Loschwitz
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| Loschwitz and Wachwitz (with Neu-Rochwitz) |
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| Area: | 4,60 km² |
| Population: | 4.901 (November 15 2004) |
| Population density: | 1.066 inhabitants/km² |
Loschwitz is a district of Dresden, Germany. It is a villa quarter located in the north of the river Elbe, which used to be a spa. In the north of it there is the district Weißer Hirsch, Blasewitz in the south, Wachwitz in the east, and the Rosengarten in the west of Loschwitz. Loschwitz is connected with Blasewitz by the bridge Blue 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 oldest suspension railway of the world, which are still in use. A famous inhabitant was Manfred von Ardenne.
Nobility and rich citizens of Dresden used to live in Loschwitz such as Heinrich Schütz, Theodor Körner, Carl Maria von Weber and Gerhard von Kügelgen. Also a number of famous people stayed there for a short time: Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, Arndt, Novalis, Tieck, Humboldt, Mozart, Auer, and Graff. Around the 1920-1930´s Loschwitz used to be the most expensive living area all over Europe for some years.
[edit] External links
- Dresdner-Stadtteile.de (About 100 Dresden city quarters, a private website in German)
