Bachviertel

The Bachviertel (in English: Bach Quarter), initially called "Viertel am Johannapark",[1] is a Wilhelminian-style residential area in the west of Leipzig's borough Mitte in Saxony, Germany.

The Bachviertel was built in the mid to late 19th century in the historic architectural style as an urban extension between Ferdinand-Lasalle-Strasse and Käthe-Kollwitz-Strasse and is considered to be particularly well preserved with its block development and its villas next to the Waldstraßenviertel.

[2] In particular, Leipzig's church music history is closely linked to the Bachviertel; it is home to the educational campus Forum Thomanum.

These were realized at the end of the 19th century in the parks Johannapark and King Albert (today part of the Clara-Zetkin-Park).

[1] The Bachviertel was built as a residential area with perimeter blocks, with occasional commercial space in the courtyards.

Among others, the following wealthy personalities, first and foremost publishers, who had villas built in the Bachviertel in the 19th century, are worth mentioning; from the 1990s onwards, the villas were often renovated with consideration for cultural heritage management:[1] Individual buildings around the Thomasschule and Alumnat are part of the international music education center Forum Thomanum.