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The district Weißer Hirsch of Dresden in Saxony is a district in Germany about 102 mi south of Berlin, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 37 °F
Morning Temperature | 0°C / 32 °F |
Evening Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
Night Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 70% |
Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 30% of sky |
General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
1°C (34 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Snow, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Light snow, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
11°C (51 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Villa Weißer Hirsch
Artushof
Schöne Aussicht
Smetana
Schloss Eckberg
ACHAT Premium Dresden
Am Blauen Wunder
Villa Loschwitz
Hotel Alttolkewitzer Hof
An der Rennbahn
Videos from this area
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Bauernhaus Dresden - Wachwitz
Ein Haus voller Atmosphäre am Fuße des Fernsehturms. Dieses um 1900 gebaute Haus heißt seine Besucher willkommen, Sie fühlen sich eingeladen, möchten Platz nehmen und für immer bleiben....
Schwebebahn, Dresden, Germany - 5th July, 2012 (1080 HD)
The Schwebebahn Dresden is one of the oldest suspension railways — a kind of hanging monorail — in the world, having opened in 1901. It is situated in Dresden, Germany, and connects the...
Standseilbahn, Dresden, Germany - 5th July, 2012 (1080 HD)
The Dresden Funicular Railway (German: Standseilbahn Dresden) is a funicular in Dresden, Germany connecting the districts of Loschwitz, near the "Blue Wonder" bridge, and Weisser Hirsch. The...
Mädchenspielmannszug und Schönburger Fahnenschwinger I-II
14.6.2008 Dresden Wachwitz beim Sportfest Sportgemeinschaft der Verkehrsbetriebe Dresden.
Mädchenspielmannszug und Schönburger Fahnenschwinger II-II
14.6.2008 Dresden Wachwitz beim Sportfest Sportgemeinschaft der Verkehrsbetriebe Dresden.
Waldschlößchenbrücke und Elbschlösser in Dresden ( Lumix DMC-FZ1000 )
Die Waldschlösschen Brücke: Der Bau war lange Zeit umstritten und kostete die Stadt Dresden den Welterbe-Titel. Nicht weit davon sind die Dresdner Elbschlösser und das "Blaue Wunder" -...
...Dresden von oben...Blaues Wunder
aufgenommen mit der Phantom 2 und der GoPro 3+ Am Blauen Wunder,Schillerplatz,Körnerplatz,Standseilbahn.
PULSAR TRIO am Elbhangfest 2013 - Dresden-Loschwitz
Pulsar-Trio am 30. Juni 2013 in der Loschwitzer Liederbude am Elbhangfest 2013 - Loschwitz-Dresden. (Beate Wein - Piano; Matyas Wolter - Sitar; Aaron Christ - Schlagzeug http://www.pulsartrio....
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Blue Wonder
Blue Wonder (German: Blaues Wunder) is the commonly used name for the Loschwitz Bridge (Loschwitzer Brücke), a cantilever truss bridge over the Elbe river in the Saxon capital of Dresden, Germany. It connects the city districts of Blasewitz and Loschwitz, two affluent residential areas, which around 1900 were amongst the most expensive in Europe.
Dresden TV tower
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. Due to its visibility over large distances and its unusual form, it has become a landmark of Dresden and the Elbe Valley. Its address is 37 Oberwachwitzer Way, Dresden.
Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden
The Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden (MANOS) is a selective high school in Dresden, Germany, with a special focus on mathematics and sciences. It is originated from the former school for radio mechanics in the GDR. It is named after the Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø.
Dresden Suspension Railway
The Dresden Suspension Railway is one of the oldest suspension railways — a kind of hanging monorail — in the world, having opened in 1901. It is situated in Dresden, Germany, and connects the districts of Loschwitz and Oberloschwitz (Rochwitz side). The line is 274 metres long and is supported on 33 pillars. It was designed by Eugen Langen, who earlier designed the Wuppertal Suspension Railway, a more extensive suspension railway in Wuppertal.
Dresden Funicular Railway
The Dresden Funicular Railway is a funicular in Dresden, Germany connecting the districts of Loschwitz, near the "Blue Wonder" bridge, and Weisser Hirsch. The railway was opened on October 26, 1895, and was run by a steam engine until 1910; since then it has run on electricity. The railway is one of two funicular railways in Dresden, the other being the unusual Schwebebahn Dresden, a suspended monorail.
Großer Garten
The Großer Garten is a baroque style park in Dresden. It is oblong in shape and covers an area of about 2 km² in a central location of the city. Established in 1676, it has been a public garden since 1814. Pathways and avenues are arranged symmetrically throughout its area. A central feature of the park is the Sommerpalais. Established outside the old walls of the city, the park was encompassed by the significant growth of the urban area in the second half of the 19th century.
Dresden Elbe Valley
The Dresden Elbe Valley is a former World Heritage Site in Dresden, Germany. The valley, extending for some 20 kilometres and passing through the Dresden Basin and the city of Dresden, is one of two cultural landscapes along the Central European river Elbe. The value of this landscape lies in the fact that it includes the urban area as well as natural river banks and slopes.
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) is a biology research institute located in Dresden, Germany. It was founded in 1998 and was fully operational in 2000. 24 research groups work in molecular, cell, and developmental biology, supported by various facilities.
Waldschlösschen Bridge
The Waldschlösschen Bridge (German: Waldschlößchenbrücke or Waldschlösschenbrücke) is a bridge under construction across the river Elbe in Dresden. The bridge is intended to remedy inner-city traffic congestion. Its construction is highly controversial, as the Dresden Elbe Valley had been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site and UNESCO expressed strong concerns against the bridge, noting its intent to withdraw the World Heritage title if the bridge is built.
University Hospital Dresden
The University Hospital "Carl Gustav Carus", (Universitätsklinikum Dresden) is a statutory body of the Free State of Saxony and the largest hospital of the Saxon capital Dresden. It is the teaching hospital of the Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden). Until 1 October 1993, the Clinical Centre together with the Faculty of Medicine at the TU Dresden constituted the Medical Academy. In habitual language use, the abbreviation MedAk is still common.
Laubegast Niederpoyritz Ferry
The Laubegast Niederpoyritz Ferry is a passenger ferry across the Elbe river in Germany. It crosses between the districts of Laubegast and Niederpoyritz in the city of Dresden. The ferry service is operated by the Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB), Dresden's municipal transport authority. The service is maintained by one of the DVB's fleet of five passenger ferries. All the vessels are diesel propelled but of different designs. The oldest ferry dates from 1927 and the most recent from 2004.
Johannstadt Neustadt Ferry
The Johannstadt Neustadt Ferry is a passenger ferry across the Elbe river in Germany. It crosses between the districts of Johannstadt and Neustadt in the city of Dresden. The ferry service is operated by the Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB), Dresden's municipal transport authority. The service is maintained by one of the DVB's fleet of five passenger ferries. All the vessels are diesel propelled but of different designs. The oldest ferry dates from 1927 and the most recent from 2004.
Dresden Heath
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.
Orpheum Dresden
The Orpheum Dresden is an event hall, the oldest ballroom in the Äußere Neustadt district of Dresden, Germany.
Schloss Albrechtsberg (Dresden)
Albrechtsberg Castle is a Neoclassical castle above the Elbe river in the Loschwitz district of Dresden. It was erected in 1854 according to plans designed by the Prussian court and landscaping architect Adolf Lohse (1807–1867) at the behest of Prince Albert, younger brother of the Prussian king Frederick William IV.
Alte Kirche (Dresden-Leuben)
The Alte Kirche (Old Church) was the oldest church building in the Leuben district of the German city of Dresden, built in 1512 (though there has been a parish was first set up in Leuben in 1362). The main church was demolished in 1901 after the construction of the Himmelfahrtskirche, but the tower survives as a cultural monument.
Himmelfahrtskirche (Dresden)
The Himmelfahrtskirche (Church of the Ascension) is a Protestant church in the Leuben district of Dresden. It was designed by Karl Emil Scherz and completed in 1901, replacing the Alte Kirche. It is a listed monument.
Leuben
Leuben is a district of the German city of Dresden.
Erlöserkirche (Dresden)
The Erlöserkirche (Church of the Redeemer) was a Protestant Neo Gothic church building in Dresden. It was built by from 1878 to 1880 by Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel, wrecked in 1945 by bombing and finally demolished in 1961-62.
Trinitatiskirche (Dresden)
The Trinitatiskirche (Trinity Church) was a church building dedicated to the Holy Trinity in the Johannstadt district of Dresden. It was built from 1891 to 1893. The bombing raids of February 1945 completely burned down its aisle, badly damaged the main walls and parish hall, slightly damaged the bell tower and completely destroyed the roof and interior. The debris began to be removed in 1945 and the tower provisionally repaired in 1950.
Dresden Panometer
The Dresden Panometer is an attraction in Dresden, Germany. It is a panoramic painting inside a former gasometer, showing Dresden as it might have appeared in 1756, accompanied by an exhibition. The Panometer was created in 2006 by the Austrian-born artist Yadegar Asisi, who coined the name as a portmanteau of "panorama" and "gasometer". In 2003 he had opened a Panometer in Leipzig.
Landgraben (Dresden)
Landgraben (Dresden) is a river of Saxony, Germany.
Lockwitzbach
Lockwitzbach is a river of Saxony, Germany.
Prießnitz (Elbe)
Prießnitz (Elbe) is a river of Saxony, Germany.
Kreuzschule
The Kreuzschule in Dresden, (also known by its Latin name schola crucis) is the oldest surviving school in Dresden and one of the oldest in Germany. As early as 1300, a schoolmaster (Cunradus puerorum rector) was mentioned. It was founded as a grammar school for the singers of the capella sanctae crucis, now the Dresdner Kreuzchor. The school is now a Protestant Gymnasium, officially called Evangelisches Kreuzgymnasium.