Oranienbaum, Germany

Oranienbaum
Ortsteil of Oranienbaum-Wörlitz
Oranienbaum Palace
Oranienbaum
Coordinates	51°47′57″N 12°24′25″E / 51.79917°N 12.40694°E / 51.79917; 12.40694Coordinates: 51°47′57″N 12°24′25″E / 51.79917°N 12.40694°E / 51.79917; 12.40694
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Wittenberg
Town	Oranienbaum-Wörlitz
Basic statistics
Area	32.30 km2 (12.47 sq mi)
Elevation	64 m  (210 ft)
Population	3,280  (31 December 2009)
- Density	102 /km2 (263 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WB
Postal code	06785
Area code	034904
Website	www.oranienbaum.de

 Oranienbaum (help·info) is a former town and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Oranienbaum-Wörlitz. It is situated south of the Elbe, east of Dessau.

History

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 she had the Oranienbaum Palace erected according to plans by the Dutch architect Cornelis Ryckwaert. The parks are today included into the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.

Sights

Protestant church

• Oranienbaum Palace, park and Chinese garden with pagoda
• Baroque parish church, built in 1712
• Monument Path with 29 stations
• Historical market square
• Dutch architectural style of the 19th century

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

• Daun, Germany

See also

• Oranienburg

References

External links

• Municipal site