Overview
- City officials said the six temporary accommodations are being removed because the need for places has fallen significantly in recent months.
- The container sites have stood empty since October 2025 after previously accommodating around 500 people.
- Following the removals, Dresden still provides 4,738 places for the accommodation of refugees.
- Freed land is earmarked for new housing at Sachsenplatz in Johannstadt and on Geystraße in Strehlen, with greening planned in Trachau, Gorbitz, Seidnitz and Niedersedlitz, and a framework is being prepared for social housing on Windmühlenstraße.
- The city-owned firm Stesad is handling the dismantling, and a transition home for refugee families in Laubegast will close in March 2026 with residents moved to other facilities.