Blasewitz is a larger borough (Stadtbezirk) of Dresden, Germany in the city's eastern centre on the Elbe river. It consists of seven quarters (Stadtteile):
Blasewitz is connected to the borough of Loschwitz north of the river Elbe by the Blue Wonder (Blaues Wunder) bridge, Johannstadt to the west, Striesen to the south, and Tolkewitz to the east. Blasewitz, Loschwitz and Weißer Hirsch form the core of a bigger city area which is known as Germany's largest coherent urban territory architecturally dominated by historic villas. As well as nearby quarters as Wachwitz and Kleinzschachwitz, they were all struck in World War II by the allied bombings but much less than others located closer to the city center. The destruction of whole streets ended at the street Fetscherstraße, which denotes the beginning of the described villa area. It is the biggest but not the only one of its kind in Dresden.
Schillerplatz and Blue Wonder, around 1910
Blasewitz was first mentioned in 1349. The village of fishermen and wine-growers developed into a suburb of Dresden in the Gründerzeit. Reasonably low taxes made it a popular residence for the wealthy until its incorporation.
Its main square is Schillerplatz, site of a movie theatre and Schillergalerie mall. Nearby is the Heilig-Geist-Kirche parish church, which was built in Neo-Gothic style in 1893 according to plans by Karl Emil Scherz. 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).
The GymnasiumKreuzschule which was first mentioned in 1216, and is thus almost as old as Dresden, has been located in Striesen/Blasewitz since 1945. The Carl Maria von Weber Gymnasium and the Dresden International School are in Blasewitz as well, as was the Martin Andersen Nexoe Gymnasium high school until it moved to Striesen in 2008. The Waldpark municipal forestry park provides recreational facilities with tennis courts. The quarter on the river is home to the rowing center of TU Dresden. There are a number of hostels and restaurants accompanied with a station of Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt.
The areas in proximity to the river, particularly east of the Blue Wonder/ Blaues Wunder bridge, were badly affected by so far all-time record floods which hit Dresden and surroundings in 2002. Purported due to large-scale flood protection measures Dresden largely and Blasewitz almost completely escaped the high tide of the Elbe in 2013. Down the river 2013 many water levels exceeded those of 2002 which got known as Dresden's millennium flood.
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^"Dresden in Zahlen IV. Quartal 2020" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Dresden. May 2021.
blasewitz, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 2021,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Blasewitz news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Blasewitz is a larger borough Stadtbezirk of Dresden Germany in the city s eastern centre on the Elbe river It consists of seven quarters Stadtteile Blasewitz Striesen Ost Striesen Sud Striesen West Tolkewitz Seidnitz Nord Seidnitz Dobritz GrunaBlasewitzBorough of DresdenBlue Wonder bridge from SchillerplatzLocation of Blasewitz in DresdenBlasewitzShow map of GermanyBlasewitzShow map of SaxonyCoordinates 51 3 10 N 13 47 45 E 51 05278 N 13 79583 E 51 05278 13 79583CountryGermanyStateSaxonyDistrictUrban districtCityDresdenArea Total14 48 km2 5 59 sq mi Population 2020 12 31 1 Total88 880 Density6 100 km2 16 000 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Dialling codes0351Vehicle registrationDD Blasewitz is connected to the borough of Loschwitz north of the river Elbe by the Blue Wonder Blaues Wunder bridge Johannstadt to the west Striesen to the south and Tolkewitz to the east Blasewitz Loschwitz and Weisser Hirsch form the core of a bigger city area which is known as Germany s largest coherent urban territory architecturally dominated by historic villas As well as nearby quarters as Wachwitz and Kleinzschachwitz they were all struck in World War II by the allied bombings but much less than others located closer to the city center The destruction of whole streets ended at the street Fetscherstrasse which denotes the beginning of the described villa area It is the biggest but not the only one of its kind in Dresden Schillerplatz and Blue Wonder around 1910 Blasewitz was first mentioned in 1349 The village of fishermen and wine growers developed into a suburb of Dresden in the Grunderzeit Reasonably low taxes made it a popular residence for the wealthy until its incorporation Its main square is Schillerplatz site of a movie theatre and Schillergalerie mall Nearby is the Heilig Geist Kirche parish church which was built in Neo Gothic style in 1893 according to plans by Karl Emil Scherz 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 The Gymnasium Kreuzschule which was first mentioned in 1216 and is thus almost as old as Dresden has been located in Striesen Blasewitz since 1945 The Carl Maria von Weber Gymnasium and the Dresden International School are in Blasewitz as well as was the Martin Andersen Nexoe Gymnasium high school until it moved to Striesen in 2008 The Waldpark municipal forestry park provides recreational facilities with tennis courts The quarter on the river is home to the rowing center of TU Dresden There are a number of hostels and restaurants accompanied with a station of Sachsische Dampfschiffahrt The areas in proximity to the river particularly east of the Blue Wonder Blaues Wunder bridge were badly affected by so far all time record floods which hit Dresden and surroundings in 2002 Purported due to large scale flood protection measures Dresden largely and Blasewitz almost completely escaped the high tide of the Elbe in 2013 Down the river 2013 many water levels exceeded those of 2002 which got known as Dresden s millennium flood References edit Dresden in Zahlen IV Quartal 2020 PDF Landeshauptstadt Dresden May 2021 External links edithttps www nytimes com 2013 03 15 greathomesanddestinations 15iht redresden15 html smid pl share NYT about Blasewitz https www flickr com search q Blasewitz photos of Blasewitz http www blasewitz1 de Current Events http www kirchgemeinde dresden blasewitz de Heilig Geist Kirche Church Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blasewitz amp oldid 1202931861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
