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OVERALL PLAN Garden Dreams – Historic Parks and Gardens “Garden Dreams” – Historic Parks in -Anhalt: the most popular facilities in Saxony-Anhalt Garden Dreams – Historic Parks The beauty is so obvious! With traces of Baroque splendour With landscapes of the world With botanical opulence

Parks and gardens enchant us. They take us we sidled along the lakes, canals and forests, They are something very special. Even today one recognises As so often, the truth is very plain: whoever wants to see source of all landscape art in What would parks and gardens be without trees, radiance in the first spring in Saxony-Anhalt along on a journey to paradise. This tour can I was truly moved at how the gods allowed parks which contain traces of Baroque splendour and elicit the original of all English-style landscape parks on the , and naturally also flowers and botanical rarities? Nothing! There would sun, its exuberant satisfac- be short or long. But in any case, it is always a the sovereigns to create such a dream around “ahs” and “wows” from visitors. European continent has to travel to Wörlitz. a role model and example for not be any at all. tion on luscious summer www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de pleasure. Even if we often look longingly for them.” He experienced this garden dream on numerous parks in present- days and the touch of silent the thriving and fragrant oases 14 May 1778. The history of these gardens ple to enjoy the pleasures of world of stone between tree Prince Leopold III, Friedrich The subsequently emerging day Saxony-Anhalt. After The first glance at a historic summer. But in the artifi- melancholy in the middle of in Italy, France or England – www.gartenreich.com illuminates us, fascinates us summer. Guests adorned in and blossom is also always Franz von Anhalt-Dessau, Garden Kingdom of Dessau- the era of Baroque gardens, facility which is so impor- cially conjured landscape park autumnal fog. the beauty is so obvious! and allows us to experience brocade and silk promenade included in the artistic callig- made his dream come true Wörlitz is a unique cultural a wave of park redevelop- tant among us visitors that which seems natural, visitors Many of these searching www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de these sites and to be deeply on cream-coloured paths. raphy of the Baroque era. So here. Still inspired by the landscape which is a World ment started, primarily in the decides on love and sym- also seek, in amazement, the glances will strike a bo- The new Garden impressed. Baroque parks Water shafts feed soaring it is not surprising that gods impressions of his tour of Heritage Site today. beginning of the 19th century. pathy, also seeks a mighty splendid specimens of trees nanza in the Garden Dreams Dreams facilities stimulate our imagination , while their cooling and nymphs also want to England, as early as the 2 nd For 250 years, Wörlitz has In the process, “walk-in land- copper beech tree on a rich and hedgerows which are facilities that are a verita- 43 times ambrosia without our help. We are on drops bathe the surround- make a good impression. half of the 18th century, he invited visitors to sharpen scape paintings” with special green meadow, or the first already hundreds of years old. ble pleasure for visitors. Since the summer of 2010, 8 a journey through time into ing box tree sculptures. The Even today, the Garden planned a project that newly their senses and to enjoy visual relationships between colourful blaze of narcissuses However, because of all the And as is so often in our In the meantime, 43 historic other historic parks have been the 17th and 18th century – hands of clever and patient Dreams parks with their Ba- arranged the Wörlitz land- the enlightened view at buildings, sculptures and and tulips in the spring, and trees, blossoms and leaves life, many a park needs our parks and gardens are includ- included as part of the State in which the well-planned, gardeners make globes, cones roque design attest to the crea- scape between the and the essential beauty in is horticultural elements were the delicate pink, wine-red you have to take your time second glance so that being ed among the State of Saxony- Initiative for the Preserva- almost geometrically laid out and curiosities grow from tivity and quality which we still Mulde rivers, making it better facilities, which are always created. The park acquired a and pearly-white radiant, and look closely to discern enamoured becomes deep Anhalt’s “Garden Dreams” tion of Historic Gardens and gardens invited the royal cou- them. A strange sculptural enjoy almost 300 years later. usable for the residents. freely accessible. Here is the philosophical dimension. fragrant rose blossoms of the park’s face – its gentle affection! initiative. Specialists have lov- attractive tourism marketing: ingly selected them with great care from over gardens and parks in , Cathe- 1,000 heritage-protected parks and gardens dral and Cathedral Gardens in , Hundisburg Palace and Baroque Garden, Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz Europa-Rosarium located between the Elbe River, moun- Wendgräben Castle with park, Ostrau Palace Althaldensleben Landscape Park tains range and the River. The majority of and Palace Garden, Köthen Palace and Palace them have been redeveloped and restored in Garden, Palace and Palatial Gardens, recent years according to historic documents. Briest Manor House and Manorial Park and the About 2 million visitors a year do not miss out Degenershausen Landscape Park. on the opportunity and treat their senses to a feast for the eyes and salvation for their soul. www.gartentraeume-sachsen-anhalt.de The Bundesgartenschau 2015 Havelregion – From cathedral to cathedral, Crowning achievement the blue ribbon of the Havel River

The 7 facilities of the Garden Kingdom of The 2015 Federal Horticultural Show (BUGA) Dessau-Wörlitz are a highlight for the start from Havelberg to : the Havel or finale of a Garden Dreams journey through region is a contiguous landscape and cultural Saxony-Anhalt. Ennobled in 2000 by UNESCO region with a collective cultural history of ap- with the title “World Heritage Site”, this unique proximately 1,000 years. The settlement of the Welcome to the cultural landscape attracts admirers from near region was promoted by both bishoprics. That and far who never tire of looking at the Wörl- is why the cathedrals of the cities of Havelberg most beautiful historic parks itz combination of beauty and usefulness. Or and Brandenburg constitute the setting and in Saxony-Anhalt. as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe simply wrote theme for this upcoming BUGA event. to Charlotte von Stein: “Yesterday evening, as www.buga-2015-havelregion.de

Hundisburg HUNDISBURG PALACE AND Hanseatic City of Osterburg (Altmark) M a g d e b u r g BAROQUE GARDEN, ALTHALDENSLEBEN LANDSCAPE PARK KRUMKE PALACE AND PALATIAL PARK HERRENKRUGPARK AND ELBAUENPARK ON THE ELBE “Garden Dreams” tips for excursions and trips 7 1 8

Saxony-Anhalt is rich in culture. Since the discovery of the “Nebra Sky Disk”, it is clear that this Central German region did not first draw attention in medieval times with im- Hundisburg Palace with its Baroque garden The Herrenkrugpark is ’s oldest pressive palaces and cathedrals, castles and monasteries. The brand pillars “Romanesque and adjacent landscape park that ends at A gilded wrought-iron gate welcomes guests park and has been a popular excursion Road”, “Sky Paths” and “Garden Dreams” take you along their routes on a journey through Althaldensleben Monastery 2 km away consti- to Krumke Palatial Park. The picturesque lands- destination for the Magdeburg population time featuring 5,000 years of German and European history. tutes an overall ensemble with supra-regional cape park around the neo-Gothic palace ac- for nearly 200 years. The Elbauenpark was importance. The effort involved and the splen- commodates numerous relicts from its former opened for the 25th Federal Horticultural Garden Dreams ing against the backdrop of an dour of the Baroque garden, the park’s size and Baroque design. Including the Cavalier House, Show (BUGA) in 1999. The attractive amuse- in the Harz region expansive radiant sky. Now scenic beauty as well as over 150 indigenous Stone Cabinet, , numerous sculptures ment park delights visitors with its diverse this is a kingdom for a saddle! and exotic wood types attract visitors in any and the famous, roughly 400 year-old box garden architecture and numerous leisure You do not have to fly half www.osterburg.de season. The palace accommodates numerous hedgerow. Enchanting spring flowers, rhodo- and cultural offers as well as sports fields and way around the globe to see The Tangerhütte Municipal cultural offers and provides high-quality musi- dendrons and a beautiful autumn colouring playgrounds, the Millennium Tower and the the world’s largest collection Park is always worth an cal events. make the park especially attractive. Butterfly House. of roses, because over 8,300 excursion from Tangermünde. varieties and species of roses And the proprietors open even Address: Schloss, D-39343 Hundisburg, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round; palace shop: Tuesday to Friday Address: Parkstraße, D-39606 Hanseatic City of Osterburg / Krumke locality, opening hours: park is freely accessible year- Herrenkrugpark: Herrenkrugstraße, D-39114 Magdeburg, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round, guided are featured at the Europa- more beautiful gardens in the 11 am – 4 pm; Saturday and Sunday 11 am – 6 pm; palace exhibition: end of March to end of October, 2 – 5 pm, with admis- round, guided tours: on request, catering: Eiscafé “Zum Kavaliershaus”, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 37 / 20 40 34, Information: tel.: tours: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 91 / 8 38 04 01, catering: Herrenkrug Parkhotel, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 91 / 8 50 80, Information: Rosarium in Sangerhausen. to her magic in the Naumburg Altmark region on several sion, guided tours: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 04 / 46 24 31, catering: restaurant & palace café, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 04 / 4 42 65, + 49 (0) 39 37 / 89 50 12, www.osterburg.de tel.: + 49 (0) 3 91 / 1 94 33, www.magdeburg-tourist.de; Elbauenpark: Tessenowstraße 5a, D-39114 Magdeburg, opening www.sangerhausen.de Cathedral. The historic cathe- weekends in the year. A fes- hours: year-round, with admission fee; Millennium Tower; April to October, open Tuesday-Sunday; Butterfly House: www.schloss-hundisburg.de is the most- dral garden, whose reopening tival for all those with a pas- year-round, open Tuesday – Sunday, catering: seasonal, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 91 / 59 34 50, www.mvgm.de visited city in Saxony-Anhalt. is planned for the summer of sion for flourishing greenery! The castle whose gardens in- 2011, is also magical. www.altmarktourismus.de (Harz) Wernigerode D r ü b e c k vite visitors to take a leisurely www.vereinigtedomstifter.de stroll towers high above the Incidentally, if you are still in BLANKENBURG PALACE AND PALATIAL GARDENS WERNIGERODE CASTLE AND CASTLE GARDENS DRÜBECK ABBEY AND ABBEY GARDENS ’s brick-red roofs. And the mood for more between Garden Dreams the best view of the all the wine tasting sessions in the city 15 13 12 Mountain is offered from the and regional delicacies, then The Wernigerode Castle Gardens encompass the terraced gardens. with the best conscience we former Royal Zoological Garden with the chest- www.wernigerode-tourismus.de recommend the bicycle and nut grove natural monument area, the pleasure Whoever would like to hiking trails along the Saale The approximately 107 ha large ensemble of garden and the terraced gardens near the castle. The gardens of Drübeck Abbey are located interrupt their tour of the and Unstrut rivers. Or a lively the Blankenburg palatial gardens is located The flourishing terraces were laid out in 1870 as around the Romanesque St. Vitus Abbey Harz region by foot or in the paddle tour for freshwater in the immediate vicinity of the historic Old architectural gardens and offer a unique view of Church and the other abbey buildings, among saddle of a bicycle in order captains! Town. The famous Baroque terrace with its the Harz mountain region. Numerous relicts of other things a conference centre. They were to saunter through green www.saale-unstrut-tourismus.de bubbling water shaft is situated above the its former Baroque design such as the Lion’s Gate largely laid out in the 18th century. The Abbey masterpieces of garden art small palace. The mountain garden with the or the Orangery can still be found in the pleasure Garden with its nearly 300 year-old lime tree, will find more stylish things Garden Dreams in The state capital Magdeburg tea house, upper mill and the large palace are garden, a landscape park. The Wernigerode Castle the graceful Rose Garden, the flourishing here: www.harzinfo.de the Altmark region surprises visitors with a green connected. The modern designed pheasant Gardens reflect the diversity of horticultural deve- Kitchen Garden or the Meditative Gardens boulevard featuring historic garden, the scenic palatial park and the zoolo- lopment from the formal Baroque garden via the of the ’ offer space for encounters, An of lime trees that parks along the Elbe River. gical garden top off the ensemble. landscape garden to the historic raised garden. reflection and garden pleasure. is over 2.5 km long and over The view extends from Her- 120 years old leads along renkrug with the Elbauenpark green spaces, the rose garden amusement park towards the Address: Schnappelberg 6, D-38889 Blankenburg (Harz), opening hours: palatial park / zoological garden are freely acces- Address: Schlossbereich, D-38855 Wernigerode, opening hours: parks are freely accessible year-round; castle (terraced Address: Klostergarten 6, D-38871 Drübeck, opening hours: gardens: freely accessible year-round; St. Vitus Church: 6:30 am and parts of the medieval city towers of the GREEN CITADEL® sible, special gardens: April to September, 9 am – 9 pm, October to March, 10 am – 5 pm, guided tours: : May to October, gardens): May to October, 10 am – 6 pm; November to April, Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm; Saturday/Sunday and legal holi- – 7 pm; evening prayers at 6 pm (except Sunday), guided tours: : April to October, Monday – Saturday 2 pm; Sunday/legal wall around the historic town OF MAGDEBURG, the Roman- Sunday 10:30 am from the “Brunswick Lion”, catering: small teahouse (seasonal) and Gasthof Obere Mühle, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 44 / days, 10 am – 6 pm, guided tours:gardens: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 43 / 5 53 78 35, castle: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 43 / holiday 11 am and 2 pm and on request, November to March on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 94 52 / 9 43 30, catering: Café im centre – the fortified wall sys- esque Kloster Unser Lieben 9 54 77 09 and 36 99 87, Schlosshotel Blankenburg, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 44 / 36 19-0, Berghotel Vogelherd, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 44 / 55 30 30, catering: Schlosscafé, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 43 / 55 30 44, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 39 43 / 5 53 78 35, 55 30 30, Gärtnerhaus, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 94 52 / 9 43 04, Klosterküche (registration), tel.: + 49 (0) 3 94 52 / 94 30 00, Information: tel.: 92 60, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 39 44 / 28 98, www.blankenburg.de www.wernigerode.de, www.schloss-wernigerode.de + 49 (0) 3 94 52 / 9 43 30, www.kloster-druebeck.de tem in Gardelegen. Frauen monastery and the www.gardelegen.info gothic cathedral. A l t j e ß n i t z S a n g e r h a u s e n Garden Dreams The oldest ancestral seat of www.magdeburg-tourist.de for gourmets the von Bismarck family in- The Garden Dreams of AT ALTJESSNITZ MANOR PARK BALLENSTEDT CASTLE AND CASTLE PARK EUROPA-ROSARIUM SANGERHAUSEN cludes a self-contained estate residents and visitors lie along Saxony-Anhalt’s gentle south with a Renaissance palace, the banks of the Saale River 32 18 22 is characterised by Germany’s moat, chapel and landscape beneath the ruins of Giebichen- smallest and finest wine-grow- park from the 19th century. stein Castle. The labyrinthine The realm of the “Queen of Flowers” – the ing region. But not only grapes The Gutspark Briest mano- Amtsgarten and the “poet’s The 29 ha large park frames the Late Baroque Europa-Rosarium, the world’s largest rose for Riesling and Burgundy rial park is in the process of paradise” in Reichardt’s Gar- Ballenstedt Castle complex as a high-ranking collection – lies between the southern Harz wines mature along the Saale redevelopment. den are so romantic that you The maze at Altjeßnitz with a Manor Park, example of the garden art of the 18th and 19th and Kyffhäuser regions. It was laid out by and Unstrut rivers. Architects www.altmarktourismus.de almost think you are in another today the oldest and largest in Germany, centuries. A prominent park element is the botanists and rose lovers in 1903, and today and gardeners in particular The Schlosspark Krumke pala- city. You only hear from afar was created in the middle of the 18th centu- former water shaft in the Italian-style villa it encompasses more than 8,300 varieties and have left behind traces here. tial park is enchanted. Giant the noise of the city which ry. There are roughly 200 ways to reach its gardens planned by Peter Joseph Lenné, which species of roses on a total area of 1.5 ha. Rosy The discovery promises enjoy- trees and saurian hedgerows struck a chord with George centre. The maze is embedded in a 4 hectare are embedded in the landscape park. The floral splendour ranging from antiquity to ment. Burgscheidungen Palace line the paths and repeatedly Friedrich Handel. large landscape park. The 12th century field- refurbished castle mill and the cast-iron Lion modernity is exhibited in the beauty competi- cannot conceal its majesty. reveal the view of foals play- www.stadtmarketing-halle.de stone church belonging to the manor park is by Gottfried Schadow are also worth seeing. tion for the enjoyment of guests from all over Built high above the Unstrut surrounded by picturesque groves. Playing Attractive vistas of the park and the surroun- the world. Lavish parks, picturesque ponds, Valley, the view drops down iNFo possibilities and picnic spots invite visitors for ding Harz countryside are made possible by and show gardens make the visit a above the playful terraces family excursions. the well-preserved castle tower. very special experience at any time of year. Your travel destination: with a touch of “Italianita” to Gartenträume –Historische Parks in Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. the pleasure garden that is a Tessenowstraße 5a, 39114 Magdeburg Tel.: +49 (0) 391 / 59 34 252, Fax: +49 (0) 391 / 59 34 317 Address: Hauptstraße, D-06800 Altjeßnitz, opening hours: March to 31 October, Monday-Friday, 9 am – 8 pm; Sat/Sun Address: Schlossplatz, D-06493 Ballenstedt, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round; castle: November to Address: Am Rosengarten 2a, D-06526 Sangerhausen, opening hours: second weekend in April to 31 October, 8 am – 6 pm; veritable delight! Saxony-Anhalt [email protected] April, Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am – 4 pm; May to October, Tuesday-Friday 10 am – 4 pm; Saturday/Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm, and legal holidays 10 am 8 pm; last admission: 6 pm; open in winter by arrangement, tel.: + 49 (0) 34 94 / 7 26 97, with May to September, 8 am – 7 pm; June to August, 8 am – 8 pm, with admission fee, guided tours: on request, Garden Dreams www.schloss-burgscheidungen.de www.gartentraeume-sachsen-anhalt.de admission fee, guided tours: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 34 94 / 7 81 58, catering: Café am Gutspark, tel.: + 49 (0) 34 94 / 66 96 50, guided tours: on request, tel.: + 49 (0)3 94 83 / 8 25 56, catering: Restaurant “Klosterstuben”, tel.: + 49 (0)3 94 83 / 9 76 60, Shop: see opening hours; beyond the time, Monday – Friday 9 am – 5 pm; Saturday 11 am – 4 pm, catering: Restaurant “Zur “Seeing it yourself is worth more than hearing a hundred pieces O V E R A L L P L A N Umberto Eco was so certain You will find attractive offers for travel to Saxony- Garden Dreams – Schlosshotel “Großer Gasthof”, tel.: + 49 (0)3 94 83 / 5 10, Cafeteria Marstall, tel.: + 49 (0)3 94 83 / 1 89 39, Information: tel.: Historic Parks in Saxony-Anhalt Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 34 94 / 7 81 55, tel.: + 49 (0) 34 93 / 7 26 97, www.irrgarten-altjessnitz.de Schwarzen Rose” and Eiscafé Pavillon, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 34 64 / 1 94 33, www.europa-rosarium.de of news.” So they say in Japan. But this also applies to Saxony-Anhalt! that he voted for Uta of Bal- Anhalt here. Tel.: + 49 (0) 391 / 5 62 - 8 38 20 www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de + 49 (0) 3 94 83 / 2 63 or 97 90 98, www.ballenstedt-information.de lenstedt as the most beautiful (Mo – Fr: 8 am – 8 pm, Sa: 9 am – 7 pm, Sunday and legal holidays: 12 noon– 7 pm) At any rate, the visitors who have already This is a journey through time featuring 400 woman of the . [email protected] Goethestadt Bad Lauchstädt W ö r l i t z (Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz facility) Z e i t z Welcome to the most beautiful historic parks been out and about between the Elbe years of garden art and landscape culture Today you can still succumb www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de in Saxony-Anhalt. and Saale rivers, between the Harz ranging from Wörlitz to Wernigerode for lei- HISTORIC SPA FACILITIES AND GOETHE THEATRE WÖRLITZ PALACES AND GARDENS MORITZBURG CASTLE AND CASTLE PARK Mountains and Fläming Heath regions surely walkers and families: 43 good reasons have discovered a heretofore unique tour to gladly return again and again to Saxony- 39 29 43 in Germany – the “Garden Dreams” route Anhalt! An artistic synthesis featuring garden design to the state’s 43 most beautiful and most www.gartentraeume-sachsen-anhalt.de “Garden Dreams” networked – and architecture in unprecedented harmony are significant parks. www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de in Saxony-Anhalt and Germany combined in the Wörlitz palaces and gardens, The Early Baroque castle with the Gothic the artistic highlight of the Garden Kingdom of cathedral and the remnants of the defensive The architectural and horticultural facility Dessau-Wörlitz. The garden is regarded as the fortifications constitutes a remarkable overall Your travel destination, Saxony-Anhalt, impresses its guests with numerous LUTHER | | GARDEN KINGDOM: “Garden Dreams” SAXONY-ANHALT structures along the “”, idyllic parks and gardens in the “Garden was created between 1776 and 1787 by epitome of the in Germa- ensemble. The adjacent castle park, site of the Dreams”, active experiences along the “Blue Ribbon” as well as sensational archae- World culture as far as the eye can see! in Gartennetz Deutschland. ological findings on the “Sky Paths”. Monastery master builder Johann ny. Starting in 1764, Leopold III, Friedrich Franz State Horticultural Show in 2004, de- Garden initiatives from throughout Wilhelm Chryselius. Park pond, pavilions, kur- von Anhalt-Dessau, laid out the English-style lights visitors with a diversified area. Among the federal republic constitute the saal, carved avenue of trees and colonnades landscaped garden. From the very beginning, other things to discover here, you will find an Your travel destination: Saxony-Anhalt. You will find your offers here. Gartennetz Deutschland. At the characterise the charming eastern part of the the Wörlitz gardens were freely accessible for orangery with a Baroque , pleasure Naturally Saxony-Anhalt has other interesting travel destinations to offer! It’s worth visiting the website at www.sachsen- same time, Garden Dreams Saxony- facility. The tranquil western part of the park is everyone so that the small principality became gardens, an English landscape park, a Japane- anhalt-tourismus.de. We are gladly at your disposal for any questions as well as individual planning queries. A phone call, fax or Anhalt is a model for preservation landscaped. The historic spa facilities include a travel destination for prominent contempora- se garden and spacious adventure worlds for e-mail suffices. We are here for you! of historic sites, restoration of historic parks and the over 200 year-old Goethe Theatre. ries and a role model for many other parks. children. Investment and Marketing Corporation Saxony-Anhalt, Tel.: + 49 (0) 391 / 5 62 - 8 38 20 (Mo – Fr 8 am – 8 pm, Sat 9 am – sustainable tourism. www.gartennetz-deutschland.de 7 pm, Sundays/legal holidays: 12 noon – 7 pm), Fax + 49 (0) 391 / 5 62 - 8 38 11, [email protected], www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de Address: Parkstraße 18, D-06246 Goethestadt Bad Lauchstädt, opening hours: freely accessible year-round, guided tours: Address: D-06786 Wörlitz, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round; castle: April and October, Tuesday – Sunday/ Address: Schlossstraße, D-06712 Zeitz, opening hours: park: 1 April to 31 October, daily 10 am – 6 pm, with admission IMPRint Publisher: Investment and Marketing Corporation Saxony-Anhalt, with friendly support from Gartenträume – Historische Parks www.luther-bauhaus-gartenreich.de INFO April to October, Tuesday – Sunday and legal holidays 10:30 am, 2 and 4 pm; November to March, Tuesday – Friday 10:30 am legal holiday, 10 am – 5 pm; May to September, Tuesday – Sunday/legal holiday, 10 am – 6 pm; Gothic House: April and Octo- fee; Museum/Moritzburg Castle: Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm, with admission fee; St. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral: in Sachsen-Anhalt e.V; Concept and design: Hoffmann und Partner Werbeagentur GmbH, Magdeburg; Photo credits: Archiv Investment and and 2 pm; Saturday/Sunday and legal holidays by appointment; guided tours in foreign languages on request, tel.: ber, Saturday/Sunday/legal holiday, 10 am – 5 pm; May to September, Tuesday – Sunday/legal holiday, 10 am – 6 pm, guided Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm; Sunday 1 – 6 pm, guided tours: on request, catering: Schloss-Restaurant Moritzburg, Marketing Corporation Saxony-Anhalt, Archiv Gartenträume e.V., J. Hohmuth, Hötze, Rohr, Luftbild Stolberg – Ing.-Büro HIRSCH; Title photo: Wör- NATIONWIDE DAY OF PARKS AND GARDENS litzer Anlagen, Matthias ulrich; Status: 08.11.2010, 1th edition; the publisher is not liable for the accuracy of details. Initiators: Ministerium für The ANHALT region has it all, and is celebrating its + 49 (0)3 46 35 / 7 82 28, catering: Restaurant Lauchstedter Gaststuben, tel.: + 49 (0)3 46 35 / 2 03 53, Information: tel.: tours: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 49 05 / 3 10 09, catering: : restaurant in the kitchen building, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 49 05 / 2 23 38, tel.: +49(0)34 41 / 6 88 99 27, Information: tel.: +49(0)34 41 / 6 88 00, www.schlosspark-zeitz.de Wirtschaft und Arbeit des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, Kultusministerium des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Every year in June Sachsen-Anhalt 800 year anniversary in 2012. www.anhalt800.de www.gartennetz-deutschland.de + 49 (0) 3 46 35 / 78 20, www.goethe-theater.com Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / 64 61 50 and + 49 (0) 3 49 05 / 3 10 05, www.gartenreich.com, www.woerlitz-information.de Hanseatic City of Gardelegen H a l b e r s t a d t De ssau-Roß l au (Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz facility) H a l l e ( S a a l e ) M e r s e b u r g FORTIFIED WALL SYSTEM IN GARDELEGEN SPIEGELSBERGE LANDSCAPE PARK KÜHNAU LANDSCAPE PARK, GROSSKÜHNAU PALACE / PALATIAL GARDEN REICHARDTS GARDEN CATHEDRAL, MERSEBURG PALACE AND PALATIAL GARDEN ON THE SAALE 2 14 25 35 40 Created from an old fortified wall system, Starting in 1763, cathedral dean E. L. Ch. Spiegel Laid out as a private garden for composer J. F. The structural component of the Merseburg Pa- the “Green Ring” around the medieval core of had the present day Spiegelsberge reforested The Kühnau Landscape Park was laid out in the Reichardt at the end of the 18th century in the lace and Cathedral replete with towers and gables Gardelegen has existed since the 19th century. and gradually built the park’s architectural fea- early 19th century at Lake Kühnau. A vineyard style of an English landscape garden, the estate towers sit enthroned above the city. The appur- An avenue of lime trees that is over 2.5 km tures, which were typical for an early landscape with stone terraces and a “Little Vineyard was well-known far beyond the borders as a tenant palatial garden was originally designed as a long and over 120 years old leads along well- park. Prominent structures such as the hunting Palace” – an Italian-style villa – constitute the “Hostel of Romanticism” due to guests such as Baroque pleasure garden and later landscaped by groomed green spaces, the rose garden and the lodge with the world’s oldest giant wine barrel, park’s artistic highlight. The Grosskühnau pa- Goethe and Novalis. The garden is characte- Peter Joseph Lenné. In 1968 it was redesigned in well-preserved portions of the medieval city the Observation Tower and the Her- lace and church ensemble with small palatial rised by its network of trails and stairs which the regular style. The park offers views of the Ca- wall, e.g. the famous Gate. mitage have been preserved. garden is also part of the facility. lead past numerous monuments. thedral, Palace and Saale River that are worth seeing.

Address: D-39638 Hansestadt Gardelegen, opening hours: freely accessible year-round, guided tours: on request, Address: Spiegelsberge, D-38820 , opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round; zoological garden in Address: Burgkühnauer Allee, D-06844 Dessau-Roßlau, opening hours: : park is freely accessible year-round; Little Address: Seebener / Wittekindstraße, D-06114 Halle (Saale), opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round, guided Address: Oberaltenburg, D-06217 Merseburg, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round; cathedral/palace: catering: in the vicinity of the fortified wall system, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 39 07 / 4 22 66, www.gardelegen.info the immediate vicinity: May to September, 9 am – 7 pm; October to April, 9 am – 5 pm, with admission fee, guided tours: on Vineyard Palace: please inquire, guided tours: on request, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / 64 61 50, www.gartenreich.com, tours: on request, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 45 / 1 22 99 84, www.stadtmarketing-halle.de March to October, 9 am – 6 pm; November to February, 10 am – 4 pm, with admission fee, guided tours: on request, tel.: request, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 41 / 55 18 15, catering: Jagdschloss Spiegelsberge, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 41 / 58 39 95, Gästehaus Spiegels- www.dessau-tourismus.de + 49 (0) 34 61 / 21 41 70, palace Sunday and legal holidays, 2 pm, tel.: + 49 (0) 34 61 / 40 13 18, catering: Radisson Hotel, berge, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 41 / 62 19 14, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 39 41 / 55 18 15, www.halberstadt.de tel.: + 49 (0) 34 61 / 4 52 00, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 34 61 / 21 41 70, www.merseburg.de

T a n g e r h ü t t e Q u e d l i n b u r g De ssau-Roß l au (Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz facility) H a l l e ( S a a l e ) B u r g s c h e i d u n g e n TANGERHÜTTE MUNICIPAL PARK ABBEY GARDENS GEORGIUM PALACE, GEORGENGARTEN AND BECKERBRUCH ON THE ELBE AMTSGARTEN ON THE SAALE BURGSCHEIDUNGEN PLACE AND PALATIAL PARK ON THE UNSTRUT 3 16 26 36 41 The idyllic park was laid out in 1870 by the facto- The Brühl fen was designed in the 17th century The principle of gradual transition from The Amtsgarten is amongst the oldest gar- ry owners Wagenführ and von Arnim. It includes by of the abbey as a Baroque pleasure artistically laid out landscape garden into the dens in the Halle municipal area. Its origin special features such as the Deckelvasenrondell grove and expanded by a landscaped portion natural landscape is impressively understan- dates back to the Baroque era. The facility The Baroque Burgscheidungen Palace rises (circular flowerbed with covered vases), the mau- in the 18th century. The flowering of wild garlic dable in the Georgengarten. The Wallwitzburg is distinguished through its placid, dreamy impressively above the Unstrut River Valley. soleum and the impressive artificial waterfall. in the early summer in the historic Jagdstern ruin, the Elbe , the mausoleum and atmosphere. The garden’s special features are The hillside at the palace, which resembles The grandiose New Palace welcomes guests. area is unique. The abbey garden with Baroque Georgium Palace – site of the Anhalt Picture the terraced gardens designed according to an Italian terraced garden with symmetrical The artistic cast-iron pavilion first presented at main axis and water basin connects the centre Gallery – are among the facility’s formative different themes and the charming views into paths, sculptures, carved trees and a , is the Paris International Exposition in 1889. of Quedlinburg with the Brühlpark. structures. the Saale River Valley from Römerberg. crucial for the facility’s unique impression.

Address: Parkstraße, D-39517 Tangerhütte, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round; New Palace is only Address: Platz des Friedens, D-06484 Quedlinburg, opening hours: facilities are freely accessible year-round, guided Address: Puschkinallee 100, D-06846 Dessau-Roßlau, opening hours: : park is freely accessible year-round; palace: Address: Seebener Straße, D-06114 Halle (Saale), opening hours: park is accessible year-round, guided tours: on request, Address: Schlossstraße, D-06636 Burgscheidungen, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round, guided tours: open for special events, guided tours: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 1 72 / 3 24 52 86 or tel.: + 49 (0) 39 35 / 2 82 36, Informa- tours: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 46 / 90 56 25, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 39 46 / 90 56 25, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 46 / 90 57 34, Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm, guided tours: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / 66 12 60 00, catering: Restaurant am Georgen- tel.: + 49 (0) 3 45 / 1 22 99 84, catering: Objekt 5, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 45 / 47 82 33 67, Gasthof zum Moor, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 45 / April to September, Saturday/Sunday, 2 pm, otherwise on request, catering: Café-Restaurant “Gräfin Cosel” with beer tion: tel.: + 49 (0) 39 35 / 9 31 70, tel.: + 49 (0) 39 35 / 2 82 36, www.tangerhuette.de www.quedlinburg.de garten, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40/ 6 61 13 30, Restaurant Kornhaus, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / 6 40 41 41, Waldschänke, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / 5 20 00 33, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 45 / 1 22 99 84, www.stadtmarketing-halle.de garden, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 18 05 / 37 28 36 (0,14 EUR from German fixed network; mobile phone rates can vary), 61 72 03, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / 1 94 33, www.gartenreich.com, www.dessau-tourismus.de www.schloss-burgscheidungen.de

T a n g e r h ü t t e Ballenstedt / R i e d e r l o c a l i t y De ssau-Roß l au (Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz facility) H a l l e ( S a a l e ) N a u m b u r g ( S a a l e ) BRIEST MANOR HOUSE AND MANOR PARK Roseburg LUISIUM VILLA AND PARK BOTANICAL GARDEN AND CATHEDRAL GARDENS 4 17 27 37 42 The oldest ancestral seat of the von Bismarck The Roseburg was built in 1907 in the style of The Luisium is an idyllic park which Leopold The Botanical Garden at the present-day Martin The Naumburg Cathedral Gardens, which will family includes a self-contained estate with a a medieval castle complex. Garden configura- III Frederick Franz Duke of Anhalt-Dessau de- Luther University of Halle- has existed be reconstructed and redesigned by July 2011, Renaissance palace, moat, chapel and landscape tions from various centuries have been invo- dicated to his wife Louise. The classicistic villa for over 300 years. It was the first of its kind in combines old ponds, bastions of the medieval park. The park stemming from the 19th century ked in the complex. In addition to an impres- (1774 - 1778) is a masterpiece by Friedrich . In addition to the partially historic exhibition Immunity Wall, Promenade and Ward Garden was designed according to Schoch’s plans with a sive water shaft as well as a mausoleum with Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff. The garden is in- houses, the various collections of bedding plants are as well as the unique “Garden of the Naumburg picturesque pond, spacious meadows, oak groves observation tower, bridges, stairs, balustrades, vigorated through neo-Gothic and classicistic worth seeing. Moreover, an astronomical observa- Master”. There visitors can once again find the and adjacent fields and forest area. The park is sculptures and mosaics are included in the buildings as well as , constructed ruins tory from 1787/88, which was built by the architect plants which the famous sculptor depicted so being redeveloped. features of the fairytale-like park. and sculptures. of the Brandenburg Gate, is located on the grounds. remarkably and realistically in the Cathedral.

Address: Lindenstraße 5, D-39517 Tangerhütte, opening hours: park is accessible to the public year-round, Address: Auf der Roseburg, D-06493 Ballenstedt / , opening hours: April to October, 9 am – 6 pm; November to Address: Schloss Luisium, D-06844 Dessau-Roßlau, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round; villa: April and Octo- Address: Am Kirchtor 3, D-06108 Halle (Saale), opening hours: May to mid-October, Monday – Friday, 2 – 6 pm; Satur- Address: Domplatz 16/17, D-06618 Naumburg, opening hours: cathedral: March to October, Monday – Saturday, 9 am – guided tours: on request, Information: tel.: +49 (0) 33 27 / 56 72 04, [email protected] March, 10 am – 5 pm, with admission fee, guided tours: on request, catering: restaurant / café (seasonal), tel.: + 49 (0) 1 52 / ber, Saturday/Sunday and legal holidays, 10 am – 5 pm; May to September, Tuesday-Sunday and legal holidays, 10 am – 6 pm; day/Sunday, 10 am – 6 pm, with admission fee, guided tours: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 45 / 5 52 62 29, Information: tel.: 6 pm; Sunday/legal holidays, 12 noon – 6 pm; November to February, Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm; Sunday/legal 07 79 71 58, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 1 52 / 59 71 89 74, www.roseburg-gartentraeume.de, www.roseburg-harz.de visit only possible with guided tour, guided tours: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / 2 18 37 11, catering: Restaurant & Café Luisium, + 49 (0) 3 45 / 5 52 62 71, www.stadtmarketing-halle.de, www.biologie.uni-halle.de/bot/boga holidays, 12 noon – 4 pm; gardens: from July 2011, same as the cathedral, with admission fee, guided tours: cathedral: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / 2 16 41 58, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / 64 61 50, www.gartenreich.com, www.dessau-tourismus.de several guided tours daily; gardens: on request, Information: tel.: +49 (0) 34 45 / 2 30 11 33, www.naumburger-dom.de

S e g g e r d e A s c h e r s l e b e n Vo c k e r o d e (Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz facility) K a b e l s k e t a l TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS By BIKE, CAR, AND BUS SEGGERDE MANOR HOUSE AND MANOR PARK GARDENS AND PARKS IN ASCHERSLEBEN Sieglitzer Berg on the Elbe DIESKAU CASTLE AND PARK OR By RAIL AND AIR

5 19 28 38 Saxony-Anhalt lies in the heart of Germany system ensure short, convenient routes to all Multifaceted gardens and parks in the heart After 1777, Prince Franz had a “forest park” laid out The 67 hectare large complex emerged during and borders on , , places of interest in Saxony-Anhalt. Today as in former times, the facility featuring of the city impress visitors. Promenades, fields in the bend of the Elbe River west of Vockerode. 1778 to 1784 as an extensive landscape park Saxony and Brandenburg. From the state manor house and landscaped manor park from of fountains and play areas invigorate the The objective was to create an “orderly wilder- characterised by several ponds. Numerous capital Magdeburg, it is 150 km to , Bus and railway information: the early 19th century constitutes the centre Herrenbreite. The Romanesque municipal park ness”. Small-scale architectural structures and sculptures and small-scale architectural 280 km to , 420 km to / Tel.: + 49 (0) 391 / 5 36 31 - 80 of the Seggerde locality. The alternation from impresses visitors with an old tree population, monuments are also included in the garden, which structures adorn the popular park. The castle Main and 225 km to Frankfurt/Oder. Halle www.insa.de water, meadows and forest areas with views of plant library, modern globe sculpture and a rose incorporates the natural vegetation in the design. originally built in Renaissance style and the on the Saale in Saxony-Anhalt and in the orangery and the former Palm House offer garden. The green Promenadenring along the Artistically designed gates mark the entrance to the St. Anna Church renovated in Baroque style is Saxony, which is less than 40 km away, coll- Travel in comfort in Saxony-Anhalt with charming impressions. city fortification encloses the historic . facility. The Solitude is currently being restored. also included in the ensemble. ectively benefit from the Leipzig/Halle Air- . port. The A2, A9, A14 and A38 motorways, www.bahn.de/sachsen-anhalt well-developed federal highways and one Address: Gutshof 1, D-39356 Seggerde, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round, manor house is only Address: D-06449 Aschersleben, opening hours: Promenadenring is freely accessible year-round; Herrenbreite and muni- Address: D-06786 Vockerode, opening hours: facility is freely accessible year-round, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / Address: Schlossplatz, D-06184 Kabelsketal, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round, guided tours: on of the densest railway transport networks Taking along a bicycle is free on all RE, RB opened for concerts cipal park open again starting in April 2011 after the State Horticultural Show in 2010, guided tours: on request, catering: 64 61 50 and + 49 (0) 3 40 / 1 94 33, www.gartenreich.com, www.dessau-tourismus.de request, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 45 / 58 29 91 81, castle: Saturday/Sunday, 2 pm, catering: Restaurant-Café “Schloss Dieskau”, tel.: in Europe as well as an efficient local traffic and suburban trains in Saxony-Anhalt. various offers in the city area, Information: tel.: +49 (0) 34 73 / 9 58-9 53, www.aschersleben-tourismus.de + 49 (0) 3 45 / 6 83 06 83, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 45 / 58 29 91 81, www.park-dieskau.de, www.schloss-dieskau.de

H a r b k e D e g e n e r s h a u s e n O ra n ienbau m (Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz facility) HARBKE PALACE AND PALATIAL GARDEN DEGENERSHAUSEN LANDSCAPE PARK ORANIENBAUM PALACE AND PALATIAL GARDEN Garden Dreams – Historic Parks in Saxony-Anhalt 1 Krumke Palace and Palatial Park, Osterburg 6 20 30 2 Fortified Wall System in Gardelegen 3 Tangerhütte Municipal Park Originally a Baroque pleasure garden, the 6 ha The 12 ha large landscape park is a dendro- Oranienbaum is an early and significant Baro- large park was transformed into a landscape park logical gem with more than 175 species and que ensemble inspired by Dutch influence in 4 Briest Manor House and Manor Park, Tangerhütte in 1770. The “Harbkische Wilde Baumzucht” (“Harb- genera featuring indigenous and exotic woods. Germany. The extensive Baroque park impresses 5 Seggerde Manor House and Manor Park ke Wild Arboriculture”) had special importance The facility includes prominent individual trees, visitors with its large collection of citrus plants, 6 Harbke Palace and Palatial Park as a supra-regional provider of plants during this blossoming meadows and a small pond. The 16 which are accommodated in one of the longest 7 Hundisburg Palace and Baroque Garden, period. Valuable groves have been preserved to metre-high obelisk and the shrub garden with in Europe during the winter. The Althaldensleben Landscape Park this day. The orangery built in neo-Gothic style is international plant cultivations are particularly Anglo-Chinese Garden is considered to be the 8 Herrenkrugpark and Elbauenpark on the a backdrop for concerts as well as a café today. worth seeing. only preserved garden of this type in Germany. Elbe, Magdeburg the 2015 Federal Horticultural 9 Rotehorn on the Elbe Municipal Park, Address: August-Bebel-Straße, D-39365 Harbke, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round, guided tours: Address: Degenershausen, D-06543 Falkenstein / Harz, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round, guided tours: Address: Schlossstraße, D-06785 Oranienbaum, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round; palace: April and ShowBUGA (BUGA) 1 Magdeburg on request, catering: Orangerie-Café (during the summer season), tel.: + 49 (0) 1 63 / 4 56 62 72, Information: tel.: on request, catering: Café-Garten “Zum Forsthaus”, tel.: +49 (0) 3 47 43 / 6 14 37 or +49 (0) 1 70 / 6 44 56 91, Information: October, Saturday/Sunday and legal holidays, 10 am – 5 pm; May to September, Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 6 pm, guided 10 Klosterbergegarten on the Elbe and + 49 (0) 3 94 06 / 2 03 or + 49 (0) 1 73 / 8 05 21 57, www.harbke-tourist.de.vu tel.: +49 (0) 3 47 42 / 9 50 77, www.falkenstein-harz.de tours: on request, catering: Sommercafé in der Orangerie, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / 64 61 50 and + 49 (0) 3 40 / Gruson , Magdeburg 1 94 33, www.gartenreich.com, www.dessau-tourismus.de 11 Wendgräben Castle with Park, Möckern 12 Drübeck Abbey and Abbey Gardens M a g d e b u r g S t o l b e r g ( H a r z ) B a d S c h m i e d e b e r g 13 Wernigerode Castle and Castle Gardens ROTEHORN ON THE ELBE MUNICIPAL PARK STOLBERG CASTLE AND CASTLE GARDENS REINHARZ CASTLE AND CASTLE PARK 14 Spiegelsberge Landscape Park, Halberstadt 15 Blankenburg Palace and Palatial 2 9 21 31 Gardens (Harz) The rambling Rotehorn Landscape Park is loca- The Baroque moated Reinharz Castle was built 16 Gardens th ted in the middle of Magdeburg on an island in at the end of the 17 century. The Baroque 3 4 17 Roseburg, Rieder the Elbe River and offers outstanding recreati- The terraced gardens and the forest park was re-landscaped after 1850; a meadow 18 Ballenstedt Castle and Castle Park onal and leisure opportunities with its exten- belong to the castle gardens towering high with a backdrop of solitary trees and groves sive meadows and wooded areas. There is a above Stolberg. The terraced gardens have ex- was created. The approx. 120 metre-long 5 19 Gardens and Parks in Aschersleben wonderful view of the park landscape from the perienced several design phases ranging from former hornbeam arcade, which is presented 20 Degenershausen Landscape Park observation tower. The Adolf-Mittag-See invites Baroque garden via landscaped design right up as an avenue today, is a special feature of the 21 Stolberg Castle and Castle Gardens visitors to enjoy a leisurely boat trip. to the formal garden of the modern era. present-day configuration. 7 22 Europa-Rosarium Sangerhausen 23 Köthen Castle and Castle Park 6 Address: Heinrich-Heine-Platz, D-39114 Magdeburg, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round, guided tours: Address: Schlossberg 1, D-06547 Stolberg (Harz), opening hours: : castle: Tuesday – Friday 11 am – 4 pm; Saturday/Sunday/ Address: Reinharz 87, D-06905 Bad Schmiedeberg, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round, guided tours: castle: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 91 / 8 38 04-01, catering: Café im Fort XII, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 91 / 5 69 37 55, Restaurant Le Frog, Legal holidays, 11 am – 5 pm, guided tours: castle: Friday 8 pm; Saturday 2 pm; for groups on request, catering: FRIWI-Cafe Friday, 3 pm; Saturday/Sunday, 2 and 3 pm, otherwise on request, catering: Schlosscafé “ Löser”, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 49 25 / 8 9 10 11 Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz tel.: + 49 (0) 3 91 / 5 31 35 56, Raddampfer Württemberg, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 91 / 5 62 89 92, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 91 / “Schloss-Terrasse”, Information: tel.: +49 (0) 3 46 54 / 4 54 and 1 94 33, www.stolberger-schloss.de 7 93 09, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 49 25 / 7 17 86, + 49 (0) 1 60 / 95 04 17 58 and + 49 (0) 3 49 25 / 7 11 01, www.schloss-reinharz.de, facilities (UNESCO World Heritage Site) 1 94 33, www.magdeburg-tourist.de www.bad-schmiedeberg.de 24 Mosigkau Palace and Palatial Garden, Dessau M a g d e b u r g K ö t h e n / A n h a l t P o u c h 25 Kühnau Landscape Park, Grosskühnau KLOSTERBERGEGARTEN ON THE ELBE AND GRUSON GREENHOUSES KÖTHEN CASTLE AND CASTLE PARK GOITZSCHE LANDSCAPE PARK Palace and Palatial Garden, Dessau 26 Georgium Palace, Georgengarten and 14 10 23 33 12 25 Beckerbruch on the Elbe, Dessau Peter Joseph Lenné laid out the first municipal The world’s largest landscape art project, 28 29 13 27 27 Luisium Villa and Park, Dessau park in the German-speaking region with the In the course of the castle’s reconstruction “Goitzsche Land Art”, was created in the course 15 30 28 Sieglitzer Berg on the Elbe, Vockerode Klosterbergegarten on the shoreline of the Elbe after a devastating fire in 1597, the park was of the EXPO 2000 in a post-mining landscape 16 24 26 29 Wörlitz Palaces and Gardens River starting in 1825. A scenic configuration also designed by Italian masters as a Renais- near Bitterfeld. It encompasses numerous pro- 18 19 23 17 30 Oranienbaum Palace and Palatial Garden with special wood groves and a restored pond sance complex in a mixture of kitchen and jects by international artists who have created 31 characterise the park. The Gruson Greenhouses ornamental garden. The reconfiguration into an unmistakable, modern landscape. The 20 32 31 Reinharz Castle and Castle Park dating back to 1895 with a extensive collection an English landscape park occurred in the 19th 25 km2 Goitzschesee lake region offers nu- of plants are located on the grounds. century. merous water sports opportunities. 34 33 32 Maze in the Altjeßnitz Manor Park 33 Goitzsche Landscape Park, Pouch 21 34 Ostrau Palace and Palatial Park Address: Schönebecker Straße, D-39104 Magdeburg, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round, greenhouses: Address: Schlossplatz 5, D-06366 Köthen/Anhalt, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round; castle: Tuesday – Address: auf der Halbinsel nordwestlich des Ortes, D-06774 Pouch, opening hours: Pouch Peninsula is freely accessible 35 35 Reichardt’s Garden, Halle (Saale) Tuesday – Sunday, 9 am – 5 pm, with admission fee, guided tours: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 91 / 8 38 04 01 (park) or tel.: Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm, guided tours: on request, catering: Café “Leopold”, tel.: + 49 (0) 34 96 / 3 09 97 15, Information: year-round, guided tours: on request, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 34 93 / 7 26 97, www.ebv-net.de, www.agora-goitzsche.de 36 37 22 + 49 (0) 3 91 / 4 04 29 10 (greenhouses), catering: Elbelandhaus, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 91 / 4 00 67 70, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 91 / tel.: + 49 (0) 3496/216217, www.bachstadt-koethen.de 36 Amtsgarten on the Saale, Halle (Saale) 1 94 33, www.magdeburg-tourist.de 38 37 Botanical Garden, Halle (Saale) 39 38 Dieskau Castle and Park 40 39 Historic Spa Facilities and Goethe Theatre, M ö c k e r n De ssau-Roß l au (Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz facility) p e t e r s b e r g / Ostrau locality UNESCO World Heritage Sites WENDGRÄBEN CASTLE WITH PARK MOSIGKAU PALACE AND PALATIAL GARDEN OSTRAU PALACE AND PALATIAL PARK Bad Lauchstädt “Romanesque Road” 40 Cathedral, Merseburg Palace and Palatial 11 24 34 41 1 “Garden Dreams” Garden on the Saale “Sky Paths” 41 Burgscheidungen Palace and Palatial Park Wendgräben Castle was built in 1910 as a former The park belonging to the Baroque Ostrau Pa- Sites on the Unstrut mansion in the style of English manor homes. The charming palace and garden from Mosig- lace was laid out as a pleasure forest in 1764 42 The park is a perfect example of a manor park kau was built in the years 1752 - 1757. A buil- and impresses visitors to this day with an Motorways, express highways 42 Naumburg Cathedral and Cathedral Gardens th 43 Moritzburg Castle and Castle Park, Zeitz from the early 20 century. The north-south axis ding and garden complex whose rural charm abundance of exotic groves. Moats and ponds Federal highways emanating from the castle makes the structure emanates an incomparable radiance was crea- traverse the park. The memorial stones and 43 Under construction or in the process of planning visible from afar and is an essential feature. The ted in the heyday of the Rococo era. Today, the graves are reminiscent of the park owners, the Regular Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) operates an facility is amongst the last largely preserved von Veltheim family. The park can be wonder- Railway lines Parking area Museum guided tour educational centre in the castle. Rococo ensembles in Central Germany. fully explored on the 2 km long circular route. Suburban railway lines Toilets Shop

Rivers, lakes and Café/restaurant Family-friendly © Office of Measuring and Geoinformation Saxony-Anhalt (LVermGeo), September 2010 canals – “Blue Ribbon” Address: Wendgräbener Chaussee 1, D-39279 Wendgräben, guided tours: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 92 45 / 95 23 59, Address: Knobelsdorffallee 2 / 3, D-06847 Dessau-Roßlau, opening hours: : park is freely accessible year-round; palace: April Address: Schloßstraße 11, D-06193 Petersberg / OT Ostrau, opening hours: park is freely accessible year-round, guided Depiction is based on geographical basic information from the Saxony-Anhalt geographical information administration in Saxony-Anhalt in the LVermGeo. You can obtain official topographical maps in a well-assorted bookshop. catering: in the castle, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 92 45 / 95 20 (reservation is recommended), Information: tel. + 49 (0) 3 92 45 / and October, Saturday/Sunday and legal holidays, 10 am – 5 pm; May to September, Tuesday – Sunday and legal holidays, tours: on request, catering: Landgasthaus Ostrau, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 46 00 / 2 04 27, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 46 00 / 2 56 42, Further information is available from tel.: +49 (0) 391/5 67-85 85 or from www.lvermgeo.sachsen-anhalt.de. The “Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve” Accessability in the facilities: 10 am – 6 pm; visit only possible with guided tour, guided tours: on request, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / 52 11 39, catering: Café & 95 23 51, www.kas.de/wendgraeben www.ostrauer-kulturverein.de extends along the entire banks of the You will find detailed information on freedom from barriers Restaurant Schloss Mosigkau, tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / 2 16 41 58, Information: tel.: + 49 (0) 3 40 / 64 61 50, + 49 (0) 3 40 / 1 94 33, Elbe River in Saxony-Anhalt. at www.gartentraeume-sachsen-anhalt.de www.gartenreich.com, www. dessau-tourismus.de