Green walls in Northern Saxony

There were many wooden trellises here with ‘traditional’ – that is, vertical – slats for vines, but there were also often trellises with horizontal wires.

Grapevines in Ritterstraße in D - 04874 Belgern / Elbe, Saxony, 1915

Weinstöcke in der Ritterstraße von D - 04874 Belgern / Elbe, Sachsen, 1915

Arzberg

A portal covered in vines at Schloßstraße 19 in Triestewitz / D - 04868 Arzberg, 1952, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Möbius, Walter)

Bad Düben

Greenery on the market square in D - 04849 Bad Düben; presumably grapevines, given the slender stems, c. 1910

Beilrode

Gable decorated with vines in D - 04886 Beilrode, c. 1925

Belgern-Schildau

Based on a painting: Vertical garden on the market square in Belgern / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1900 or earlier

Vines on horizontal wires to the right of the town hall in Belgern / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1905

Enlargement of the previous photograph: Vines on horizontal wires to the right of the town hall in Belgern / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1905

Wine arbour at the market in Belgern / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, 1906, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vines (probably trained on wires) in Belgern / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, 1906, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Colourised version of the previous photograph: grapevines (probably trained on wires) in Belgern / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, 1906

Houses with vines on Elbstraße in Belgern / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, 1906, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Colourised version of the previous photograph: Houses with vines on Elbstraße in Belgern / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, 1906

Vines in Ritterstraße, Belgern / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, 1915, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Houses with vines on Elbstraße in Belgern / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1960

Houses with vines in Belgern / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1928

A row of houses with grapevines, horizontal wires and small wall eyelets or similar (on the right) in Belgern / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1932, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Möbius, Walter)

Houses with vines on Wilhelmsplatz in Schildau / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, circa 1910

Vines on Langestraße in Schildau / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1910

Houses with vines on Wilhelmstraße in Schildau / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1915

Vine trellises in Schildau / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1920

House-side planting with vines in Bockwitz / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1910

A close-up of the previous photograph; the vine leaves and grapes are more clearly visible. Vertical gardening with vines in Bockwitz / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1910

Landscaping in Staritz / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, 1904, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Wine arbour at the Gasthof zu Wohlau / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, 1904, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Source 12

Wine arbour at the ‘Zur guten Quelle’ inn in Kobershain / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1920

Greenery (probably a vine trellis) at the vicarage in Kobershain, D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1920

Espalier in Kobershain / D - 04889 Belgern-Schildau, c. 1930

Cavertitz

Greenery (presumably vine trellises) on the left-hand side of the road in D - 04758 Cavertitz, c. 1940

Large vine trellis in Sörnewitz / D - 04758 Cavertitz, c. 1910

Wooden trellis at the ‘Forsthaus Zeuckritz’ in Klein-Thiem / D - 04758 Cavertitz, in 1916

Vine trellises at the Lampertswalde inn / D - 04758 Cavertitz, c. 1900

Vine trellis at the ‘Restaurant and Post Office’ in Lampertswalde / D - 04758 Cavertitz, c. 1900

Greenery at the vicarage – presumably vines – Lampertswalde / D – 04758 Cavertitz, c. 1900

Wine arbour at the vicarage in Lampertswalde / D - 04758 Cavertitz, c. 1910

Wooden trellis at the vicarage in Lampertswalde / D - 04758 Cavertitz, 1939, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Möbius, Walter)

Elegant wooden trellis in Lampertswalde / D - 04758 Cavertitz, c. 1900

Wooden trellis at the ‘Schwanenteich’, Lampertswalde / D - 04758 Cavertitz, 1904, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Landscaping on the ground floor of the castle or manor house, Lampertswalde / D - 04758 Cavertitz, 1904, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vegetation at the Orangery (presumably five-lobed wild grapevine) and on the horizontally slatted wooden trellis of the castle further back, here presumably grapevines, Lampertswalde / D - 04758 Cavertitz, 1904, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Climbing plants during the leafless season at the castle in Lampertswalde / D - 04758 Cavertitz, c. 1907, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Klemm, Konrad)

Rudimentary wooden trellises at the Old Vicarage in Schirmenitz / D - 04758 Cavertitz, 1952, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Möbius, Walter)

Vine trellis with horizontal slats in Treptitz / D - 04758 Cavertitz, c. 1910

Dahlen

Trellises, presumably with vines, in D - 04774 Dahlen, 1902, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

A detail from the previous image, showing the slender stems (typically grapevines) and the protective trellises. Trellises, presumably with grapevines, in D - 04774 Dahlen, 1902

Detail from the first photograph in the gallery. A trellis, presumably with vines, in D - 04774 Dahlen, 1902

Green façade with vines in Burgbergstraße, D - 04774 Dahlen, 1902, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Several vine trellises in the market square; the town hall is on the right, D - 04774 Dahlen, 1902, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Several vine trellises in the market square, with the town hall on the right, D - 04774 Dahlen, 1913, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

To the right of the town hall: vine trellises in the market square of D - 04774 Dahlen, c. 1890

Wine arbour at the market in D - 04774 Dahlen, c. 1910

Wine arbour at the market in D - 04774 Dahlen, c. 1920

Vine trellises to the left and right of the town hall in the market square in D - 04774 Dahlen, c. 1915

Another view of one of the vine-covered arbours to the left of the town hall on the market square in D - 04774 Dahlen, c. 1915

Vine trellis to the right of the town hall on the market square in D - 04774 Dahlen, 1902, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vine trellis to the right of the town hall on the market square in D - 04774 Dahlen, 1913, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vine trellis to the right of the town hall on the market square in D - 04774 Dahlen, 1902, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vine trellises along the castle walls; top right: pipe vines on pergolas, D - 04774 Dahlen, 1902, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

House wine at a farmstead, presumably near D - 04774 Dahlen, c. 1940

Vine at the ‘Hospitalhütte’ in D - 04774 Dahlen, c. 1910

A house gable covered in greenery (presumably vines) in Schmannewitz / D - 04774 Dahlen, 1904, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

A house gable covered in greenery (presumably vines) in Schmannewitz / D - 04774 Dahlen, c. 1920

Wooden trellis on Dorfstraße, Schmannewitz / D - 04774 Dahlen, 1913, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vines covering the vicarage in Schmannewitz / D - 04774 Dahlen, 1913

Houses with trellises on Torgauer Straße, Schmannewitz / D - 04774 Dahlen, 1956, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Wooden trellis for vines in Schmannewitz / D - 04774 Dahlen, c. 1970

Landscaping with vines at the Karl Zieger restaurant in Ochsensaal / D - 04774 Dahlen, 1925

Wine trellis in D - 04774 Dahlen, c. 1934

Delitzsch

Greenery, presumably consisting of vines, on Eilenburger Straße in D - 04509 Delitzsch, c. 1905

A vine used as a green wall in Töpfergasse, 04509 Delitzsch, Germany, c. 1900, Source 17

Vines during the leafless season at the former hospital on Hallesche Straße before 1945, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Mühler, Johannes)

Doberschütz

Trellises, presumably with vines, at the vicarage in Battaune / D - 04838 Doberschütz, c. 1915, Source 17

"Gossmann" farmhouse with wooden trellises in Battaune / D - 04838 Doberschütz, 1922, Source: www.battaune.de

"Zeidler" farmstead with wooden trellises in Battaune / D - 04838 Doberschütz, before 1945, source: www.battaune.de

Dommitzsch

Small vines in D - 04880 Dommitzsch / Elbe, c. 1930

Vines in D - 04880 Dommitzsch, 1905, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Colourised version of the previous photograph: Vineyards in D - 04880 Dommitzsch, 1905

Wine trellis at the St Martin’s Churchyard in D - 04880 Dommitzsch / Elbe, c. 1920

Landscaping, presumably featuring a (five-lobed) wild vine, at the railway station in D - 04880 Dommitzsch, 1912, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Dreiheide

Wine trellis in Weidenhain / D - 04860 Dreiheide, c. 1915

Eilenburg

Greenery on fences and buildings, with grapevines on the left, in D - 04838 Eilenburg, 1903, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Greenery (presumably vines) in D - 04838 Eilenburg, c. 1900

A wooden trellis, presumably covered in vines, at the entrance to ‘Sorbenburg’ in D - 04838 Eilenburg, c. 1920

Traditional wooden trellis in D - 04838 Eilenburg, c. 1960

Elsnig

Trellises, presumably covered in vines, in Mockritz / D - 04880 Elsnig, c. 1930

House with a wooden trellis in Mockritz / D - 04880 Elsnig, c. 1930

Jesewitz

No images available yet.

Krostitz

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Laußig

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Liebschützberg

Espalier trees, presumably fruit trees, at the Wellerswalde inn / D - 04758 Liebschützberg, before 1910

Wooden trellis in Bornitz / D – 04758 Liebschützberg, c. 1900, Source 17

Löbnitz

In the centre of the picture is a free-standing tree (no greenery), but on the right there is a green wall, presumably covered in vines or wisteria, at the hospital in D - 04509 Löbnitz, c. 1965

Mügeln

Vine trellises in D - 04769 Mügeln, 1920, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

A green wall featuring several vines in D - 04769 Mügeln, 1910, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

A wall covered in vines on Hauptstraße in D - 04769 Mügeln, c. 1900

Old wooden trellis with horizontal slats on Wermsdorfer Straße in D - 04769 Mügeln, c. 1920

A vine behind the church on the left-hand side of the market square in D - 04769 Mügeln, c. 1910

Two grapevines at the Altmarkt in D – 04769 Mügeln, 1910, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vegetation (presumably vines, judging by their growth habit) on the left-hand side of Grimmaische Straße in D - 04769 Mügeln, 1903, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vines or espalier fruit trees on a building at the ‘Klostergärtnerei’ in D - 04769 Mügeln, 1906 Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Various plants: in the centre of the picture at the back, presumably a vine; on the right-hand side of the road at the back, also likely a vine; at the front on the right, a tree growing against a wall, possibly a lime tree; in D - 04769 Mügeln, 1915, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Greenery: on the left, a wall covered with vine foliage and, presumably, peach foliage; in the centre-right of the picture, a small vine by the corner of the house; D - 04769 Mügeln, 1920, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vines at the Klosterschänke in Sornzig / D - 04769 Mügeln, c. 1900

Green façade featuring three-lobed wild vine in Altmügeln / Sornzig-Ablaß / D - 04769 Mügeln, in 1926

Naundorf

Trellis with horizontal slats in D – 04769 Naundorf, c. 1900

House with a wooden trellis in Germany – 04769 Naundorf, 1899, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

A view of the courtyard of the ‘Alter Schloss’ with a classical wooden trellis and two very rare, historic fan-shaped trellises covered in vines in D - 04769 Naundorf, 1899, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Klemm, Konrad)

Oschatz

There is evidence of a great many areas planted with vines in this small town.

Wine trellises on Altoschatzer Straße in D - 04758 Oschatz, c. 1890

Wine arbour on Altoschatzer Straße in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1903, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Wine trellises on Altoschatzer Straße in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1911, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Now looking the other way: a vine arbour on Altoschatzer Straße in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1903, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Four wine arbours at Neumarkt in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1898, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

The vine trellis at Neumarkt in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1898, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

The vine trellises at Neumarkt in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1903, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Wine arbour on Kirchplatz in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1902, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Wine arbour on the church square in D – 04758 Oschatz, 1911, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Wall trellis at the Altmarkt in D - 04758 Oschatz, c. 1890

Wine arbour at the Altmarkt in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1903, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Wine arbour at the Altmarkt in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1898, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Wine arbour on Rosmarinstraße in D - 04758 Oschatz, c. 1920

Wine arbour at the ‘Fronfeste’ in D – 04758 Oschatz, c. 1920

A vine trellis behind the ‘Alter Maulbeerbaum’ on Steinweg in D - 04758 Oschatz, c. 1920

Wine arbour on ‘Obere Breitestraße’ in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1903, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

The same spot once again: a vine arbour on Breite Straße in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1915, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

The same spot again: vines on Breitestraße in D - 04758 Oschatz, c. 1920

Vine trellises in ‘Untere Breitestraße’, Oschatz, D-04758, 1902, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vine trellis at the monastery church in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1902, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Coloured version: Vine arbour at the monastery church in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1902, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Wine arbour in Badergasse, D - 04758 Oschatz, 1903, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vine trellises on the River Döllnitz in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1903, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Wine trellises at Frongasse 1, D - 04758 Oschatz, 1939, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Möbius, Walter)

Ivy covering the “Ratsfronfeste” in D - 04758 Oschatz, 1939, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Möbius, Walter)

Greenery (presumably vines on wires) at the school in Merkwitz / D - 04758 Oschatz, c. 1910

A vine growing on horizontal trellises at a ‘fish shop’ somewhere near D - 04758 Oschatz, c. 1930

A row of trees lining Dorfstraße in Merkwitz / D - 04758 Oschatz, c. 1910

Rackwitz

No images are available yet.

Schkeuditz

Vine near the ‘War Memorial’ in D – 04435 Schkeuditz, c. 1905

Houses with trellises, presumably covered in vines, in Klein Dölzig / D - 04435 Schkeuditz, before 1913, Source 13

Schönwölkau

Vine trellises in Lindenhayn / D - 04509 Schönwölkau, c. 1910

Vine trellis at Schloss D – 04509 Schönwölkau, 1906

Taucha

Landscaping at the Dewitz Inn in D - 04425 Taucha, circa 1900

Wooden trellis at the Pönitz Inn / D - 04425 Taucha, c. 1940

Torgau

Vines growing along horizontal trellises at the ‘Fleischmarkt’ in D – 04860 Torgau, 1911, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vines at the ‘Fleischmarkt’ in D – 04860 Torgau, c. 1905–1911

A vine on horizontal trellis wires in Pfarrstraße, D - 04860 Torgau, 1901, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Two vines on horizontal trellises in Schloßstraße, D - 04860 Torgau, 1901, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

A vine growing along horizontal trellis wires in Schloßstraße, D - 04860 Torgau, 1911, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vines on trellises in Spital-Straße, D - 04860 Torgau, 1908, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

A self-climbing vine (presumably ‘three-lobed wild grapevine’) at the castle in D - 04860 Torgau, c. 1960

Vegetation (presumably three-lobed Virginia creeper, *Parthenocissus tricuspidata*) on a building in front of Hartenfels Castle in D - 04860 Torgau, c. 1965, Source 16

A house with greenery, featuring two espalier trees (gable end) and vines (eaves side) in Mehderitzsch / D - 04861 Torgau, c. 1915

Trossin

Vines with protective trellises in Dahlenberg / D - 04880 Trossin, circa 1950

Wermsdorf

Vine trellises, espalier trees and ivy at the Renaissance castle (‘Altes Schloß’ or ‘Jagdschloß’) and at the New Castle (‘Hubertusburg’)

Wooden trellis with vines at the ‘Oberforstmeisterei’ on ‘Schloßplatz’ in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, 1903, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

The same building as in the previous photograph: vines at the ‘Müttererholungsheim’ in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, 1936, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Wine trellises and, in the centre of the eaves side, a trellised tree (peach?) on ‘Oschatzer Straße’ in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, 1903, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vine trellises (on the right-hand side of the building, presumably transparent protective frames to prevent birds from eating the grapes) in ‘Dorfstraße’, D-04779 Wermsdorf, 1903, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Entrance gate to the ‘Altes Jagdschloss’; the landscaping in the courtyard is visible, in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, c. 1935

Courtyard with greenery at the Old Castle (‘Hunting Lodge’), with the ‘Tower Corner’ on the right, in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, c. 1910

Vines on wires at the ‘Altes Jagdschloss’ in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, 1903, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Vines growing on wires and wooden trellises at the ‘Altes Jagdschloss’ in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, c. 1907, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Klemm, Konrad)

Landscaping at the hunting lodge in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, c. 1935

Vines trained on wires in the ‘Turm-Ecke’ at the ‘Altes Jagdschloss’ in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, c. 1906, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Klemm, Konrad)

Vines growing on wires in the ‘Turm-Ecke’ at the ‘Altes Jagdschloss’ in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, 1925, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Mühler, Johannes)

Ivy on the right; in the centre of the picture, vines at the ‘Turm-Ecke’ near the hunting lodge in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, c. 1910

Ivy on the right, with vines in the centre of the picture in the ‘tower corner’ at the ‘Altes Jagdschloss’ in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, 1906, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Klemm, Konrad)

Ivy on the right, vines in the centre of the picture in the ‘tower corner’ at the ‘Altes Jagdschloss’ in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, 1925, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Mühler, Johannes)

Now the ‘New Castle’ (Hubertusburg): Large espalier trees with thick trunks and a vine trellis on the gable, D-04779 Wermsdorf, c. 1925, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Mühler, Johannes)

Wooden trellis at Hubertusburg Palace (‘New Palace’) in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, c. 1900, Source 11 (stadtmuseum.leipzig.de – database, Leipzig Museum of City History)

Wooden trellis with vines on the front façade of the semi-circular annexe (administrative building), Hubertusburg Castle in D - 04779 Wermsdorf, c. 1907, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Klemm, Konrad)

Two espalier fruit trees on a trellis with horizontal slats – a style that is rather rare in this region – D - 04779 Wermsdorf, c. 1910

Houses with vine arbours in Calbitz / D - 04779 Wermsdorf, c. 1915

Houses with vine arbours by the ‘Quellteich’ in Luppa / D - 04779 Wermsdorf, 1904, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Wine trellis in Luppa / D - 04779 Wermsdorf, 1904, Source 12 (Deutsche Fotothek / Brück und Sohn)

Wiedemar

No images are available yet.

Zschepplin

Vines growing on horizontal wires (barely visible) on a house in Krippehna / D - 04838 Zschepplin, circa 1940

Greenery, probably espalier fruit trees, at the Glaucha inn / D - 04720 Zschepplin, c. 1930

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