Oranienbaum, Germany
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Aerial view of Oranienbaum Little church and Pagoda City church Oranienbaum castle | |
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| Coordinates: 51°47′57″N 12°24′25″E / 51.79917°N 12.40694°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Wittenberg |
| Town | Oranienbaum-Wörlitz |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2009-12-31) | |
• Total | 3,280 |
| • Density | 102/km2 (263/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06785 |
| Dialling codes | 034904 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | www.oranienbaum.de |
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Oranienbaum (German pronunciation: [oˈʁaːniənˌbaʊm] ⓘ) is a former town and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is a District (German: Ortsteil) of the town of Oranienbaum-Wörlitz. It is situated south of the Elbe, east of Dessau.
History
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Duchy of Saxony 1180–1212
County of Anhalt 1212–1218
Anhalt-Dessau, ruled by Anhalt-Zerbst 1561–1603
Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau 1807–1863
Duchy of Anhalt 1863–1918
Nazi Germany 1933–1945
Saxony-Anhalt,Soviet occupation zone 1945–1949
Saxony-Anhalt,East Germany 1949–1952
Bezirk Halle,
Wittenberg (district),Saxony-Anhalt,
Germany 1990–present
The former settlement of Nischwitz was renamed in 1673 after Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau, a scion of the House of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: Oranje-Nassau) 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 World Heritage Site since 2000.
Under Nazi Germany, Oranienbaum was the location of a forced labour subcamp of the prison in Coswig.[1]
Sights
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- Oranienbaum Palace, park and Chinese garden with a pagoda
- Baroque parish church, built in 1712
- Monument Path with 29 stations
- Historical market square
- Dutch architectural style of the 19th century
International relations
[edit]- Daun, Germany
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Außenkommando des Zuchthauses Coswig (Anhalt) in Oranienbaum". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 5 July 2026.
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