NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Dresden Elbe Valley

The Dresden Elbe Valley is a World Heritage Site in Dresden, Germany. The valley, spreading some 20 kilometres through the city of Dresden, is one of the both cultural landscapes along the central-european river Elbe. This landscape gained its worth due to the fact that it is part of the urban area as well as part of the natural river banks and slopes. Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ... From left to right: BrÃ¼hls Terrace; the Hofkirche and the castle; the Semper Opera House. ... The River Elbe (Czech Labe , Sorbian/Lusatian Åobjo, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of Central Europe. ... An urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ...

Famous parts of the Elbe Valley are Pillnitz with its castle and old village as well as the village of Loschwitz, technical building like the bridge Blue Wonder, the Standseilbahn Dresden or the Schwebebahn Dresden and the historic center with the famous buildings of Brühl's Terrace, Semperoper and Katholische Hofkirche (Roman Catholic Church of the former court). Parts of the area like Blasewitz are historic suburbs of the city while there are also industrial parts included. Pillnitz Pillnitz is a city quarter of Dresden, Germany. ... Loschwitz is a district of Dresden, Germany. ... Blaues Wunder The Blue Wonder (Ger. ... The Standseilbahn Dresden is a funicular railway in Dresden, Germany connecting the districts of Loschwitz and Weisser Hirsch near the Blue Wonder bridge . ... The Schwebebahn Dresden around 1920 The Schwebebahn Dresden is the oldest suspension railway - a kind of hanging monorail - in the world (1891/1900), in Dresden, Germany. ... The Terrace on the right as looking around 1900. ... Semper Oper in Dresden The Semper Oper (German: Semperoper) or Saxon State Opera Dresden (SÃ¤chsische Staatsoper Dresden) is an opera house in Dresden, Germany, and is one of the most famous in the world. ... Katholische Hofkirche is a Roman Catholic Church, located in the Altstadt in the heart of Dresden, in east Germany. ... Schillerplatz in Blasewitz around 1910 Blasewitz is a historical part of Dresden, Germany in the eastern center of the city, by the bridge Blue Wonder (Blaues Wunder) south of the river Elbe. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

External links

Categories: World Heritage Sites in Germany | Dresden Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... Aachen Cathedral Dom 2004 The Aachen Cathedral, frequently referred to as the Imperial Cathedral (in German: Kaiserdom) of Aachen, is the oldest cathedral in northern Europe. ... Lorsch is a small town in southwest germany ( 60 kilometers in the south of frankfurt). ... The palace of Augustusburg. ... Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. ... Bauhaus (2003). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Roland The city of Quedlinburg in the German Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt has existed since at least the early ninth century, when a settlement known as Gross Orden existed at the site of the modern Quedlinburg. ... Ornamented arch above one of the cathedrals entrances The main entrance The Cologne Cathedral (German: KÃ¶lner Dom, official name ) is one of the best-known architectural monuments in Germany and has been Colognes most famous landmark since its completion in the late 19th century. ... Map of Upper Germanic Limes The Limes Germanicus (Latin for German frontier) was a remarkable line of frontier forts (limes) that bounded the ancient Roman provinces of Germania Superior and Raetia, and divided the Roman Empire and the unsubdued Germanic tribes, from the years 83 to 260. ... Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt. ... LÃ¼beck ( pronunc. ... Eisleben is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... Statue of Martin Luther in the main square Wittenberg, officially [Die] Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a town in Germany, in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, at 12Â° 59 E, 51Â° 51 N, on the Elbe river. ... Maulbronn Abbey (Kloster Maulbronn) is a Protestant monastery in Maulbronn, Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... The Messel Pit is a disused quarry in which bituminous shale was mined. ... The Mines of Rammelsberg are part of the UNESCO World heritage. ... Map of Germany showing Goslar Goslar is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... The Park von Muskau, officially FÃ¼rst-PÃ¼ckler-Park, in Poland: Park MuÅ¼akowski, is the biggest and certainly most famous English-style park of Germany and Poland. ... 15th-century towers on the Romanesque church of Sts Peter and Paul in Reichenau-Niederzell Reichenau Island lies in Lake Constance in southern Germany, at approximately 47Â°42â€²N 9Â°4â€²E. It lies between the Gnadensee and the Untersee, almost due west of the city of Constance. ... Old Museum (June 2003) Museum Island (or, in German, Museumsinsel) in Berlin, Germany, is the name of the northern half of an island in the Spree river, in the center of the city. ... Potsdam is the capital city of the state of Brandenburg in Germany. ... Berlin is the capital city and a single state of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... The pilgrimage church of Wies (Wieskirche) is one of the most beautiful rococo churches in the world. ... Trier (French: TrÃ¨ves, Spanish: Treveris, Italian: Treviri) is Germanys oldest city. ... Hildesheim Cathedral, view from the northwest St. ... The Church of St. ... Speyer Cathedral West portal The Speyer Cathedral in Speyer, Germany is a very large and imposing basilica of red sandstone, and one of the noblest examples of Romanesque architecture now extant. ... Stralsund coat of arms Stralsund (Polish: StrzaÅ‚Ã³w, StrzaÅ‚owo) is a city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. ... Wismar Coat of Arms Wismar is a smaller port and Hanseatic League city in northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, about 45 km due east of Lübeck, and 30 km due north of Schwerin. ... St. ... VÃ¶lklingen is a town and a municipality in the district of SaarbrÃ¼cken, in Saarland, Germany. ... The river Weser flows through Bremen to the estuary at Bremerhaven. ... The river Weser flows through Bremen to the estuary at Bremerhaven. ... Wartburg in Eisenach Wartburg Castle is situated on a 1230-foot (410 m) precipitous hill to the southwest of and overlooking the town of Eisenach in Thuringia. ... The entrance front The Wurzburg Residenz is a palace in Wurzburg, Germany. ... Essen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Essen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ...

External links GA_googleFillSlot("encyclopedia_square");

External links