Blasewitz
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| Borough of Dresden | |
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Location of Loschwitz in Dresden
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| Coordinates | 51°3′10″N 13°47′45″E / 51.05278°N 13.79583°ECoordinates: 51°3′10″N 13°47′45″E / 51.05278°N 13.79583°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Urban district |
| City | Dresden |
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| Area | 14.48 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
| Population | 81,157 (31 December 2007) |
| - Density | 5,605 /km2 (14,516 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | DD |
| Area code | 0351 |
Besides being an urban and often preferred multiple dwelling villa quarter with appealing architecture situated on the Elbe river Blasewitz is also a larger borough (Ortsamtsbereich) of Dresden, Germany in the eastern centre of the city. It consists of six quarters (Stadtteile):
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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 was first mentioned in 1349. The village of fishermen and wine-growers developed into a suburb of Dresden in the Gründerzeit. Since the taxes were reasonably low it was a popular place of residence for wealthy people until its incorporation.
The main square of Blasewitz is Schillerplatz, site of a movie theatre and a mall (Schillergalerie). Nearby is the Heilig-Geist-Kirche parish church, which was built in a 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 Kreuzschule high school is located in Blasewitz, which was first mentioned in 1216 and is thus almost as old as Dresden. The Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gymnasium high school 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 provides recreational facilities with tennis courts and restaurants.
The areas in proximity to the river, particularly east of the Blue Wonder/ Blaues Wunder bridge, were badly hit by the floods which hit Dresden in 2002.
[edit] External links
- http://www.dresden-blasewitz.de History of Blasewitz
- http://www.blasewitz1.de Current Events
- http://www.kirchgemeinde-dresden-blasewitz.de Heilig-Geist-Kirche Church
- http://www.schillergalerie.de Mall SchillerGalerie
