Dresden Heath, Dresden

#94 among attractions in Dresden

Nature, Forest, Natural attraction

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The Dresden Heath is a large forest in the city of Dresden. The heath is the most important recreation area in the city and is also actively forested. Approximately 6,133 hectares of the Dresden Heath are designated as a nature preserve, making it one of the largest municipal forests in Germany by area. Though mainly agricultural areas border the forest in the east, in all other directions the Dresden Heath is bordered by districts of the city and reaches nearly to the city centre in the southwest. ()

Local name: Dresdner Heide Coordinates: 51°5'44"N, 13°50'17"E

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Loschwitz (Dresdner Heide)Dresden Germany

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Dresden Heath – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Albrechtsberg Palace, Waldschlösschen Bridge, Loschwitz Cemetery.

3.6 miW
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden
92 min walk • The Bundeswehr Military History Museum, situated in Dresden, Germany, stands as a poignant testament to the complexities of military history and its impact on society. This museum, which is one of the largest of its kind in Germany, delves into the multifaceted...
2.9 miSW
Event space in 1800s mansion and gardens
Albrechtsberg Palace, Dresden
73 min walk • Nestled on the banks of the Elbe River, the Albrechtsberg Palace in Dresden, Germany, is a testament to the architectural opulence of the 19th century. This majestic castle, completed in 1854, was designed by the renowned architect Adolf Lohse under the commission of...
3.5 miSW
Bridge
Waldschlösschen Bridge, Dresden
89 min walk • The Waldschlösschen Bridge is a road bridge across the Elbe river in Dresden. The bridge was intended to remedy inner-city traffic congestion.
3.5 miS
Cemetery
Loschwitz Cemetery, Dresden
90 min walk • Loschwitz Cemetery is the second burial ground, still in use, of Loschwitz, part of the city of Dresden, Germany, replacing the graveyard of Loschwitz church, no longer used for burials. The cemetery was dedicated in about 1800.
3.1 miS
Iconic bridge built in the late 1800s
Loschwitz Bridge, Dresden
80 min walk • Loschwitz Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge over the river Elbe in Dresden the capital of Saxony in Germany. It connects the city districts of Blasewitz and Loschwitz, two affluent residential areas, which around 1900 were amongst the most expensive in Europe.
2.8 miSW
Cemetery
Nordfriedhof, Dresden
73 min walk • The Nordfriedhof in Dresden is the former military cemetery of the capital of Saxony, now used as a public cemetery. The Nordfriedhof is in the district of Albertstadt and is situated to the north-east of the inner city, near the south-western edge of the Dresdner Heide.
2.3 miS
City, Neighbourhood
Loschwitz, Dresden
60 min walk • Loschwitz is a borough of Dresden, Germany, incorporated in 1921. It consists of ten quarters : Loschwitz is a villa quarter located at the slopes north of the Elbe river.
3.3 miSW
Square
Schillerplatz, Dresden
84 min walk • The Schillerplatz is a cobblestoned square in Blasewitz part of Dresden, Germany. A square has been named after Friedrich Schiller, a German dramatist, poet, and historian.
3.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Blasewitz, Dresden
88 min walk • Blasewitz is a larger borough of Dresden, Germany in the city's eastern centre on the Elbe river.
2.8 miSW
Forts and castles, View point
Lingnerschloss, Dresden
72 min walk • Lingnerschloss, actually Villa Stockhausen, is the geographically middle of the three Elbe castles in Dresden. Situated at the central point of the former Dresden Elbe Valley World Heritage Site, its terrace offers an imposing view of a large part...
3.1 miSW
51°4'0"N • 13°47'2"E
Gedenkstätte Bautzner Straße Dresden, Dresden
79 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum

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How to get to Dresden Heath by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dresden Heath:

Bus

Heidemühle • Lines: 305 (4 min walk)