Blasewitz

Blasewitz is a historical part of Dresden, Germany in the easterncenter of the city, by the bridge Blue Wonder (Blaues Wunder) south of the river Elbe.

Blasewitz borders Loschwitz to the north, 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.

Central place of Blasewitz is the Schillerplatz with a movie theater and mall (Schillergalerie). The central church is the Heilig-Geist-Kirche, which was built in the neogothic style 1893 under 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 therefore almost as old as Dresden. The Martin-Andersen-Nexoe-Gymnasium high school, the Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gymnasium high school and the Dresden International School are in Blasewitz as well. The Waldpark provides recreational facilities with tennis courts and restaurants.

External links

* http://www.dresden-blasewitz.de History of Blasewitz
* http://www.blasewitz1.de Current Events
* http://www.heilig-geist-kirche-dresden-blasewitz.de Heilig-Geist-Kirche Church
* http://www.blaues-wunder.de Blue Wonder - "Blaues Wunder"
* http://www.schillergalerie.de Mall SchillerGalerie
* http://www.manos-dresden.de Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium high school in Dresden-Blasewitz