Blasewitz

Blasewitz is a larger borough (Ortsamtsbereich) of Dresden, Germany in the city's eastern centre on the Elbe river. It consists of six quarters (Stadtteile):

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, Loschwitz and Weißer Hirsch form the core of a bigger city area which is known as Germany's largest coherent urban territory architecturally dominated by historic villas. As well as nearby quarters as Wachwitz and Kleinzschachwitz they were all struck in world war II by the allied bombings but much less than others located closer to the city center. The destruction of whole streets ended at the street Fetscherstraße which denotes the beginning of the described villa area. It's the biggest but not only one of its kind in Dresden.

Blasewitz was first mentioned in 1349. The village of fishermen and wine-growers developed into a suburb of Dresden in the Gründerzeit. Reasonably low taxes made it a popular residence for the wealthy until its incorporation.