List of streets and squares in Altstadt I (Dresden)

Location of the old town I district in Dresden

View of the old town I district to the left of the Elbe from the plane

The list of streets and squares in the old town I describes the road system in the Dresden district Old Town I with the corresponding historical references. Cultural monuments in the district Old Town I are in the list of cultural monuments in the old town I listed.

In the district of Altstadt I are the districts of Innere Altstadt , (northern) Pirnaische Vorstadt , Seevorstadt and (inner) Wilsdruffer Vorstadt . This is surrounded by the 26th Ring , and several federal highways meet there. The north-south axis in the form of St. Petersburger Strasse ( Bundesstrasse 170 ), from which the Bürgerwiese branches off at Georgplatz, plays a central role . In the north-west of the district, federal road 173 also meets federal road 6 , which crosses the Elbe in the course of the Marienbrücke . Further Elbe crossings starting from Old Town I are the Augustus Bridge and the Carolabrücke . The easternmost and uppermost inner-city Elbe bridge, the Albert Bridge , on the other hand, begins in Old Town II .

In total, there are currently (as of March 2013) 132 named streets and 26 named squares in Old Town I, which are listed in the following list.

Legend

The following table gives an overview of the streets and squares in the district as well as some related information. In detail these are:

• Name / Location: Current designation of the street or the place as well as under 'Location' a coordinate link via which the street or the place can be displayed on various map services. The geoposition indicates approximately the middle of the street.
• Length / dimensions in meters: The length information contained in the overview are overview values rounded up or down according to mathematical rules , which were determined in Google Earth with the local scale. They are more for comparison purposes and, if official values ​​are known, are exchanged and marked separately. For squares, the dimensions are shown in the form a × b. The addition “in the district” or “in the district” indicates how long the street is within the city / district, provided it runs through several city / districts.
• Name origin: origin or reference of the name.
• Year of naming: Time at which the street was given its current name (if known).
• Notes: Further information on nearby institutions, the history of the street, historical names, monuments, etc.
• Image: Photo of the street.

Street directory

Name / location	Length / dimensions	Origin of name	Year of designation	Remarks	image
Akademiestrasse location		Surgical-Medicinal Academy , early medical training center in Dresden	1829	The Surgical and Medicinal Academy, forerunner of the Medical Academy and the Dresden University Hospital , was housed in the Kurländer Palais from 1814 to 1864 . There is no reference to the nearby Dresden Art Academy , which was only established in 1894 .	more pictures
Alfred-Althus-Straße location		Alfred Althus (1888–1943), Dresden anti-fascist resistance fighter		Alfred-Althus-Straße connects Wettiner and Freiberger Platz and was called Stiftstraße before the Second World War.	more pictures
Altmarkt location		Old market place		The Altmarkt emerged as an almost square square in the center of the medieval German city and was mentioned in 1370 as "circulus", 1400 as "Margt", 1410 as "Ring" and 1452 as "forum". He has had the addition "Alt-" (originally "Der Alte Markt") since the Neumarkt was built in the middle of the 16th century.	more pictures
Location at the main train station		Located at Dresden Central Station , the largest passenger train station in Dresden, opened in 1898		The street Am Hauptbahnhof is part of the federal highway 170 . Fritz-Löfflerstrasse joins to the south and St. Petersburger Strasse to the north .
Ammonstrasse location		Christoph Friedrich von Ammon (1766–1850), court preacher in Dresden	1855	The Ammonstraße is in sections part of the federal highway 173 and part of the 26er Ring . The Wiener Platz tunnel connects to the southeast and Könneritzstraße to the north . Ammon had his summer residence on this street.	more pictures
At the Queckbrunnen location		Location at the Queckbrunnen , one of the oldest fountains in Dresden, first mentioned in a document in 1461			more pictures
Location at the shooting range		Location at the shooting house , built in 1767 in Baroque style as a clubhouse for target shooters	1830		more pictures
At the lake location		Location on the Neuer See, a body of water that has long since been drained		The new pond / lake, also called Unterer See, was one of the two namesake of Seestrasse , Seetor and Seevorstadt . It stretched between today's streets Am See and Wallstraße from Postplatz to Dippoldiswalder Platz .	more pictures
At the Zwingerteich location		Location on the Zwingerteich , a body of water in the kennel complex		The street Am Zwingerteich is part of the ring around the inner old town .	more pictures
At the Frauenkirche location		Located at the Frauenkirche , a baroque Lutheran church, completed in 1743, rebuilt from 1994 to 2005 after being destroyed in 1945			more pictures
At the Duchess Garden location		Location on Der Herzogin Garten , a historic garden	1840		more pictures
At the Kreuzkirche location		Location at the Kreuzkirche , the main Protestant church in Dresden			more pictures
Location on the wall		Location on the Dresden city wall			more pictures
Annenstrasse location		Electress Anna (1532–1585), wife of Elector August of Saxony	1858	Named because of its location at the Church of St. Anne named after the Electress .	more pictures
Antonsplatz location		Anton the Kind (1755–1836), King of Saxony	1828	The area that had not been built after the rubble was cleared was largely built over again from 2015 to 2019.	more pictures
Augustusbrücke location		August the Strong (1670–1733), Elector of Saxony since 1694, King of Poland since 1697		The Augustus Bridge and its forerunners are the oldest and only fixed Elbe crossing in Dresden until the 19th century. It connects the Schlossplatz and the Neustädter Markt .	more pictures
Augustusstrasse location		August the Strong (1670–1733), Elector of Saxony since 1694, King of Poland since 1697			more pictures
Bernhard-von-Lindenau-Platz location		Bernhard von Lindenau (1779–1854), lawyer and scholar, Saxon State Minister, honorary citizen of Dresden			more pictures
Blochmannstrasse location		Rudolf Sigismund Blochmann (1784–1871), engineer, creator of gas lighting in Dresden	1874		more pictures
Blüherstrasse location		Bernhard Blüher (1864–1938), Lord Mayor of Dresden 1915–1931	1931	Location at the Blüherpark	more pictures
Breslauer Strasse location		Breslau , the Polish twin city of Dresden since 1959
Brühlsche Gasse location		Palais Brühl , built after 1737, demolished in 1900	1882		more pictures
Brühlscher Garten location		Location at the Brühlschen Garten , a partially preserved historical garden
Brühl's terrace location		Heinrich von Brühl (1700–1763), Prime Minister from 1746 to 1763			more pictures
Budapester Strasse location		Budapest , capital of Hungary		The Budapester Straße is in sections part of the federal highway 173 and partly runs on the bridge Budapester Straße .	more pictures
Bürgerwiese location		Located on the Bürgerwiese , the oldest green area in Dresden		At its northern end, Bürgerweise meets Bundesstraße 170 at Georgplatz , and Parkstraße joins it to the south .	more pictures
Carolabrücke location		Queen Carola (1833–1907), wife of King Albert of Saxony		The Carolabrücke is the busiest inner-city Elbe bridge and part of the federal highway 170 . It connects the Rathenau- with the Carolaplatz .	more pictures
Chiaverigasse location		Gaetano Chiaveri (1689–1770), Italian architect in Dresden	2007		more pictures
Devrientstrasse location		Emil Devrient (1803–1872), actor at the Dresden Court Theater	1898	The Devrientstraße is in sections part of the federal highway 6 .	more pictures
Dippoldiswalder Platz location		Dippoldiswalde , city near Dresden	1830		more pictures
Dr.-Külz-Ring location		Wilhelm Külz (1875–1948), Lord Mayor of Dresden 1931–1933		The Dr.-Külz-Ring is part of the ring around the inner old town with the Waisenhausstraße leading in the opposite direction .	more pictures
Dürerstrasse location		Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), painter, draftsman and engraver	1873		more pictures
Ehrlichstrasse location		Johann Georg Ehrlich (1676–1743), businessman, councilor in Dresden and founder	1873		more pictures
Falkenstrasse location		Falkenhof, 1606–1720 seat of the electoral falconry	1856		more pictures
Feldgasse location		Field on the edge of the suburb of the lake
Ferdinandplatz location		Ferdinand IV. (1835–1908), Grand Duke of Tuscany, consort of Princess Anna of Saxony	1861		more pictures
Ferdinandstrasse location		Ferdinand IV. (1835–1908), Grand Duke of Tuscany, consort of Princess Anna of Saxony	1856
Frauenstrasse location		Frauenkirche , baroque Lutheran church, completed in 1743, rebuilt from 1994 to 2005 after being destroyed in 1945	1862		more pictures
Freiberger Platz location		Freiberg , city in Saxony			more pictures
Freiberger Strasse location		Freiberg , city in Saxony			more pictures
Friesengasse location	40	Franz Gemachreich, called Friese, electoral Fourier , builder of the first houses on this area	16th Century	Friesengasse was initially between Landhausstrasse and Moritzstrasse. With the widening of König-Johann-Strasse in the course of the reconstruction to Ernst-Thälmann-Strasse, a dead end remained from Landhausstrasse which ended in a square (15 × 15 m²) at the Hungarian restaurant "Szeged". With the redesign around Neumarkt, the new corner house was created on Landhausstrasse. Due to its location, there is a bend in the house block at Wilsdruffer Strasse 4 (Szegedhaus). In the 1840 address book, Friesengasse (Altst.) With the houses 1–8 is included. There was also the side street of the " Pirnaische Gasse ". It was called Landhausgäßchen , on the east side of which was the west wing of the estate and opposite a five-story residential building Landhausgäßchen 1.	more pictures
Galeriestrasse location		Dresdner Gemäldegalerie , one of the world's most renowned painting collections	1862	Before that, Windische Gasse . The picture gallery was housed in the nearby Johanneum (today's Dresden Transport Museum ) from 1747 to 1855 .	more pictures
Georgplatz location		Georg (1832–1904), King of Saxony 1902–1904	1871	At Georgplatz, the Bürgerwiese (former federal highway 172 ) meets federal highway 170 .	more pictures
Georg-Treu-Platz location		Georg Treu (1843–1921), first director of the Albertinum's sculpture collection			more pictures
Gewandhausstrasse location		Gewandhaus , old warehouse of the Dresden draperies, hotel since 1967	1840		more pictures
Great Plauensche Strasse location		Plauen , a district of Dresden incorporated in 1903		As a result of the new urban development in GDR times after the destruction of the Second World War, the street is now significantly shorter. The Plauensche Platz as its former end and the formerly parallel Kleine Plauensche Gasse are built over.	more pictures
Grunaer Strasse location		Gruna , district of Dresden incorporated in 1901	1864		more pictures
Green street location		Green foliage color of the trees in the gardens of adjoining houses	1867		more pictures
Güntzplatz location		Justus Friedrich Güntz (1801–1875), editor of the Dresdner Anzeiger and founder	1881		more pictures
Güntzstrasse location		Justus Friedrich Güntz (1801–1875), editor of the Dresdner Anzeiger and founder		Güntzstraße is part of the 26er Ring . Sachsenallee connects to the north and Lennéstraße to the south.	more pictures
Güterbahnhofstrasse location		Dresden-Altstadt freight yard, central Dresden freight yard	1870		more pictures
Hans-Dankner-Strasse location		Hans Dankner (1908–1945 in Dachau concentration camp), Dresden anti-fascist resistance fighter			more pictures
Hasenberg location		Bastion Hasenberg, a defense system of the Dresden fortress			more pictures
Helmut-Schön-Allee location		Helmut Schön (1915–1996), Dresden football player, national coach 1964–1978, world champion 1974	2010	This northwest extension of the main avenue outside the Great Garden past the Dynamo football stadium to the German Hygiene Museum was previously also called Hauptallee .	more pictures
Herbert-Wehner-Platz location		Herbert Wehner (1906–1990), German politician, chairman of the SPD parliamentary group (1969–1983)	2001
Hertha-Lindner-Strasse location		Herta Lindner (1920–1943), anti-fascist resistance fighter from Dresden			more pictures
Jahnstrasse location		Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778–1852), founder of the German gymnastics movement	1894		more pictures
Jakobsgasse location		Jacobshospital , one of the three large hospitals in old Dresden	1845
Josephinenstrasse location		Electress Maria Josepha (1699–1757), wife of Elector Friedrich August II of Saxony	1865		more pictures
Jüdenhof location		Jüdenhof, Dresden synagogue from 1268 to 1411			more pictures
Chancellery location		Chancellery , Dresden's oldest administrative building, completed in 1567, destroyed in 1945, rebuilt in 1998			more pictures
Kleine Brüdergasse location		Barefoot brothers from the Dresden Franciscan monastery , first mentioned in 1272, secularized as a result of the Reformation		The former parallel street Große Brüdergasse no longer exists due to overbuilding in the 1960s.	more pictures
Kleine Kirchgasse location		Kreuzkirche , the main Protestant church in Dresden
Kleine Packhofstrasse location		Packhof , Dresden warehouse and customs office	1840		more pictures
Könneritzstrasse location		Leonce von Könneritz (1835–1890), Saxon finance minister, promoter of the railway industry	1894	The Könneritzstraße is part of the 26er Ring and in sections part of the federal highway 6 and the federal highway 173 . The Marienbrücke connects to the northeast and Ammonstraße to the south.	more pictures
Kramergasse location		Kramer, a dealer			more pictures
Kreuzstrasse location		Kreuzkirche , the main Protestant church in Dresden	1862		more pictures
Landhausstrasse location		Landhaus , meeting place of the Saxon estates from 1776 to 1909	1859		more pictures
Laurinstrasse location		Caroline Amalie Laurin (1798–1881), benefactor and benefactor in Dresden	1898		more pictures
Liliengasse location		Inn to the three lilies	1840		more pictures
Lindengasse location		Linden trees in the garden of the Moszinska Palace	1840		more pictures
Lingnerallee location		Karl August Lingner (1861–1916), industrialist, hygienist and benefactor, honorary citizen of the city			more pictures
Lingnerplatz location		Karl August Lingner (1861–1916), industrialist, hygienist and benefactor, honorary citizen of the city			more pictures
Lothringer Strasse location		Lorraine , region in north-eastern France	1880	The street was named in memory of the successes of the German Army in Lorraine during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71.	more pictures
Malergäßchen location		Malersaal , half-timbered house, built in 1739, demolished in 1902
Marienbrücke location		Crown Princess Maria Anna (1843–1884), wife of the Saxon Crown Prince and later King Georg	1852	The Marienbrücke is the lowest of the four inner city Elbe bridges. It is part of the federal highway 6 . The Könneritzstraße connects to the southeast and Antonstraße to the northeast .	more pictures
Marienstrasse location		Queen Maria Anna (1805–1877), wife of King Friedrich August II of Saxony	1835	The Marienstraße is part of the ring around the inner old town .	more pictures
Mary-Wigman-Strasse location		Mary Wigman (1886–1973), Dresden dancer and dance teacher	1991	southern section of the former Beuststrasse , 1962–1991 Anton-Saefkow- Strasse	more pictures
Maternistraße location		Maternihospital , one of the three large hospitals in old Dresden	1861		more pictures
Mathildenstrasse location		Princess Mathilde (1863–1933), sister of King Friedrich August III. of Saxony	1863		more pictures
Maxstrasse location		Prinz-Max-Palais , Dresdner Palais, built in 1742, demolished in 1890	1877		more pictures
Moritzgasse location		Moritz (1521–1553), Elector of Saxony 1547–1553			more pictures
Mosczinskystrasse location		Mosczinsky-Palais , baroque palace, built until 1744, demolished in 1871	1849		more pictures
Münzgasse location		Mint Dresden , electoral or royal Saxon mint from 1556 to 1887	1849		more pictures
New terrace location		Younger continuation of the Brühl Terrace			more pictures
Neumarkt location		New market place	1552		more pictures
Ostra-Allee location		Ostra , former village, later Vorwerk in the Friedrichstadt district		The Ostra-Allee is in sections part of the ring around the inner old town .	more pictures
East bank location		Small east enclosure , a former orchard	1900	The Ostra-Ufer is in sections part of the federal highway 6 .	more pictures
Palm Street location		Inn to the palm tree	1850		more pictures
Pestalozzistraße location		Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746–1827), Swiss educator and social reformer	1872		more pictures
Pfarrgasse location		Parish houses of clergymen of the Kreuzkirche			more pictures
Pillnitzer Strasse location		Pillnitz , a district of Dresden incorporated in 1950	1859		more pictures
Pirnaischer Platz location		Pirnaisches Tor , a city gate to the Dresden fortress	1830		more pictures
Pirnaische Strasse location		Pirna , city near Dresden	1859	After the war-torn area had been overbuilt during the GDR era, the road was re-established after 1990.	more pictures
Polishing street location		Polishing mill at Weißeritzmühlgraben , built in 1712, destroyed in 1945	1893		more pictures
Postplatz location		Post office , built until 1832, demolished in 1952	1865		more pictures
Prager Strasse location		Prague , capital of the Czech Republic	1851		more pictures
Räcknitzstrasse location		Räcknitz , district of Dresden incorporated in 1902	1849		more pictures
Rampische Strasse location		Ramwoltitz , deserted area in today's Johannstadt	1839		more pictures
Rathausplatz location		New town hall , seat of the Dresden city administration, built until 1910			more pictures
Rathenauplatz location		Walther Rathenau (1867–1922), industrialist, politician and writer			more pictures
Reitbahnstraße location		Riding arena of a unit of the Saxon Army	1858		more pictures
Rietschelstrasse location		Ernst Rietschel (1804–1861), sculptor, professor at the Dresden Art Academy	1874		more pictures
Ringstrasse location		Ringstrasse around the inner old town			more pictures
Ritzenbergstrasse location		Ferdinand Eduard Theodor von Ritzenberg († 1849), manor owner and founder	1898		more pictures
Röhrhofsgasse location		Röhrhof , operation for drilling and storing tube runs	1845
Rosenstrasse location		Inn with a rose in the sign	1878		more pictures
Rosmaringasse location		Rosemary , evergreen subshrub from the mint family			more pictures
Roßbachstrasse location		Arwed Roßbach (1844–1902), German architect	2012	Before the renaming, the street was the western part of Florian-Geyer-Straße, which was interrupted by Sachsenplatz .
Sachsenplatz location		Kingdom of Saxony	1877		more pictures
Salzgasse location		Salt boiler and storage house, built in 1587			more pictures
St. Petersburg street location		St. Petersburg , the Russian twin city of Dresden since 1961		St. Petersburger Strasse is in sections part of the ring around the inner old town and part of Bundesstrasse 170 . The Carolabrücke connects to the north and the Am Hauptbahnhof street to the south .	more pictures
Scheffelgasse location		Scheffel , old room measure for bulk goods
Schießgasse location		Dresden bird shooting , from 1577 organized by the shooting guild	1898		more pictures
Schlossplatz location		Residenzschloss Dresden , a palace built from an existing castle around 1200, former residence of the Wettins	1830		more pictures
Schlossstrasse location		Residenzschloss Dresden , a palace built from an existing castle around 1200, former residence of the Wettins	1858		more pictures
Schössergasse location		Officials , late medieval and early modern tax collectors			more pictures
Schreibergasse location		Schreiber, until the 16th century for older students from the Kreuzschule			more pictures
Schuhmachergasse location		Shoemaker , old craft	1862		more pictures
Schulgasse location		Kreuzschule , the oldest still existing school in Dresden
Schulgutstrasse location		Schulgut , part of the Ehrlich Foundation founded in 1743	1864
Schützengasse location		Shooters in the shooting range	1840		more pictures
Schützenplatz location		Shooters in the shooting range	1851		more pictures
Schweriner Strasse location		Schwerin , capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania			more pictures
Seestrasse location		Old lake, meanwhile long drained water	1858	The Alte Teich / See, also called the Oberer See, was one of the two namesake of Seestrasse , Seetor and Seevorstadt .	more pictures
Seidnitzer Strasse location		Seidnitz , district of Dresden incorporated in 1902	1866		more pictures
Seilergasse location		Ropeway , device for making ropes
Sidonienstraße location		Princess Sidonie (1834–1862), daughter of King John of Saxony	1855		more pictures
Sophienstrasse location		Sophia (1568–1622), wife of Elector Christian I of Saxony	1840	Location at the Sophienkirche , built in 1351, demolished in 1962/63	more pictures
Sporergasse location		Sporer , old craft			more pictures
Steinstrasse location		Sandstone , rock widespread in the Dresden area ( Elbe Sandstone Mountains ), was often used as a building material	1871		more pictures
Sternplatz location		Golden Star Inn	1873		more pictures
Strasbourg square location		Strasbourg , French twin city of Dresden since 1990			more pictures
Struvestraße location		Friedrich Adolph August Struve (1781–1840), pharmacist in Dresden, inventor of the artificial mineral water	1847		more pictures
Taschenberg location		Location on Taschenberg , a former elevation in the area of ​​the castle			more pictures
Terrassengasse location		Brühlsche Terrasse , part of the Dresden fortifications , architectural ensemble	1853		more pictures
Terrace bank location		Brühlsche Terrasse , part of the Dresden fortifications , architectural ensemble	1879	The terrace bank is in sections part of the ring around the inner old town .	more pictures
Theaterplatz location		Royal Court Theater , the predecessor of the Semper Opera House opened in 1841, burned out and demolished in 1869	1840		more pictures
Theaterstrasse location		Royal Court Theater , the predecessor of the Semper Opera House opened in 1841, burned out and demolished in 1869			more pictures
Töpferstrasse location		Pottery , old craft	1883		more pictures
Trompeterstrasse location		Trompeterschlösschen , old Dresden hotel and restaurant, destroyed in 1945	1874		more pictures
Tuchmachergasse location		Cloth maker , old craft		The Tuchmachergasse is not named in numerous older city maps and sometimes also shown under the name Quergasse or Quergäßchen.
Tzschirnerplatz location		Samuel Erdmann Tzschirner (1812–1870), lawyer, member of the Saxon provisional government (1849)			more pictures
Vitzthumstrasse location		Rudolf Vitzthum von Apolda (1572–1639), founder of the Dresden Vitzthum grammar school	1903
Waisenhausstrasse location		Municipal orphanage , built in 1764, demolished in 1903	1840	Waisenhausstraße is part of the ring around the inner old town with the Dr.-Külz-Ring, which runs in the opposite direction .	more pictures
Wallstrasse location		Dresden ramparts	1828		more pictures
Walpurgisstrasse location		Maria Antonia Walpurgis (1724–1780), wife of Elector Friedrich Christian of Saxony	1860
Webergasse location		Weber , old craft			more pictures
Weinligstrasse location		Albert Christian Weinlig (1812–1873), Ministerial Director, promoter of Saxon industry	1873
White alley location		White in the sense of bright			more pictures
Wettiner Platz location		Wettiner , Saxon ruling family	1898		more pictures
Wiener Platz location		Vienna , capital of Austria	1903	The Wiener Platz tunnel crosses under Wiener Platz in an east-west direction.	more pictures
Wiener Strasse location		Vienna , capital of Austria	1858	Wiener Straße is in sections part of the 26er Ring .	more pictures
Wilsdruffer Strasse location		Wilsdruff , city near Dresden	1858		more pictures
Zahnsgasse location		Zahn , Dresden bourgeois family in the Middle Ages
Ziegelstrasse location		Ratsziegelscheune, factory for the production of bricks	1884		more pictures
Zinzendorfstrasse location		Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700–1760), founder of the Moravian Brethren	1892		more pictures
Circus street location		Circus , entertainment company	1864		more pictures

literature

• Adolf Hantzsch : Name book of the streets and squares of Dresden (=  messages of the Society for the History of Dresden . No. 17, 18 ). Verlaghandlung Wilhelm Baensch, Dresden 1905 ( digitized version ).

Web links

• Themed city map of Dresden

Individual evidence

1. ^ Friesengasse in the Dresden City Wiki
2. ↑ das-neue-dresden.de: Szegedhaus
3. ^ Dresden address handbook 1840 : List of all houses and their owners in alphabetical order of the streets or squares, together with the new street and cadastral numbers
4. ^ Address and business manual of the royal capital and residence city of Dresden 1860: Address and business manual of the royal capital and residence city of Dresden 1860 . Section II. Proof of occupancy of the houses in alphabetical order of the streets, p. 314.
5. ↑ Article Mary-Wigman-Strasse in Stadtwiki Dresden

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