Pillnitz
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Pillnitz is a city quarter of Dresden, Germany.
The most known sight of this quarter is the castle in Japanese style. The quarter is situated in the east of Dresden, rather a long way from the innercity. It can be reached by bus, ship, walking along the river or with bicycles.
The park around the little castle was founded in 1539 by building the castle church. Later the buildings were changed in Baroque and Japanese style and the first church was broken down. Once the facilities were a gift to Gräfin Cosel, one of the many women of August the strong. Around 1724 the facilities received some French style.
In 1791 Pillnitz wrote European history with the Pillnitz declaration. The European empires declared to give the French King more power and this way to attack the results of the French revolution. In France this was seen as declaration of war.
As well as others, Radebeul for example, the quarter is used for Dresdens wine production also. In 2002 during the millennium flood in Dresden it was one of the most affected. All damages were repaired already anyway.
In the castle park there are for example an orange tree house and a tree which is centuries old and shows hundres of wonderful blooms sometimes.
Also there are a lot of other seldom plants, but don´t mix it with the Dresden Botanic Garden, it is mainly just a park and the castle and smaller museums about royality and industry life in some Dresden districts.
For travellers: Walking and bicycle are most recommended (a nice trip indeed, through villa quarters which are not so known but really beautiful) because with the ship you really should go farther to Saxon Switzerland.
See also: Festung Königstein, Blue Wonder