Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm
A chain of English style gardens, lakes and small palaces along the Elbe between Dessau and Wörlitz, created by Prince Leopold III Friedrich Franz in the late 18th century. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an early model for landscape gardening in Germany.
- Where
- Wörlitz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.8636, 12.2814
Get the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Saxony-Anhalt volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm
Wörlitz Palace 9.8 km
A pale neoclassical country house in the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, built from 1769 to 1773 for Prince Leopold III Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau. It was among the first buildings of its style in Germany and sits beside a small lake.
Luther Memorials in Wittenberg and Eisleben 26 km
Sites linked to Martin Luther in Wittenberg and Eisleben, including the Luther House, Melanchthon's house and the Castle Church with its doors. Luther is said to have posted his 95 theses in Wittenberg in 1517, and he died in Eisleben in 1546.
Magdeburg Cathedral 53 km
Officially the Cathedral of Saints Maurice and Catherine, a Lutheran cathedral and the oldest Gothic cathedral in Germany. It was the proto-cathedral of the former Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg. Work began in 1209, and its two towers stand about 100 metres high above the Elbe river in the centre of the city.
St. Thomas Church, Leipzig 59 km
A Lutheran church in the centre of Leipzig, built in the 15th century. Johann Sebastian Bach was cantor here from 1723 until his death in 1750 and is buried in the chancel, and the St. Thomas Boys Choir has sung here since 1212.
Monument to the Battle of the Nations 62 km
A monument 91 metres high in southeast Leipzig, opened in 1913 for the centenary of the Battle of Leipzig against Napoleon. A viewing platform at the top can be reached by 500 steps, and a crypt holds large stone guardian figures.
New Palace Potsdam 78 km
A palace on the western side of Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, begun in 1763 after the end of the Seven Years' War under Frederick the Great and finished in 1769. It is considered the last great Prussian Baroque palace.
Quedlinburg Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town 78 km
A medieval town at the foot of the Harz with more than 1,300 timber framed houses and a Romanesque church on a castle hill. Henry the Fowler was buried here in 936. The whole town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sanssouci Palace 79 km
The summer palace of Frederick the Great in Potsdam, a one storey Rococo building finished in 1747. Its name means without worries in French, and it stands at the top of six vine terraces. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Saxony-Anhalt
Questions
Where is Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm?
Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm is in Wörlitz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Wörlitz Palace (9.8 km), Luther Memorials in Wittenberg and Eisleben (26 km), Magdeburg Cathedral (53 km).
How do I get the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Saxony-Anhalt volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Saxony-Anhalt volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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