The palaces and gardens of the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
Palaces, gardens and countless smaller structures are embedded in this unrivalled cultural landscape. Meadows, woods, dykes, lakes and rivers invite the visitor for walks, bicycle tours, horse riding, gondola trips and ferry rides! more...
OBJECTS IN NEED OF RESTORATION
Appeal for donations for works of art in need of restoration
A number of works of art within the palaces of the Kulturstiftung DessauWörlitz are in an unsatisfactory condition and require urgent restoration. more...
Staying at the Gardenkingdom
Are you looking for something special?
You are dreaming of spending a few spare days out in the open, under a starry sky, far away from any traffic noise, and at the same time experience culture, variety and exclusiveness? Then the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz is the right place for you. more...
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
…of outstanding universal value
In 2000, the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz was declared an UNESCO World Heritage site. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee justified its inscription as follows: »The Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz is an outstanding example of the application of the philosophical principles of the Age of the Enlightenment to the design of a landscape that integrates art, education and economy in a harmonious whole.« more...
GENERAL MAP
Unique overall design
Interconnecting historic houses and gardens on a large scale more...
The Kulturstiftung DessauWoerlitz
We look after, research and develop a UNESCO World Heritage site
The mission of the Kulturstiftung DessauWörlitz is to preserve the Garden Kingdom including all its buildings, gardens and art collections, and to make them accessible to the public. more...
History
The birth of the Garden Kingdom
»It is now infinitely beautiful here. I was very moved last night as we strolled through the lakes, canals and woods by how the gods have allowed the Prince to create a dream around himself…«. Letter by Goethe to Charlotte von Stein (1778) more...
Print this page
Close window
»He has gained every point who has mixed the useful and the agreeable« (Omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci) «
+ 49(0)3 40 / 6 46 15-0