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The Keppgrund is a wooded side valley of the River Elbe between
''Dresdner Stadtteile''. Retrieved 23 September 2022. In the lower part of the Keppgrund is the Keppmühle, a former"Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Museum"
''Dresden und Sachsen Landeskunde & Reiseführer''. Retrieved 23 September 2022. A plaque was placed on the building in 1963 to commemorate his visits.
The Keppgrund is a wooded side valley of the River Elbe between Loschwitz
Loschwitz is a borough ('' Stadtbezirk'') of Dresden, Germany, incorporated in 1921. It consists of ten quarters (''Stadtteile''):
Loschwitz is a villa quarter located at the slopes north of the Elbe river. At the top of the hillside is the quar ...
and Pillnitz
Pillnitz is a quarter in the east of Dresden, Germany. It can be reached by bus, ship, walking along the river or by bicycle. Pillnitz is most famous for its Baroque palace and park, the Pillnitz Castle.
Pillnitz Palace consists of the Riversid ...
, near Dresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...
in Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
, Germany. It is part of the conservation area ''Elbhänge Dresden – Pirna''. The Keppbach, a brook rising in the Schönfeld Upland The Schönfeld Upland (german: Schönfelder Hochland) is a plateau in Dresden. It is named after Schönfeld, the district of Dresden in the middle of the plateau. Up to 1950, when Pillnitz was incorporated into Dresden, the upland was known as the ...
and about long, flows through the valley into the Elbe."Keppgrund"''Dresdner Stadtteile''. Retrieved 23 September 2022. In the lower part of the Keppgrund is the Keppmühle, a former
watermill
A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ...
, the only one remaining of four mills that were here in 1721. It is thought there was a mill on the site in the 12th century; the present half-timbered building dates from 1781. By the 19th century the Keppgrund had become a popular place for excursions, and a restaurant opened at the Keppmühle. Milling ceased in 1902, and the restaurant closed in 1984.
The composer Carl Maria von Weber lived nearby, during summer months in the 1820s, in , at that time a vine-growing village, now a part of Dresden. He often took evening walks through the Keppgrund and visited the Keppmühle.''Dresden und Sachsen Landeskunde & Reiseführer''. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
See also
*Dresden Elbe Valley
The Dresden Elbe Valley is a cultural landscape and former World Heritage Site stretching along the Elbe river in Dresden, the state capital of Saxony, Germany. The valley, extending for some and passing through the Dresden Basin, is one of two m ...
* Carl Maria von Weber Museum
The Carl Maria von Weber Museum is a cultural site in Dresden, in Saxony, Germany. The composer Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826) lived here during part of his career; the house is now a museum about his life and work.
History Weber in Hosterwi ...
References
{{Reflist Geography of Dresden Valleys of Saxony Forests and woodlands of Saxony