Dessau is a town in
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
on the junction of the rivers
MuldeThe Mulde is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Elbe and 124 km in length.The river is formed by the confluence, near Colditz, of the Zwickauer Mulde and the Freiberger Mulde , both rising from the Ore Mountains...
and
ElbeThe River Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It originates in the Krkonose Mountains of northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
, in the
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(Federal State) of
Saxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhalt is one of the sixteen Bundesländer that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of , and a population of 2.45 million...
. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town
Dessau-Roßlau' is an independent city and urban district in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Elbe and Mulde. The town was formed by merger of the independent city of Dessau with the town of Roßlau in the course of the Kreisreform Sachsen-Anhalt on 1 July 2007...
. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 (June 2006).
Geography
Dessau is situated on a floodplain where the
MuldeThe Mulde is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Elbe and 124 km in length.The river is formed by the confluence, near Colditz, of the Zwickauer Mulde and the Freiberger Mulde , both rising from the Ore Mountains...
flows into the
ElbeThe River Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It originates in the Krkonose Mountains of northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
. This causes yearly floods. The worst
floodA flood is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges land. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide....
took place in the year 2002, when the Waldersee district was nearly completely flooded. The south of Dessau touches a well-wooded area called Mosigkauer Heide. The highest elevation is a 110m high former rubbish dump called Scherbelberg in the southwest of Dessau. Dessau is surrounded by numerous parks and palaces that ranks Dessau as one of the greenest towns in Germany.
History
Dessau was first mentioned in 1213. It became an important centre in 1570, when the principality of
AnhaltAnhalt is a historical county in Germany, located between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe in Middle Germany. It now forms part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt.-Dukes of Anhalt:...
was founded. Dessau became the capital of this state within the
Holy Roman EmpireThe Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period under a Holy Roman Emperor. The first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was Otto I, crowned in 962. The last was Francis II, who abdicated and dissolved the Empire in 1806 during...
. Anhalt was dissolved In 1603 it was split into four – later five –Anhalts, Dessau becoming the capital of the mini-state of
Anhalt-DessauAnhalt-Dessau was a principality and later a duchy located in Germany. It was created in 1396 following the partition of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. The capital of the state was Dessau. Anhalt-Dessau experienced a number of partitions throughout its existence with Anhalt-Köthen being...
until 1918. In 1863 two of the noble line died out, and became reunited.
Dessau is famous for its college of architecture
Bauhaus' is the common term for the ', a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933....
. It moved here in 1925 after it had been forced to close in Weimar. Many famous artists were lecturers in Dessau in the following years, among them
Walter GropiusWalter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....
,
Paul KleePaul Klee was a Swiss painter of German nationality. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. He was, as well, a student of orientalism. Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented with and eventually mastered color...
and
Wassily KandinskyWassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was a Russian painter, and art theorist. He is credited with painting the first modern abstract works....
. The Nazis forced the closure of the Bauhaus in 1931, and it was not reopened until 1986.
The city was almost completely destroyed by Allied air raids in
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
on March 7, 1945 - just a few days before American troops occupied the town. Afterwards it was rebuilt with typical GDR concrete slab architecture and became a major industrial centre of East Germany. Since
German reunificationGerman reunification is the process in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and Berlin was united into a single city-state. The start of this process is commonly referred to by former citizens of the GDR as die Wende...
in 1990 many historic buildings have been restored.
The composer
Kurt WeillKurt Julian Weill , was a German, and in his later years American, composer active from the 1920s until his death. He was a leading composer for the stage...
was born in Dessau. Since 1993 the city has hosted an annual Kurt Weill Festival. Dessau was also the birthplace of the philosopher
Moses MendelssohnMoses Mendelssohn was a German Jewish philosopher to whose ideas the renaissance of European Jews, Haskalah is indebted. For some he was the third Moses heralding a new era in the history of the Jewish people...
(in 1729), and
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-DessauLeopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau was a German prince member of the House of Ascania and ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Dessau, also he was a Generalfeldmarschall in the Prussian Army...
(
der alte Dessauer), a lauded field marshal for the
Kingdom of PrussiaThe Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918, until the defeat of Germany in World War I, was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising almost two-thirds of the area of the empire...
.
Castles and gardens
- Dessau-Wörlitzer Gartenreich with Landscape Garden Groß Kühnau, Oranienbaum
Oranienbaum may refer to:* Oranienbaum, Russia, a Russian royal residence* Lomonosov, Russia, the former name of the adjacent town* Oranienbaum, Germany, a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
, Sieglitzer Berg, Leiner Berg, Wörlitzer Park and numerous Monuments like the Drehberg (recorded in the UNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945...
World Heritage)
- Middle Elbe
The River Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It originates in the Krkonose Mountains of northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
Biosphere Reserve (protected by UNESCO)
- Zoo at Mausoleumspark
- Wallwitzburg
- Rondell
- remains of the City Castle (Johannbau)
- Georgium Palace and Park
- Kühnau Palace and Park
- Mosigkau Palace and Park
- Luisium Palace and Park
The Bauhaus
There are several examples of
Bauhaus' is the common term for the ', a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933....
architecture in Dessau, some of them included in the
UNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945...
World Heritage. The
Bauhaus' is the common term for the ', a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933....
College itself was constructed after drafts by
Walter GropiusWalter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....
.
- Bauhaus
' is the common term for the ', a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933....
Dessau Museum, with audiovisual guidance
- Masters' Houses
- Feininger House (Kurt Weill
Kurt Julian Weill , was a German, and in his later years American, composer active from the 1920s until his death. He was a leading composer for the stage...
Centre)
- Muche-Schlemmer House
- Klee
Klee , named after Paul Klee, is a German pop-band from Cologne.-Lineup :* Suzie Kerstgens * Tom Deininger * Sten Servaes - History :...
-Kandinsky House
- Gropius
Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....
House (destroyed), now used for ticket sales, as a café and as a book-shop
- Dessau-Törten Estate with co-op Building and House of Steel, Laubenganghouses and Fieger House
- Grain House, constructed by Carl Fieger in 1930 as a restaurant, still in operation
- Employment Office
Churches
- St. Mary's Church
- St. John's Church
- Georgenkirche
- Petruskirche
- Auferstehungskirche
- Pauluskirche
- Christuskirche
- Propsteikirche St. Peter and Paul
- Dreieinigkeit
- St. Josef
Other sights
- Townhall, built in 1901
- The Palaces of Waldersee and Dietrich, today they are used as libraries
- General Post Office
- New Water Tower
- Umweltbundesamt (formerly Wörlitzer Bahnhof)
- Footbridge crossing the river Mulde
The Mulde is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Elbe and 124 km in length.The river is formed by the confluence, near Colditz, of the Zwickauer Mulde and the Freiberger Mulde , both rising from the Ore Mountains...
Theatres and museums
- Anhalt Theatre including Gregor Seyffert & Compagnie
- City History Museum
- Anhalt Art Gallery at Georgium Palace with Park
- Mosigkau Palace Museum
- Luisium Castle Museum with Park
- Oranienbaum
' is a town in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated south of the Elbe, east of Dessau. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Wörlitzer Winkel...
Palace Museum with Park
- Museum of Natural- and Prehistory
- Moses Mendelssohn
Moses Mendelssohn was a German Jewish philosopher to whose ideas the renaissance of European Jews, Haskalah is indebted. For some he was the third Moses heralding a new era in the history of the Jewish people...
- Zentre
- Hugo Junkers
Hugo Junkers was an innovative German engineer, as his many patents in varied areas show...
Technical Museum
- UCI Cinema Complex
- Kiez-Cinema (one of the smallest Cinemas in Germany)
Regional media
- Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (daily newspaper
A newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the...
, Monday-Saturday)
- Wochenspiegel (free newspapper on Wednesday) and Supersonntag (free newspaper on Sunday)
- REGJO (quarterly Economy Journal for the Region of Leipzig
Leipzig is, with a population of 515,459, the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany.-Origins:Leipzig's name is derived from the Slavic word Lipsk, which means "settlement where the lime trees stand"....
/HalleHalle is the largest city in the German State of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
)
- leo (monthly, regional Event- and Culture Magazine)
- local Studios of the MDR
MDR may refer to:* Marina del Rey, California* Metropolitan District Railway* Merchant Discount Rate, the percentage of the transaction amount that the credit card processing company charges for providing the merchant the authorization to accept credit cards...
and SAW (Radiostations)
- local TV Stations: RAN 1 and Offener Kanal Dessau
Public transport
Dessau owns a
tramA tram, tramcar, trolley, trolleycar, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a conventional train, designed for the transport of passengers within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities, on tracks running primarily on streets...
way system with three lines and several buses with numerous lines. The public transport is organized by a company named “DVG”, every year they transport around 6 million people.
Train stations
Dessau has a main train station with connections to
MagdeburgMagdeburg , the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, is situated at the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe. Emperor Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor, lived during most of his reign in the town and was buried in the cathedral after his death...
,
BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
,
LeipzigLeipzig is, with a population of 515,459, the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany.-Origins:Leipzig's name is derived from the Slavic word Lipsk, which means "settlement where the lime trees stand"....
,
HalleHalle is the largest city in the German State of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
,
BitterfeldBitterfeld is a town in the district Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2007 it has been part of the town Bitterfeld-Wolfen. It is situated approx. 25 km south of Dessau, and 30 km northeast of Halle . During the GDR years, it gained notoriety for its1476 chemical...
and Lutherstadt
WittenbergWittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a town in Germany in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, on the Elbe River. It has a population of about 50,000....
. Dessau was connected to the railroad in 1840. The Dessau-Bitterfeld line, opened in the year 1911, was the first fully electrified railroad. Dessau was part of the
InterCityInterCity is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe...
long distance network until the year 2002. Regional trains also stop at the stations Dessau-Süd, Dessau-Alten, Dessau-Mosigkau and Rodleben. The Dessau-Wörlitzer-Eisenbahn (railroad) connects Dessau to
Wörlitz' is a town in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, east of Dessau. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Wörlitzer Winkel...
, a town situated 15 km to the east, and the Wörlitzer Park. Starting point of this railroad is the main train station. This train also stops at the stations Dessau-Waldersee and Dessau-Adria.
Roads
In 1938 the
autobahnAutobahn is the German word for a major high-speed road restricted to motor vehicles capable of driving at least 60 km/h and having full control of access, similar to a motorway or freeway in English-speaking countries.In most countries, it usually refers to the German autobahn specifically...
A9- Route :The southern terminus of the A 9 is in the district of Schwabing in Munich. In the north at the Potsdam interchange it merges into the A 10, also known the "Berliner Ring", 30 km away from Berlin city limits. The shortest route from there into Berlin would be the A 10 and the A 115. On...
(Munich-Berlin) was built southeast of the town area. The two exits to Dessau on the A9 are called "Dessau-Ost" and "Dessau-Süd". Dessau is also crossed by the "
BundesstrassenBundesstraßen are German and Austrian federal highways. One distinguishing characteristic between German Bundesstraßen and the world-famous Autobahnen is that there is a general 100 km/h speed limit on federal highways, as opposed to the "recommended" limit of 130 km/h in unmarked sections of...
" (federal roads) B 184 and B 185.
The airfield
The airfield of Dessau is situated northwest of the town between the districts Kleinkühnau, Alten and Siedlung. A destination with a charter airplane is possible. The runway has a length of 1000m. The
Hugo JunkersHugo Junkers was an innovative German engineer, as his many patents in varied areas show...
Technical Museum is situated in the neighbourhood (directly east) of the airfield, which has the eastern end of the modern runway almost directly abutting the historical World War II Junkers factory airstrip's western end.
Water
Today the “Leopoldshafen” (harbour) is used for the annual international motorboat racings. The “Wallwitzhafen” is used as a private sportboat harbour and the “Elbehafen” near the Grain House is used for cruisers. The next harbour for goods is situated in Rosslau.
Bikes
Dessau is perfectly appropriated for biking. The bike roads have a length of about 146 km and guide you to all the parks and sights.
Sports
Sports like soccer, cycling, handball, volleyball, gymnastics, table tennis and tennis have a long tradition and are very popular in Dessau. The former soccer team "SG Waggonbau Dessau" won the GDR soccer cup in 1949. The handball team played in the GDR "Oberliga" and since 1990 they are playing in the 1st and 2nd "Bundesliga". Actually Dessau has around 80 sport clubs with over 13.500 members.
Next to the traditional sports, Dessau has active sport clubs in the following disciplines: aikido, badminton, basketball, canoeing, chess, climbing, cycling, dancing, fishing, horse riding, karate, judo, ju-jutsu, motorboat, rowing, speedskating, sailing, skittles, skydiving, squash, swimming, water polo, wrestling and a few more.
Facilities
- Numerous Sports Fields (more than 10)
- Skittle Alleys (6)
- Tennis Courts (3)
- Boathouses (3)
- Indoor Swimming Pools (2)
- Paul-Greifzu-Stadion (for 22.000 viewers)
- Speedskating Course
- Climbing Tower Zuckerturm
- Anhalt Arena Dessau (for 3.600 viewers)
- Airfield Dessau
- Rifle Range
Events in 2007
- June 1 - 9th International Athletics Meeting "ANHALT 2007" (Official EAA-Outdoor-Permit-Meeting)
- June 17 - Volleyball "European League", Germany vs. Spain
- July 7 and 8th - 44th International Motorboat Race
- July 23 - Friendly Soccer Game "FC Energie Cottbus vs. Leeds United"
- August 19 - Handball-Champions-Cup
- September 1 - 10th Colour Festival
- September 2 - 7th Dessauer Cycling Race
- September 23 - 9th International City-Run of Dessau
Politics
The borough of Dessau is mentioned first in 1372. The Head of the Town called "Schultheiss" was constituted by the Earl. Together with a few assessors the "Schultheiss" formed the Town Council. As of 1372 the Town Council was divided in 2 agencies. As of 1600 in three agencies and as of 1785 again in two agencies. The "Schultheiss" of Dessau changed nearly every year until the Town Council Constitution was cancelled in 1832. Afterwards Dessau became a Town Council and a Town Delegation Constitution. Since 1852 the Head of the Town is called Mayor. During the
National SocialismNational Socialism is a political term that is both vague and ambiguous. As the name suggests, features of nationalism and socialism are combined and interrelated to form an overall National Socialist ideology, although the combination process is neither obvious nor straightforward...
the Mayor was constituted by the party (NSDAP). After the 2nd World War the Soviets formed an Executiv Council with a Mayor. The Town Council Constitution was elected by the people. Since the
German reunificationGerman reunification is the process in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and Berlin was united into a single city-state. The start of this process is commonly referred to by former citizens of the GDR as die Wende...
this committee is elected free. And since 1994 it's called "Stadtrat" (Town Council). The Mayor is directly elected by the people since 1994.
The Town Council (Stadtrat)
Consists of the following parties: (Local Elections from April 22 2007)
- Lord Mayor: 1 Seat
- CDU: 13 Seats
- Die Linke: 10 Seats
- SPD: 8 Seats
- FDP: 4 Seats
- Bündnis 90/Die Grünen: 2 Seats
- Bürgerliste: 3 Seats
- Freie Wähler: 1 Seats
- DVU: 1 Seat
- Neues Forum: 3 Seats
- WG Pro Dessau-Rosslau: 5 Seats
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Education
- Anhalt University of Applied Sciences (Architecture, Facility Management, Design and Geoinformatics)
- Learning Centre from the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Halle/ Dessau)
- Anhalt Vocational School Centre Hugo Junkers
Hugo Junkers was an innovative German engineer, as his many patents in varied areas show...
I, II and III (Chapon-School)
- Grammar School "Walter Gropius
Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....
"
- Grammar School "Liborius"
- Grammar School "Philantropinum"
European subsidies
Dessau is part of the EU-URBAN programme. This programme is based on the integrated approach that is used for tackling the environmental, economical and social problems, affecting the deprived urban areas. There are
several projects in Dessau sponsored via this subsidy.
People
- Thomas Kretschmann
Thomas Kretschmann is a German actor best known in his role in The Pianist and as Cross in Wanted and Captain Englehorn in King Kong.-Early life:...
, Hollywood actor
- Dieter Hallervorden
Dieter "Didi" Hallervorden is a German comedian, comic actor, singer and cabaret artist.-Biography:...
, famous comedian and singer, honorary citizen of Dessau
- Hugo Junkers
Hugo Junkers was an innovative German engineer, as his many patents in varied areas show...
, first airplane totally made from metal, the Junkers J 1The Junkers J 1, nicknamed the Blechesel , was the world's first practical all-metal aircraft. Built at a time, early in World War I, when aircraft structural and materials technology relied almost completely on wooden construction, with woven cloth covering materials to enclose the airframe, the...
in 1915 - founded the Junkers & Co-airplane-factory which was europes biggest airplane-factory during World War II (e g Junkers Ju 52The Junkers Ju 52 was a German transport aircraft manufactured from 1932 to 1945. It saw both civilian and military service during the 1930s and 1940s. In a civilian role, it flew with over 12 air carriers including Swissair and Lufthansa as an airliner and freight hauler...
, Junkers G.38The Junkers G.38 was a large German four-engined transport aircraft which first flew in 1929. Two prototypes were constructed in Germany. Both aircraft flew as a commercial transport within Europe in the years leading up to World War II....
, Ju87 StukaThe Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka was a two-seat German ground-attack aircraft....
)
- Johannes Winkler
Johannes Winkler was a German rocket pioneer who launched the first successful liquid-fuelled rocket in Europe, the Hückel-Winkler I on March 14, 1931 to 1000 feet at the Gross Kühnau drill field near Dessau....
, launched the first liquid-fuelled rocket in Europe at Dessau airfield
- Pedigrees of Dessauer
Dessauer is a German surname meaning "from Dessau" and may refer to:* Alois Dessauer, , German banker, manufacturer* Friedrich Dessauer , biophysician, philosopher...
, such as Josef DessauerJosef Dessauer , was a Czech-born composer who wrote many popular songs, and also some less successful operas.-Life:...
- Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau was a German prince member of the House of Ascania and ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Dessau, also he was a Generalfeldmarschall in the Prussian Army...
- Heinrich Schwabe
Samuel Heinrich Schwabe a German astronomer remembered for his work on sunspots.Schwabe was born at Dessau. At first an apothecary, he turned his attention to astronomy, and in 1826 commenced his observations on sunspots. Schwabe was trying to discover a new planet inside the orbit of Mercury...
, astronomer remembered for his work on sunspots
- Moses Mendelssohn
Moses Mendelssohn was a German Jewish philosopher to whose ideas the renaissance of European Jews, Haskalah is indebted. For some he was the third Moses heralding a new era in the history of the Jewish people...
, philosopher, father of Haskalah
- Wilhelm Müller
Wilhelm Müller was a German lyric poet.-Life:Müller was born at Dessau, the son of a shoemaker.He was educated at the gymnasium of his native town and at the university of Berlin, where he devoted himself to philological and historical studies. In 1813-1814 he took part, as a volunteer, in the...
, famous for the Lieder of Franz SchubertFranz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies , liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music...
- Kurt Weill
Kurt Julian Weill , was a German, and in his later years American, composer active from the 1920s until his death. He was a leading composer for the stage...
, composer
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