Pillnitz

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Pillnitz State capital Dresden Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 32 ″  N , 13 ° 52 ′ 27 ″  E
Height :	133  (110-340)  m
Incorporation :	July 1, 1950
Postal code :	01326
Area code :	0351
Location of the Pillnitz district in Dresden

Pillnitz is known for the castle of the same name

View over the royal vineyard and the Weinbergkirche towards Saxon Switzerland

The Elbe island near Pillnitz

Car ferry across the Elbe in Pillnitz

Pillnitz is a former suburb and today's district of Dresden in the Loschwitz district . It was incorporated in 1950. Together with Hosterwitz , Pillnitz forms the statistical district of Hosterwitz / Pillnitz .

Pillnitz has been preserved in its entire structure as a village, belongs to the Elbe Valley area of the Saxon wine-growing region and is located on the right bank of the Elbe about 15 km upstream from the city center. The district, to which other villages, for example Hosterwitz and Söbrigen , belong, had a population of 3407 at the end of 2009.

Pillnitz achieved national fame through its castle and the associated park with the Pillnitz camellia . In 1920, the textile artists Max Wislicenus and Wanda Bibrowicz, who are dedicated to picture knitting , set up the Pillnitz workshops for art weaving and picture knitting, which existed until the Second World War in the complex, which is embedded in large green spaces over the Elbe bank . To interesting destinations also include the location among the vineyards Vineyard Church .

history

General

The Slavic colonization and conquest of today's German area set at the beginning of the 7th century of Bohemia from the immigration of the Sorbs in the potentially time only sparsely populated Dresden Basin one. Numerous new foundations arose here, including the Pillnitz settlement. The reasons for settling here are mainly to be found in the fact that the Elbe served as a transport link on the one hand and provided food (fish) on the other. In addition, there was the fertile soil in this area, which was used for agriculture. The place name "Pillnitz" itself refers to the Slavic foundation.

Pillnitz was first mentioned in a document in 1335 under the name "Belennewitz" and in 1350 under the name "Belanicz". In 1335, a "Ludewicus de Belennitz" appeared as the first landlord mentioned in a document. Further sources for this period are not yet known. It was not until 1403 that a further source was found following a transfer of the Pillnitz property by Margrave Wilhelm von Meißen to the wife of Heinrich von Karass. In this document, viticulture around Pillnitz, fishing, the Meixgrund with its mill and two manors are mentioned for the first time.

Pillnitz Castle

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present

View of the "Fischerhaus", a half-timbered house built in the 18th century on August-Böckstiegel- Strasse

In 1839, on the basis of the Saxon rural community code of 1838 , community leaders and community committees, i.e. H. its own municipal administration set up. In the 19th century Pillnitz developed into a destination for the citizens of Dresden. Due to the construction of the steamboat landing stage , there was an influx, z. B. Carl Gustav Carus . Numerous excursion restaurants attracted visitors, who from 1903 also came to Pillnitz by tram. On June 25, 1924, Pillnitz Palace and Park came into state ownership.

During the Second World War, the Bergpalais and the palace chapel served as storage sites for part of the picture gallery . Immediately after the Second World War, Pillnitz Castle served as a central collection depot for the art objects confiscated by the Trophy Commission for a few months before they were transported to the Soviet Union. On July 1, 1950, the community of Pillnitz was incorporated into Dresden; the Pillnitz town hall, which has been in use since 1925, went to the Stadtsparkasse Dresden . Until 1962, the Dresden State Art Collections used the palace as an exhibition space. The Kunstgewerbemuseum has been located in the Wasser- und Bergpalais since 1962.

After the upheavals of 1989/90, a lot was restored in Pillnitz. The camellia house was rebuilt.

Today, due to their beauty and history, Pillnitz Castle and Park are a popular excursion destination for Dresden residents and tourists from all over the world. A large number of classical concerts take place annually in front of the historical backdrop. Pillnitz is also an integral part of the Elbhangfest.

Pillnitz is home to the Institute for Fruit Breeding, a sub-institute of the Julius Kühn Institute that deals with fruit breeding and maintenance. The Institute for Fruit Breeding also runs the German Fruit Genebank , which collects the genetic makeup of all types of fruit native to Germany.

Attractions

Natural monuments

• Oak on Schöpsdamm with a chest height of 8.40 m (2016).

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Pillnitz
• Pillnitzer Declaration

literature

• Hans-Günther Hartmann: Pillnitz - castle, park and village. Hermann Böhlaus successor. Weimar 1996, ISBN 978-3-7400-0995-3 .
• Dresdner Heide, Pillnitz, Radeberger Land (= values ​​of our homeland . Volume 27). 1st edition. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1976.
• Alfred Meiche : From the fishing village to the royal castle. A walk through the history of Pillnitz. In: Communications of the Landesverein Sächsischer Heimatschutz Volume XVI, Issue 1–2 / 1927, Dresden 1927, pp. 1–25.

Web links

Commons : Pillnitz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on Pillnitz on die-infoseiten.de
• Pillnitz in the Stadtwiki Dresden
• Local association Pillnitz eV
• Pillnitz in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
• Literature about Pillnitz in the Saxon Bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ^ Entry in the directory of monumental oaks . Retrieved January 10, 2017