4th route: In the footsteps of early Romanticism - “Enhanced Landscape Tharandt”
- 1:15 h
- 3.50 km
- 179 m
- 179 m
- 212 m
- 358 m
- 146 m
- Start: Roßmäßlerbau Tharandt, Campus of TU Dresden, Department of Forestry Sciences
- Destination: Roßmäßlerbau Tharandt, Campus of TU Dresden, Department of Forestry Sciences
The “Enhanced Landscape Tharandt” corresponded to the new ideas influenced by the Enlightenment of a landscape whose found naturalness was enhanced by careful human interventions. This new understanding of nature was a conscious departure from the courtly park designs of the Baroque.
The “Enhanced Landscape Tharandt” arose in the period of early Romanticism and sensibility, starting around 1792. It holds a special place compared to all other early such garden designs:
- In Tharandt there is already a medieval castle ruin, while in the other landscape parks artificial ruins were built in.
- The “Enhanced Landscape” included the place Tharandt itself, including its nearby natural surroundings.
- In Tharandt, for the first time, the lower nobility and the enlightened middle class, including the city’s citizens, became creators and preservers of their “Enhanced Landscape”.
Good to know
Pavements
- Unknown (4%)Street (15%)Gravel (1%)Trail (15%)Path (65%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
- On our hike, we set out in search of former viewpoints and sight lines. The path leads us over the Kirchsteig to the Mountain Church “Zum Heiligen Kreuz”. At the castle ruin we enjoy the panoramic view over the three Tharandt valleys. Afterwards we walk down to the Castle Pond View, the most frequent motif of Romantic painters. We follow the path into the Weißeritz valley slope nature reserve with the former “Holy Halls” and climb up to Mauerhammer with Heinrich's Corner and Cotta's Grave. The way back leads us past the Forest Botanical Garden of 1811.
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Loop Road
Equipment
- Sturdy footwear required.
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereAutobahn A4 to Wilsdruff junction, then follow signs to TharandtParkingParking spaces on the market square (Am Markt), Naturmarkt (Pienner Straße/Dresdner Straße), P+R at the station and Forest Campus TU Dresden (access from Dresdner Straße to the gatekeeper's house) as well as on Roßmäßlerstraße and at the primary school (Wilsdruffer Straße)Public transportationS-Bahn S3 Dresden-Tharandt-Freiberg, Regional Train RB30 Dresden-Zwickau or Regional Express RE3 Dresden-Hof to P+R Tharandt station (Fare zone Freital VVO)
Author
Dresden Elbland Redaktion
Organization
Dresden Elbland
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Places of interest along the way:
- Mountain Church “Zum Heiligen Kreuz”
- Castle Ruin
- Castle Pond View
- Holy Halls
- Heinrich's Corner
- Cotta's Grave
Safety guidelines
- Partly very narrow, rocky and steep paths
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