Blasewitz in Dresden: Blaues Wunder Bridge, Elbe Villas, and the Schiller Connection
Blasewitz is a residential district on the northern bank of the Elbe in Dresden, Sachsen. The Loschwitzer Bruecke, popularly called the Blaues Wunder for its unusual blue steel construction, connects Blasewitz to Loschwitz across the river. Built in 1893, it became an icon of Dresden. About 24,850 people live in Blasewitz, making it one of Dresden's more densely populated districts. The villa architecture along Goetheallee and Kaitzer Strasse reflects the area's late 19th-century development as a prosperous residential quarter.
Schiller's play Kabale und Liebe features a character named after Blasewitz, and local tradition associates the area with the historical person Gustel von Blasewitz, though the connection is largely anecdotal. The Schillerplatz at the western end of the Blaues Wunder serves as a local hub with a weekly market.
Central Dresden is about 5 kilometres to the west. Striesen borders to the north. The Elbe meadows below Blasewitz are part of the former UNESCO Dresden Elbe Valley site, which lost its status in 2009 over the construction of the Waldschloesschenbruecke downstream.
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Blasewitz is a residential district on the northern bank of the Elbe in Dresden, Sachsen. The Loschwitzer Bruecke, popularly called the Blaues Wunder for its unusual blue steel construction, connects Blasewitz to Loschwitz across the river. Built in 1893, it became an icon of Dresden. About 24,850 people live in Blasewitz, making it one of Dresden's more densely populated districts. The villa architecture along Goetheallee and Kaitzer Strasse reflects the area's late 19th-century development as a prosperous residential quarter.
Schiller's play Kabale und Liebe features a character named after Blasewitz, and local tradition associates the area with the historical person Gustel von Blasewitz, though the connection is largely anecdotal. The Schillerplatz at the western end of the Blaues Wunder serves as a local hub with a weekly market.
Central Dresden is about 5 kilometres to the west. Striesen borders to the north. The Elbe meadows below Blasewitz are part of the former UNESCO Dresden Elbe Valley site, which lost its status in 2009 over the construction of the Waldschloesschenbruecke downstream.
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