- Loschwitz
Loschwitz is a district of
Dresden ,Germany . It is a villa quarter located in the north of the riverElbe , which used to be a spa. In the north of it there is the districtWeißer Hirsch ,Blasewitz in the south,Wachwitz in the east, and the Rosengarten in the west of Loschwitz. Loschwitz is connected with Blasewitz by the bridgeBlue Wonder (Blaues Wunder).A very popular place for tourists in Loschwitz, which is located on two hillsides, is the gazebo Luisenhof. There is the oldest endless rope haulage system and the oldestsuspension railway of the world, which are still in use. A famous inhabitant was
Manfred von Ardenne .In the picture is not shown suspension railway, but it is nearby.Nobility and rich citizens of Dresden used to live in Loschwitz such as
Heinrich Schütz , Theodor Körner,Carl Maria von Weber andGerhard von Kügelgen . Also a number of famous people stayedthere for a short time:Goethe ,Schiller , Kleist,Arndt ,Novalis ,Tieck ,Humboldt ,Mozart ,Auer , andGraff . Around the 1920-1930's Loschwitz used to be the most expensive living area all over Europe for some years.External links
* [http://www.dresdner-stadtteile.de Dresdner-Stadtteile.de] (About 100 Dresden city quarters, a private website in German)
ee also
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Elbhangfest
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