Waldstraßenviertel

Waldstraßenviertel, is a neighbourhood in the north west of the centre of Leipzig in Saxony, Germany. It is considered one of the largest complete areas of Gründerzeit buildings in Europe and is therefore considered of important cultural and heritage status. Many of its buildings are therefore protected or listed.HistoryOriginally this area was forest and grassland.Famous PeopleNumerous famous people have lived in the Waldstraßenviertel, many of whom were musicians. Examples are: Albin Ackermann-Teubner, Samuel Josef Agnon, August Bebel, Max Beckmann, Georg Bötticher, Hans Driesch, Bernard Katz, Heinrich August Marschner, Georg Trexler, Auguste Schmidt.Albert Lortzing composed his opera "The Tsar and the woodworker" in a garden house in the Funkenburg.Gustav Mahler lived from 1887–1888 in number 12 Gustav-Adolf-Straße and wrote hist first symphony there among others.