Loschwitz

Loschwitz is a district of Dresden, Germany.

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It is a villa quarter located in the north of the river Elbe,

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which used to be a spa. In the north of it there is the district Wei?er Hirsch,

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Blasewitz in the south, Wachwitz in the east, and the Rosengarten in

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the west of Loschwitz. Loschwitz is connected with Blasewitz by the bridge

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Blue Wonder (Blaues Wunder).

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A very popular place for tourists in Loschwitz, which is located on two hillsides,

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is the gazebo Luisenhof. There is the oldest endless rope haulage system and the oldest

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suspension railway of the world, which are still in use. A famous inhabitant was Manfred von Ardenne.

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Nobility and rich citizens of Dresden used to live in Loschwitz such as Heinrich Sch?tz, Theodor K?rner, Carl Maria von Weber and Gerhard von K?gelgen. Also a number of famous people stayed

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there for a short time: Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, Arndt, Novalis, Tieck,

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Humboldt, Mozart, Auer, and Graff.

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