 2009.

Stübelallee,  border line on theNorth side of the park Großer Garten, The botanic garden called Botanischer Garten and the vitreous factory Gläserne Manufaktur and the so called Mutschmann-Mansion can be found here (Mutschmann was in the national socialism time "Gauleiter" from Saxony).
Studentenwohnheime,  Dresden has a fair amount of buildings, providing student accommodation which are being looked after by the Student union. The best known ones are in the street called Fritz-Löffler-Straße, 2 smaller blocks near the street called Budapester and another 3 on the St.Petersburger Straße. The latter was renovated with an award by the architects' association Ulf Zimmermann.

The largest complex of six 15-story buildings on Wundtstrasse near Zellescher Weg was completely redesigned gradually between 2002 and 2012, each high-rise building received a completely different look. The Baar offices were involved, among others. + Löschner and again Ulf Zimmermann.

Studentenwohnheim Fritz-Löffler-Straße,  1953-55 by Wolfgang Rauda on what was then Reichsstrasse, the later Juri-Gagarain- and today's Fritz-Löffler-Strasse in the style of " national tradition". In the 1960s, the ensemble was expanded to include a functional building that was very modern at the time, which, in contrast to the old building, has since been renovated.
Studentenwohnheim Gutzkowstraße, today a residential building, also built in the style of the "national tradition", an excellent example of socialist classicism.
Studentenwohnheim Güntzstraße, "Güntz Palace",  built 1953-55 by Wolfgang Rauda. The student residence with the well-known "Güntzklub" (alternative spelling: Güntzclub) was managed until 1999, after which it began to decline. From 2007 onwards, the listed building will be renovated with 260 apartments in the future. The fountain with the sculpture “Human Will to Fly” will be placed in this. by Max Lachnit and the sandstone relief by Reinhold Langer included.
Südhöhe (residential area),  Name of a prefabricated housing estate from the 1980s, north of the street of the same name. The area now belongs entirely to the Zschertnitz district. After reunification, the area was supplemented by additional residential buildings, a gas station and shopping centers.

The neighboring prefab settlement Kohlenstraße is also located on the so-called ridge Südhöhe.

Südvorstadt see special page Südvorstadt
Synagogue,  the first synagogue was built in 1838/40 after plans of Gottfried Sempers near the former gondola harbour. The morish interior was designed by Semper as well.

In the night from the 9th to the 10th of November 1938, the so-called "Night of broken glass" (Kristallnacht) the synagogue was burnt down by the Nazi's and later demolished. A stele in form of a Seven-armed flambeaux was later erected in remberance. In 1950 a little makeshift synagogue was built on the New Jewish Cemetery in the Johannstadt district.

On the 9th of November 2001, exactly 3 years after the first ground-breaking ceremony the new synagogue was antlered. It was built after plans of the architect office "Wandel, Hoefer und Lorchaus Saarbrücken" in co-operation with Nikolaus Hirsch of Frankfurt am Main. Next to the synagoge is a community centre which has 250 seats and is used for services and reunions.

The two buildings in form of 24m high towers are made of sandstone and were built on the almost exact location of the old Semper building. It gave the Jews of Dresden whose number has tripled between 1990 and 1995 a dignified place of worship. The only original part of the synagogue is the David-Star, which could be rescued, which is now displayed in the entrance area of the new building. The "body" of the building is twisted upwards to solve the discrepancy between the current ground plan and the religious requirement for the building to face Jerusalem in the East.

In the summer of 2002 the synagogue was awarded the price of "Europe's best building" at the XXI. Architecture-World Congress.

Stele in remembrance of the progrom night and the tora-shrine