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Kassberg

by King_Golo

Kassberg is Chemnitz's most beautiful residential area. It is a hill of some square kilometers with approximately 600 art nouveau houses. While the area suffered little damage during World War II, the long years of neglecting to renovate the houses during the socialist years and the massive "emigration" from Chemnitz to West German bundeslands are partly easily visible: Many buildings that would elsewhere be much sought-after are partly or completely empty. Beautiful facades crumble, windows are blind, gardens are overgrown with weeds. Chemnitz has lost 80.000 inhabitants after the collapse of the iron curtain - and so many apartments are empty that one can choose where to live.

A walk on Kassberg is highly recommended if you are into art nouveau architecture. The most remarkable building is a majolica-adorned house in Barbarossastraße 48-52. Other nice buildings are found more or less around every corner.

Kassberg is not Chemnitz's only art nouveau area - you can find similar buildings in Sonnenberg and Hilbersdorf as well, but in smaller numbers.