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35-638: Klotzsche is a borough ( Stadtbezirk ) of Dresden , Germany . It consists of four quarters ( Stadtteile ): The borough is located north of the Elbe Valley and the Dresden city centre, on the western rim of the Lusatian Plateau . It borders the extended Dresden Heath woodlands on the Prießnitz river in the south and east, and the area of Moritzburg in the northwest. Klotzsche hosts

70-516: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Geography and urban development of Dresden#City structuring Dresden is a large city in the eastern Saxony nearby the border to the Czech Republic at the river Elbe . The geography and urban development of Dresden is embossed by the valley location and by the Elbe stream. Dresden lies on both banks of the river Elbe, mostly in

105-424: Is a cohesive forest of 50 km in size. There are four nature reserves in Dresden. The additional Special Areas of Conservation cover an area of 18 km . The protected gardens, parkways, parks and old graveyards host 110 natural monuments in the city. The Dresden Elbe Valley is a world heritage site which is focused on the conservation of the cultural landscape in Dresden. One important part of that landscape

140-501: Is between the hot Lusatia and the milder Ore Mountains. Both regions are characterised by strong winters: temperatures of −20 °C are not impossible in Dresden. The driest months are February and March, with precipitation of 40 mm. Spring months have often been arid in the last couple of years (with less than 10 mm of precipitation). The most precipitation falls in July and August, at 60 mm per month. Due to its location on

175-539: Is the Elbe meadows which cross the city, 20 kilometres long. Most of the city is in the Elbe valley, where the microclimate differs from that on the slopes and in the highlands. Klotzsche, at 227 metres above sea level, is one of the higher districts of the city. Klotzsche hosts Dresden weather station. According to experience, the weather in Klotzsche is 1-3 °C colder than the inner city's climate. Especially in summer, there are generally high temperatures at night in

210-757: The Central Uplands . Except for small areas, the Dresden Heath is considered part of the western Lusatian Highlands and, consequently, is one of the westernmost parts of the Sudetes . Though the rocky subsoil of the forest was raised during the tectonic formation of the Dresden Basin , the mixed woodland of the heath is largely characterized by dune-like sand deposits of the Wolstonian Stage and Elster glaciation . The proximity of

245-629: The Dresden Basin , with the further reaches of the eastern Ore Mountains to the south, the steep slope of the Lusatian granitic crust to the north and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains to the east at an elevation of about 113 metres. The northern parts of Dresden are in the West Lusatian Highlands (Westlausiter Berg- und Hügelland). The depth influx valleys and the higher areas in the south of Dresden characterise

280-667: The Prussian occupiers. In 1831 the heath became a possession of the Saxon State but remained hunting grounds of the sovereign. In the beginning of the nineteenth century the heath had an area of over 70 square kilometres, roughly fifty percent more than now. It still reached in the city centre across the Bischofsweg . The Förstereistraße ('Forestry Street') in Neustadt is named after a forester's lodge that existed there near

315-524: The Radeberger Vorstadt more of the heath was converted into 'forest parks .' At the beginning of the twentieth century, the responsible authorities required compensatory plantings to counter smaller clearings of the heath. This resulted in the planting of a small forest near Biegau in 1910. The Dresden Heath and Junge Heide became separated due to the development of transport corridors such as Radeburger and Königsbrücker Streets as well as

350-458: The Dresden Heath to the centre of Dresden led to its use as a princely hunting ground, as well as its cultivation and cultural development. Located in the northeast of the Saxon capital, the main part of the heath stretches from the city centre to the border of Dresden. The forest is mainly outside the urban area of Dresden and is largely in the administrative region of Loschwitz . In contrast to

385-638: The Saxon-Silesian railway and, finally, the present A4 motorway . In the Third Reich , planned highway construction affected the northeast part of the forest. The plan was for a continuation of the present Autobahn 13, resulting in a Berlin -Dresden- Prague connection. Some of the deforestation between Radeberg and Heidemühle was completed, but construction did not begin in the Second World War. The plans were later discarded and, in 2000,

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420-892: The West, the Friedewald and the Moritzburg pond region in the northwest. In the north, the Königsbrück-Ruhland Heaths and the Seifersdorf valley border the forest in the northeast. The landscape to the southeast is the Schönfeld Upland . On the southern border of the Heide, the forest segues into the park and garden landscape of the Dresden Elbe valley. Originally, the Dresden Heath was part of

455-468: The administrative district of Klotzsche. The western part of the Junge Heide , on the other hand, is assigned to Trachau. Together with a small area on the edge of the heath in the south that belongs to Trachenberge, it is in the administrative district of Pieschen . Further areas in the west of the Junge Heide are administered from Moritzburg or Radebeul. Surrounding landscapes include Lößnitz in

490-572: The banks of the Elbe and where some water sources from the Ore Mountains flow to, flood protection is an important aspect of the city's development. Large areas are kept free of buildings to provide a floodplain. Two additional trenches of about 50 metres in width have been built to keep the inner city free of water from the Elbe river by dissipating the water downstream through the inner city's gorge portion. Flood regulation systems like detention basins and water reservoirs are almost all outside

525-564: The change to the eastern foothills of the Ore Mountains. The Elbe valley basin is a part of the Saxon Elbe Landscape. The highest point of Dresden is the Triebenberg, at about 384 metres above sea level. With a pleasant location and a mild climate on the Elbe, as well as Mediterranean architecture, Dresden was given the sobriquet "Elbflorenz" ("Florence of the Elbe"). The incorporation of neighbouring rural communities over

560-529: The city area. However many locations and areas have to be defended by walls and sheet pilings. A number of districts in Dresden become locked if the Elbe river is flooding some of its old bayous . Dresden is a spacious city, not only due to the most recent incorporations in the 1990s. The boroughs of the city differ in their structure and appearance. Many parts of city still contain an old village core, while some quarters are almost completely preserved as rural settings. Other characteristic kinds of urban areas are

595-591: The city: Temperatures of 25 °C at midnight are no exception. The average temperature in January is −0.7 °C and in July 18.1 °C. Summers are hotter in Dresden and winters are colder than the German average. Dresden lies in a climate zone of cold-moderate climate crossing over to a continental climate. The inner city's average monthly temperatures are almost the same as those in cities in southwest Germany; on average 10.2 °C per year. In hot summers, Dresden

630-803: The expansive, continuous border forest between the Sorbian regions of Nisan and Milska. It was out of this forest that the Mark of Meißen and Upper Lusatia developed. Originally, the Dresden Heath began in the city centre of Dresden and stretched seamlessly to the Lößnitz as well as to Kaditz, in the form of the Kaditz Forest . Archaeological discoveries, such as the Bronze Age burial grounds and late Stone Age Corded Ware pottery give evidence of early settlements in this area. The settlement of

665-621: The forest. Then the heath was reduced by 10 square kilometres for military reasons. Large areas were deforested after 1827 to create a training ground for the Saxon army, resulting in the existence of the Heller. After 1873 barracks were constructed in the new military district in Albertstadt , significantly reducing the southwestern area of the heath. Adjacent areas of the forest were also inaccessible because they were behind firing ranges . In

700-585: The heath, such as the two meadows, for agriculture . In the light, sandy soil, agriculture did not last long and fields were often actively reforested or reclaimed by the forest itself. From 1484, the heath was administered by the Dresden Forest Office. The forest was heavily damaged in the Thirty Years' War as enemy troops burned parts of the forest and plundered surrounding villages. The Seven Years' War also brought great losses of wood to

735-450: The historic outskirts of the city, the former suburbs with dotted housing. In Socialist times a lot of apartment blocks were built. Not unsurprisingly, the boroughs in Dresden are a mix of all these kinds of area. The original parts of the city are almost all in the boroughs of Altstadt (Old town) and Neustadt (New town). Growing outside the city walls, the historic outskirts were built in the 18th century. They were planned and constructed on

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770-399: The instruction of the Saxon monarchs, which is why the outskirts are often named after the sovereigns. From the 19th century the city only grew by incorporating other municipalities. Dresden was divided into the five Stadtbezirke (boroughs) Mitte (centre), Ost (east), West , Süd (south) and Nord (north) between 1958 and 1991. Nevertheless, these divisions had never been adopted by

805-524: The largest population is Blasewitz; the largest by area is Loschwitz. The largest Ortschaft is Schönfeld-Weißig covering an area called Schönfelder Hochland (Schönfeld Highlands). The inner city consists of the Altstadt and Neustadt districts. Dresden Heath The forest exhibits a transition, both in its geology and in its plant and animal life, between the North German Plain and

840-418: The late nineteenth century, the former suburbs of Dresden began to grow. The Radeberger Vorstadt (city suburb in the direction of Radeberg) stretched further and further into the forest. Within a few years, people pushed the heath back out of the city centre by two kilometres. Klotzsche also grew into a city, in part at the expense of the forest. In Radebeul-Ost , Bad Weißer Hirsch , Klotzsche-Königswald and

875-639: The local population. Therefore, in 1991 Dresden has been divided into ten boroughs called Ortsamtsbereiche , which host subunits of the Dresden community's political and administrative institutions. These were renamed into Stadtbezirke in 2018. In addition nine former municipalities which have been incorporated between 1997 and 1999 form Ortschaften which are granted a higher degree of political self-rule. Both entities are further divided into several subdistricts, called Stadtteile and Ortsteile . Stadtteile are indicated in small characters . Ortsteile are indicated in small characters . The district with

910-470: The major Dresden weather station and the international airport of the city. While Klotzsche has a historic villa quarter, that quarter does not have many residents. The northern part comprises the major industrial locations of Silicon Saxony , such as GlobalFoundries , Fab 1, and Infineon Technologies . Klotsche can easily be reached from the city center with the tram number 7, commuter trains, and urban and suburban bus lines. This Saxony location article

945-496: The neighbouring districts of Kamenz , Meißen , Riesa-Großenhain , Sächsische Schweiz , Weißeritzkreis and in small parts in the district of Bautzen , has a population of around 1,250,000 inhabitants. Due to the many rural districts it has incorporated, among other things, Dresden is one of the greenest cities in Europe, with 63% of the city being green areas and forests. The Dresden Heath ( Dresdner Heide ) in northern Dresden

980-495: The northwest) and Berlin (200 km to the north). The Czech capital Prague is about 150 km to the south; the Polish city of Wrocław is about 200 km to the east. There are some medium-sized towns such as Pirna (40,000 inhabitants), Freital (40,000), Radebeul (33,000 inhabitants) and Meißen (28,000 inhabitants) in the borough of Dresden. Riesa and Freiberg are not far away. Greater Dresden, which spreads in

1015-569: The office of Radeberg, servicing the court of Saxony as a vast hunting territory from the Middle Ages to the First World War . The court in Dresden could 'hunt' its way from Dresden to the hunting retreat, Moritzburg Castle . Evidence of the heath's hunting history are the four so-called Saugärten ('Swine gardens,' used in the hunt to hold captured wild boar , until it could be released to be hunted). Farmers have also used parts of

1050-482: The other parts of this administrative area, the 4,836 hectare region is not considered an urban district, but forms a fully-fledged district of the same status. Smaller regions on the edge of the heath belong to the administrative districts of Neustadt and Klotzsche , as well as to the town of Radeburg . In the south, the main part of the heath stretches between Loschwitz and the Waldschlösschen district, to

1085-510: The past 60 years has made Dresden the fourth largest urban area in Germany after Berlin , Hamburg , and Cologne . The most important river in Dresden is the Elbe river, the only navigable body of water to flow through the city. There are also a number of tributaries such as the river Weißeritz . The nearest German cities are Chemnitz (80 km to the southwest), Leipzig (100 km to

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1120-403: The region reduced the area of the forest with time. As part of the German eastward settlement in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, efforts to clear the forest reduced it to something close to its current size, though the Dresden Heath still stretched into the centre of Dresden, and the Junge Heide was not yet a separate forest. After 1372, the Dresden Heath was sovereign property assigned to

1155-485: The same connection was built but with a completely different route and without affecting the heath in any way. In the 1930s there were plans for a continuation of the now-decommissioned rail line between Dürröhrsdorf and Weißig, along the Prießnitz valley across the heath. This, too, remained in the planning stage and, since then, the forest has not been reduced by large construction projects. Since its incorporation into

1190-537: The slopes of the Elbe and to Radeberger Vorstadt . The southernmost offshoots even border on the heavily populated Äussere Neustadt . In the west, the forest meets Albertstadt and Klotzsche . In the north, it is bordered by the Weixdorf districts of Lausa and Friedersdorf as well as by Langebrück and Liegau-Augustusbad. In the east the forest is bordered by the town of Radeberg and its districts of Großerkmannsdorf and Ullersdorf. The Junge Heide ("Young Heath"),

1225-512: The smaller part, is to the west of the main part of the heath in the northwest of Dresden. It is bordered in the north by the districts of Wilschdorf and Hellerau , in the east by the Heller and in the south by Trachenberge and Trachau . In the west the Junge Heide meets the Radebeuler districts of Oberlößnitz and Alt-Radebeul, in the northwest, Boxdorf. The part of the Junge Heide in the districts of Hellerberge and Wilschdorf belongs to

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