Keppgrund

51°1′21.0″N 13°52′18.5″E

The Keppgrund near Hosterwitz, painting by Carl Gustav Carus c. 1850

The Keppgrund is a wooded side valley of the River Elbe between Loschwitz and Pillnitz, near Dresden in Saxony, Germany. It is part of the conservation area Elbhänge Dresden – Pirna. The Keppbach, a brook rising in the Schönfeld Upland and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, flows through the valley into the Elbe.[1]

In the lower part of the Keppgrund is the Keppmühle, a former watermill, 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.[1]

The composer Carl Maria von Weber lived nearby, during summer months in the 1820s, in Hosterwitz, at that time a vine-growing village, now a part of Dresden. He often took evening walks through the Keppgrund and visited the Keppmühle.[2] A plaque was placed on the building in 1963 to commemorate his visits.[1]