Dresden Elbe Valley, Dresden

Name: Dresden Elbe Valley
Address: Dresden, Germany

#102 among attractions in Dresden

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The Dresden Elbe Valley is a cultural landscape and former World Heritage Site stretching along the Elbe river in Dresden, the state capital of Saxony, Germany. The valley, extending for some 20 kilometres and passing through the Dresden Basin, is one of two major cultural landscapes built up over the centuries along the Central European river Elbe, along with the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm downstream. ()

Local name: Kulturlandschaft Dresdner Elbtal Unesco: from 2004 to 2009Length: 12.43 miCoordinates: 51°2'59"N, 13°48'48"E

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LoschwitzDresden Germany

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Nearby attractions include: Albrechtsberg Palace, Loschwitz Cemetery, Loschwitz Bridge, Church of Reconciliation.

1.3 miNW
Event space in 1800s mansion and gardens
Albrechtsberg Palace, Dresden
34 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...
0.5 miSE
Cemetery
Loschwitz Cemetery, Dresden
12 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.
~1490 ftN
Iconic bridge built in the late 1800s
Loschwitz Bridge, Dresden
8 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.
0.8 miSW
Church
Church of Reconciliation, Dresden
21 min walk • The Reconciliation Church is a Lutheran church on the Schandauerstraße / Wittenberger Straße 96 in Striesen, Dresden, Germany.
1.3 miSE
Tower
Dresden TV tower, Dresden
34 min walk • The Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz is a TV tower in Dresden, Germany. It is situated on the Wachwitzer Elbhöhen and serves as a transmitting tower for television and radio broadcasts.
0.9 miSW
Museum, Science museum
Technische Sammlungen Dresden, Dresden
23 min walk • The Dresden Technical Collections are the technology museum and science center of the state capital Dresden. In a former camera factory, children, young people and families will find many opportunities to experiment and explore phenomena of nature...
1 miN
City, Neighbourhood
Loschwitz, Dresden
27 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.
~1670 ftNW
Square
Schillerplatz, Dresden
9 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.
0.6 miW
Neighbourhood
Blasewitz, Dresden
16 min walk • Blasewitz is a larger borough of Dresden, Germany in the city's eastern centre on the Elbe river.
1.2 miNW
Forts and castles, View point
Lingnerschloss, Dresden
31 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...
1.2 miNE
Cemetery
Waldfriedhof Weißer Hirsch, Dresden
32 min walk • The forest cemetery Weißer Hirsch is a cemetery on the edge of the Dresden Heath. Because of its natural location, it is one of the most beautiful cemeteries in Dresden. Numerous gravesites are under monument protection.

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Which popular attractions are close to Dresden Elbe Valley?

Nearby attractions include Loschwitz Bridge, Dresden (8 min walk), Church of the Holy Spirit, Dresden (8 min walk), Schillerplatz, Dresden (9 min walk), Loschwitz Cemetery, Dresden (12 min walk).

How to get to Dresden Elbe Valley by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dresden Elbe Valley:

Tram

Jüngststraße • Lines: 12, 6 (4 min walk)
Heinrich-Schütz-Straße • Lines: 12, 6 (7 min walk)

Bus

Kretschmerstraße • Lines: 65 (7 min walk)
Berggartenstraße • Lines: 65 (8 min walk)

Train

Talstation Schwebebahn (8 min walk)
Talstation Standseilbahn (9 min walk)