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Dessau is a town in Germany
Germany

Germany , 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, and the Netherlands....
 on the junction of the rivers Mulde
Mulde

The Mulde is a river in Free State of 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 Elbe
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 Germany and flowing into the North Sea....
, in the Bundesland
States of Germany

Germany is a federation consisting of sixteen states, known in German language as L?nder . Since Land is the literal German word for "country", the term Bundesl?nder is commonly used colloquially, as it is more specific, though technically incorrect within the corpus of German law....
 (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is one of the sixteen States of Germany 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
Dessau-Roßlau

is a district-free town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Elbe and Mulde. The town was formed by merger of the towns Dessau and Ro?lau on 1 July 2007....
. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 (June 2006).

au is situated on a floodplain where the Mulde
Mulde

The Mulde is a river in Free State of 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 Elbe
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 Germany and flowing into the North Sea....
. This causes yearly floods. The worst flood
Flood

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge. 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.






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Dessau is a town in Germany
Germany

Germany , 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, and the Netherlands....
 on the junction of the rivers Mulde
Mulde

The Mulde is a river in Free State of 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 Elbe
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 Germany and flowing into the North Sea....
, in the Bundesland
States of Germany

Germany is a federation consisting of sixteen states, known in German language as L?nder . Since Land is the literal German word for "country", the term Bundesl?nder is commonly used colloquially, as it is more specific, though technically incorrect within the corpus of German law....
 (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is one of the sixteen States of Germany 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
Dessau-Roßlau

is a district-free town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Elbe and Mulde. The town was formed by merger of the towns Dessau and Ro?lau on 1 July 2007....
. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 (June 2006).

Geography

Dessau is situated on a floodplain where the Mulde
Mulde

The Mulde is a river in Free State of 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 Elbe
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 Germany and flowing into the North Sea....
. This causes yearly floods. The worst flood
Flood

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge. 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 Anhalt
Anhalt

Anhalt is a historical county in central Germany, located between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe. It now forms part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt....
 was founded. Dessau became the capital of this state within the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
. Anhalt was dissolved in 1603, but Dessau remained a prosperous town, and became the capital of the mini-state of Anhalt-Dessau
Anhalt-Dessau

Anhalt-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....
. When Anhalt was reunified in 1863 as the duchy of Anhalt-Dessau, Dessau became the capital again and remained so until 1918.

Dessau is famous for its college of architecture Bauhaus
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 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 Gropius
Walter Gropius

Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a Germany architect and founder of Bauhaus who along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....
, Paul Klee
Paul Klee

Paul Klee was a Switzerland Painting of Germany nationality. His highly individual style was influenced by many different art trends, including expressionism, cubism, and surrealism....
 and Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was a Russian Painting, printmaker and art theorist. One of the most famous 20th-century artists, he is credited with painting the first modern abstract art 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 II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 on March 7th, 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 reunification
German reunification

German reunification took place twice after 1945: first in 1957, the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany, and again on 3 October 1990, when the five re-established states of the German Democratic Republic joined the Germany , and Berlin was united into a single city-state....
 in 1990 many historic buildings have been restored.

The composer Kurt Weill
Kurt Weill

Kurt Julian Weill , was a Germany, and in his later years American, composer active from the 1920s until his death. He was a leading composer for the theatre....
 was born in Dessau. Since 1993 the city has hosted an annual Kurt Weill Festival. Dessau was also the birthplace of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn
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....
 (in 1729), and Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
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....
 (der alte Dessauer), a lauded field marshal for the Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia was a Germany monarchy from 1701 to 1918 and, from 1871, was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising almost two-thirds of the area of the empire....
.

Sights

Dessau Georgium

Castles and gardens

  • Dessau-Wörlitzer Gartenreich with Landscape Garden Groß Kühnau, Oranienbaum
    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 UNESCO
    UNESCO

    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
     World Heritage)
  • Middle Elbe
    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 Germany and flowing into the North Sea....
     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


Bauhaus

The Bauhaus

There are several examples of Bauhaus
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....
 architecture in Dessau, some of them included in the UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 World Heritage. The Bauhaus
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....
 College itself was constructed after drafts by Walter Gropius
Walter Gropius

Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a Germany architect and founder of Bauhaus who along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....
.

  • Bauhaus
    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....
     Dessau Museum, with audiovisual guidance
  • Masters' Houses
    • Feininger House (Kurt Weill
      Kurt Weill

      Kurt Julian Weill , was a Germany, and in his later years American, composer active from the 1920s until his death. He was a leading composer for the theatre....
       Centre)
    • Muche-Schlemmer House
    • Klee
      Klee

      Klee , named after Paul Klee, is a Germany pop-band from Cologne....
      -Kandinsky House
    • Gropius
      Walter Gropius

      Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a Germany architect and founder of Bauhaus 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
    Mulde

    The Mulde is a river in Free State of 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 ....


Culture


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
    Oranienbaum, Germany

    is a town in the Wittenberg , in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated south of the Elbe, east of Dessau. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft W?rlitzer Winkel....
     Palace Museum with Park
  • Museum of Natural- and Prehistory
  • Moses Mendelssohn
    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

    Hugo Junkers was an innovative Germany engineer, as his many patents in varied areas show.The name Junkers & Co is mainly known in connection with aircraft, which were produced under this name for the Luftwaffe during World War II....
     Technical Museum
  • UCI Cinema Complex
  • Kiez-Cinema (one of the smallest Cinemas in Germany)


Regional media

  • Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (daily newspaper
    Newspaper

    A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on Politics, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports....
    , Monday-Saturday)
  • Wochenspiegel (free newspapper on Wednesday) and Supersonntag (free newspaper on Sunday)
  • REGJO (quarterly Economy Journal for the Region of Leipzig
    Leipzig

    Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
    /Halle
    Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

    Halle is the largest city in the Germany States of Germany of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia in North Rhine-Westphalia....
    )
  • leo (monthly, regional Event- and Culture Magazine)
  • local Studios of the MDR
    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


Transportation


Public transport

Dessau owns a tram
Tram

A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railroad car, of lighter weight and construction than a 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 Magdeburg
Magdeburg

Magdeburg , the Capital of the States of Germany of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, lies on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
, Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
, Leipzig
Leipzig

Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
, Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

Halle is the largest city in the Germany States of Germany of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia in North Rhine-Westphalia....
, Bitterfeld
Bitterfeld

Bitterfeld is a town in the district Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2007 it has been part of the town Bitterfeld-Wolfen....
 and Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Wittenberg

Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a town in Germany in the States of Germany 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 InterCity
Intercity

Intercity or Inter-city means "between cities". It can refer to inter-city transportation by Rail transport, bus, truck or airline. There are many transport companies with Intercity or Inter-city as their brand....
 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
Wörlitz

is a town in the Wittenberg , in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, east of Dessau. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft W?rlitzer Winkel....
, a town situated 15km 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 autobahn
Autobahn

is the German language word for a major high-speed road restricted to motor vehicles capable of driving at least and having full control of access, similar to a motorway or freeway in English-speaking countries....
 A9
Bundesautobahn 9

is an autobahn in Germany, connecting Berlin and Munich.It served as one of three transit autobahns toward West Berlin during the Cold War.Between 1945 and 1966 the A 9 was interrupted at the border between Bavaria and Thuringia since the bridge over the river Saale was destroyed near the end of World War II....
 (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 "Bundesstrassen
Bundesstraße

Bundesstra?en are Germany and Austrian federal highways. The main distinguishing characteristic between German Bundesstra?en 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 the motorways....
" (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 Junkers
Hugo Junkers

Hugo Junkers was an innovative Germany engineer, as his many patents in varied areas show.The name Junkers & Co is mainly known in connection with aircraft, which were produced under this name for the Luftwaffe during World War II....
 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, Cross-Buttock, Cycling, Dancing, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Karate, Judo, Ju-Jutsu, Motorboat, Rowing, Speedskating, Sailing, Skittles, Skydiving, Squash, Swimming, Water Polo 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 17th - Volleyball "European League", Germany vs. Spain
  • July 7th and 8th - 44th International Motorboat Race
  • July 23rd - Friendly Soccer Game "FC Energie Cottbus vs. Leeds United"
  • August 19th - Handball-Champions-Cup
  • September 1st - 10th Colour Festival
  • September 2nd - 7th Dessauer Cycling Race
  • September 23rd - 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 Socialism
National Socialism

National Socialism typically refers to Nazism, which was the ideology of the Nazi Party led by Adolf Hitler.National Socialism typically promotes uniting the working class of a specific ethnic, national, or racial group into a proletarian nation while socialism the industry, providing an extensive welfare state and opposing capitalism, com...
 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 reunification
German reunification

German reunification took place twice after 1945: first in 1957, the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany, and again on 3 October 1990, when the five re-established states of the German Democratic Republic joined the Germany , and Berlin was united into a single city-state....
 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 22nd 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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    Argenteuil

    Argenteuil is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.3 km from the Kilometre Zero. Argenteuil is a sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise Departments of France and the seat of the Arrondissement of Argenteuil....
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    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
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    Klagenfurt

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    Austria

    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
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    , Poland
    Poland

    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
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    Ibbenbüren

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    North Rhine-Westphalia

    North Rhine - Westphalia is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the largest States of Germany of Germany. North Rhine - Westphalia has over 18 million inhabitants, contributes about 22% of Germany's gross domestic product and comprises a land area of 34,083 km? ....
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    Roudnice nad Labem

    Roudnice nad Labem is a small town on the river Labe. It has about 13 500 inhabitants on its 16,67 km?. The town is situated near the famous hill R?p, which is well known for its rich history connected with Praotec Cech....
    , Czech Republic
    Czech Republic

    The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....


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

    Hugo Junkers was an innovative Germany engineer, as his many patents in varied areas show.The name Junkers & Co is mainly known in connection with aircraft, which were produced under this name for the Luftwaffe during World War II....
     I, II and III (Chapon-School)
  • Grammar School "Walter Gropius
    Walter Gropius

    Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a Germany architect and founder of Bauhaus 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 in Dessau sponsored via this subsidy.

People

  • Thomas Kretschmann
    Thomas Kretschmann

    Thomas Kretschmann is a German actor who has also performed in Hollywood movies....
    , Hollywood actor
  • Dieter Hallervorden
    Dieter Hallervorden

    Dieter "Didi" Hallervorden is a German comedian, comic actor, singer and cabaret....
    , famous comedian and singer, honorary citizen of Dessau
  • Hugo Junkers
    Hugo Junkers

    Hugo Junkers was an innovative Germany engineer, as his many patents in varied areas show.The name Junkers & Co is mainly known in connection with aircraft, which were produced under this name for the Luftwaffe during World War II....
    , first airplane totally made from metal, the Junkers J 1
    Junkers J 1

    The 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 Junkers J 1 was one of the first true rev...
     in 1915 - founded the Junkers & Co-airplane-factory which was europes biggest airplane-factory during World War II (e g Junkers Ju 52
    Junkers Ju 52

    The Junkers Ju 52 was a Cargo aircraft manufactured 1932 ? 1945 by Junkers. It saw both civilian and military service during the 1930s and 1940s....
    , Junkers G.38
    Junkers G.38

    The Junkers G.38 was a large Germany 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 Stuka
    Junkers Ju 87

    The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka was a two-seat Nazi Germany ground-attack aircraft of World War II.Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, the Stuka first flew in 1935 and made its combat debut in 1936 as part of the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War....
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  • Johannes Winkler
    Johannes Winkler

    Johannes Winkler was a Germany rocket pioneer who launched the first successful liquid-fuelled rocket in Europe, the H?ckel-Winkler I on March 14, 1931 to 1000 feet at the Gross K?hnau drill field near Dessau....
    , launched the first liquid-fuelled rocket in Europe at Dessau airfield
  • Pedigrees of Dessauer
    Dessauer

    Dessauer is a German language surname meaning "from Dessau" and may refer to:* Alois Dessauer, , German banker, manufacturer* Friedrich Dessauer , biophysician, philosopher...
    , such as Josef Dessauer
    Josef Dessauer

    File:Dessauer Josef von Ludwig Angerer.jpgJosef Dessauer , was a Czech Republic-born composer who wrote many popular songs, and also some less successful operas....
  • Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
    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
    Heinrich Schwabe

    Samuel Heinrich Schwabe a Germany 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....
    , astronomer remembered for his work on sunspots
  • Moses Mendelssohn
    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

    Wilhelm M?ller was a Germany lyric poet....
    , famous for the Lieder of Franz Schubert
    Franz Schubert

    Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer. He wrote some 600 lieder, nine symphonies , liturgy music, operas, and a large body of chamber music and solo piano music....
  • Kurt Weill
    Kurt Weill

    Kurt Julian Weill , was a Germany, and in his later years American, composer active from the 1920s until his death. He was a leading composer for the theatre....
    , composer


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