Oranienbaum () is a former town and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg, in

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...

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. Since 1 January 2011, it is a District () of the town of Oranienbaum-Wörlitz. It is situated south of the

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, east of

Dessau Dessau is a district of the independent city of Dessau-Roßlau in Saxony-Anhalt at the confluence of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the ''States of Germany, Bundesland'' (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt. Until 1 July 2007, it was an independent ...

History

The former settlement of Nischwitz was renamed in 1673 after Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau, a scion of the

House of Orange-Nassau The House of Orange-Nassau (, ), also known as the House of Orange because of the prestige of the princely title of Orange, also referred to as the Fourth House of Orange in comparison with the other noble houses that held the Principality of Or ...

() and princess consort of the then ruling Prince John George II of Anhalt-Dessau. From 1683 on, the Countess had the Oranienbaum Palace erected according to plans by the Dutch architect Cornelis Ryckwaert. The parks are today included within the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, a UNESCO

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since 2000.

Sights

* Oranienbaum Palace, park and

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with

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parish church, built in 1712 * Monument Path with 29 stations * Historical market square * Dutch architectural style of the 19th century

International relations

* Daun, Germany

References

External links

Municipal site
Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Oranienbaum-Wörlitz House of Orange-Nassau {{Wittenberg-geo-stub

History

Sights

International relations

See also

References

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