Hellerau

thumb|280px|Villa Sonneck, Hellerau, 1921 thumb|280px|Deutsche Werkstatten, Hellerau thumb|280px|Festspielhaus, Hellerau Hellerau is a northern quarter (Stadtteil) in the city of Dresden, Germany, slightly south of Dresden Airport. It was the first garden city in Germany. The northern section of Hellerau absorbed the village of Klotzsche, where some 18th century buildings remain.

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German place.image_photo: Dresden-Hellerau1.jpg
German place.type: Quarter
German place.City: Dresden
German place.state: Saxony
German place.district: urban
German place.borough: Klotzsche
German place.area: 10.69
German place.population: 6335
German place.population_as_of: 2020-12-31
German place.licence: DD
German place.plantext: Location of the quarter of Hellerau in Dresden
German place.image_plan: Dresden gemarkungen Hellerau.png

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Wikidata facts

Area: 10.69
Elevation: 212
Image: Dresden Hellerau Festspielhaus 0906.jpg
Dialing code: 0351

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Commons category: Hellerau
postal code: 01109
inception: 1909-01-01
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native label: Hellerau

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Origins
Pattern
Festspielhaus
Notable residents
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==Origins== Based on the ideas of Ebenezer Howard, businessman Karl Schmidt-Hellerau founded Hellerau near Dresden in 1909. The idea was to create an organic, planned community. Several well-known architects participated in its construction, including Richard Riemerschmid, Heinrich Tessenow, Hermann Muthesius, Kurt Frick, Georg Metzendorf, Wilhelm Kreis and Bruno Paul.