Dessau facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Dessau
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View through the Footbridge over the river Mulde to St. Mary's Church, Johannbau and Townhall.
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| Country | Germany | |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt | |
| District | Urban district | |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) | |
| Population
(2021-12-31)
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| • Total | 78,731 | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes |
06811-06849
06861 06862 |
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| Dialling codes | 0340 (Dessau) 034901(Roßlau) |
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| Vehicle registration | DE | |
| Website | www.dessau.de | |
Dessau is a town in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. The next larger cities are Halle (Saale), about 40 km southwest, Leipzig, about 52 km south and Magdeburg, about 54 km northwest. The city became well known for its college of architecture Bauhaus (Architecture House or Building House related to the German verb for "build") founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar. In July 2007 it was merged with Roßlau to the new city of Dessau-Roßlau.
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Position of Dessau in Germany
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main building of the Bauhaus in Dessau (2003)
Images for kids
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The river Mulde near Dessau
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Cavalierstrasse in 1900 with the Erbprinzliches Palais Dessau
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Georgium Castle
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Bauhaus Dessau building, built 1925-26
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Church of St. Peter and Paul
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Umweltbundesamt (UBA)
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Luisium
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The Dessau-Wörlitzer-Eisenbahn (DWE)
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Bridge of the A9 near Dessau crossing the river Elbe
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Motorboat racing tower at Kornhaus
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Golf course on the former Junkers area
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Town Hall
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Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
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Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt, 1918
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Hugo Junkers, 1920
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Wilhelm Rust 1885
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Kurt Weill, 1932
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Dieter Hallervorden, 2013
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Dessau with the remains of the Dessau Palace and Mulde river
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Hunting bridge over the Mulde (b. 1993)
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Junkers-works in Dessau and portrait of its founder
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Anhaltisches Theater
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Side view of the Rathaus Dessau
See also
In Spanish: Dessau para niños
