Villa Wach, Manor house in Oberlößnitz, Radebeul, Germany

Villa Wach is a two-storey manor house on Augustusweg in Radebeul, with a beige stucco facade under a red roof. Its windows sit in round-arched recesses with white frames, and a central upper window opens onto a balcony with dark wrought-iron railings. The 1913/1914 rebuild by architect Hugo Wach widened the 1871 building by two window axes on each side. It now houses a children's and youth welfare centre.

A representative mountain and pleasure house stood here by 1672. The Göschen banking family rebuilt it as Villa Göschen in the mid-19th century; Edward Goschen, later a British diplomat, was born there in 1847. After Katharina Wach bought the estate in 1912, the architect Hugo Wach enlarged the house by two window axes on each side in 1913/1914 and reshaped the gable.

The house was called Haus Metzsch after Gustav von Metzsch moved in following his 1863 marriage to Emily Louisa Goschen; her sister Marion married Georg von Metzsch in 1869. The name Villa Wach comes from Felix Wach, a Saxon district governor and grandson of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Today the building houses a children's and youth welfare centre.

The estate is located in Oberlößnitz and can be reached via Augustusweg, though access may vary depending on current operations. A steep mountain path within the park leads up to Ravensberg, so sturdy footwear is advisable.

The villa's name comes from Felix Wach, a Saxon district governor and privy councillor; his wife Katharina, a daughter of banker Ernst von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, bought the estate in 1912. The architect Hugo Wach, Felix's brother, enlarged the house in 1913/14 by two window axes on each side and reshaped the gable. The painter Wilhelm Köppen contributed to the decoration of the state hall.