Blasewitz

Blasewitz is a historical part of Dresden, Germany in the eastern

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center of the city, by the bridge Blue Wonder (Blaues Wunder) south of the river Elbe.

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Blasewitz borders Loschwitz to the north, Johannstadt to the west, Striesen to the south, and Tolkewitz to the east.

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Blasewitz was first mentioned in 1349. The village of fishermen and wine-growers developed into a suburb of Dresden in the Gr?nderzeit. Since the taxes were reasonably low it was a popular place of residence for wealthy people until its incorporation.

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Central place of Blasewitz is the Schillerplatz with a movie theater and mall (Schillergalerie). The central church is the Heilig-Geist-Kirche, which was built in the neogothic style 1893 under Karl Emil Scherz.

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Friedrich Schiller eternalized Blasewitz in his play Wallensteins Lager where Justine Renner says: "Was der Blitz, das ist ja die Gustl von Blasewitz!" (Like the lightning that is the Gustl from Blasewitz).

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The Kreuzschule high school is located in Blasewitz, which was first mentioned in 1216 and

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is therefore almost as old as Dresden. The Martin-Andersen-Nexoe-Gymnasium high school, the Carl Maria von Weber Gymnasium high school and the Dresden International School are in Blasewitz as well. The Waldpark provides recreational facilities with tennis courts and restaurants.

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Dresden: is the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. The city?s population stood at 480,347 in December 2004 and the total population in its agglomeration was approximately 800,000. Dresden is part of a metropolitan area called Saxon triangle with a p...

Blue Wonder: The Blue Wonder (Ger. Blaues Wunder) is a bridge over the Elbe river in the German city of Dresden. It connects Dresden-Blasewitz and Dresden-Loschwitz, two villa quarters, once the most expensive living area in Europe. It is located close to Dresden Standseilbahn (funicular railway) and also the ol...

Elbe: The Elbe River (Czech Labe , Sorbian/Lusatian ?objo, Polish ?aba, German Elbe, Hungarian Elba) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. It originates in the North West Czech Republic before traversing much of Germany and finally flowing into the North Sea. Its total length is 1165 km....