| Dresden | |
| Native Name: | Direktionsbezirk Dresden |
| Native Name Lang: | de |
| Settlement Type: | Direktionsbezirk |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Germany |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saxony |
| Extinct Title: | Disestablished |
| Extinct Date: | 1 March 2012 |
| Seat Type: | Region seat |
| Seat: | Dresden |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 7931 |
| Population Total: | 1626870 |
| Population As Of: | 31 Dec. 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | €54.425 billion (2021) |
| Website: | www.rp-dresden.de |
Dresden is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of Saxony, Germany, located in the east of the state. It coincided with the Planungsregionen Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien and Oberes Elbtal/Osterzgebirge.
The Direktionsbezirk Dresden came into existence on 1 August 2008, and succeeded the Dresden Government Region. It was disbanded in March 2012.