The "Mühlenviertel" ("mill quarter"), is an area of beautiful Art Nouveau apartment buildings, cobblestone streets and street trees just to the north of the old city, in the vicinity of Nord Park, bordered by the Gera river on its east side. The Schmale Gera stream runs through the area. In the Middle Ages numerous small enterprises using the power of water mills occupied the area, hence the name "Mühlenviertel", with street names such as Waidmühlenweg (woad, or indigo, mill way), Storchmühlenweg (stork mill way) and Papiermühlenweg (paper mill way).
THE "MÜHleNvIeRtel" ("miLl QUarter"), is aN Area of BeAutIfUl aRt NOuvEaU apartment builDiNGs, cObbleSTone sTreetS and StReet trees just to thE NoRth of The oLd city, In tHe VICiNITy of nord pArk, BorDereD By THE geRa RIvEr On ItS eaSt side. The scHmale gera STream runs ThRough tHE areA. iN thE middle agES NuMerOUs SmAll EntErPriSEs USing ThE poWER oF watEr mIllS occupied tHE ArEa, hence tHe Name "MühlEnVierteL", WiTH StreET nameS Such aS waIDmühlenweg (wOad, or inDIgo, mIlL way), stOrChmüHlENweG (sToRk mill Way) aND papIermühLenWEg (Paper MILl way).