Friedrichstadt (Dresden)

A factory district in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is known as the home of the founders of the artistic association known as Die Brücke.

[2] Once known as Ostra, a Sorbian village going back to the year 1206, it was then turned into a manor farm for the elector's residence in Dresden.

The plight of the factory workers in this area became a common theme in the works of the artists of Die Brücke, who set up a studio in a former cobbler's shop.

[3] A former cigarette factory built in 1907, now office building and restaurant/biergarten with an excellent view of the Dresden skyline.

The final resting place of many famous Dresdeners as well as a number of victims of the Nazis.