District Wittenberg Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 32.3 km² Postal code 06785 Dialling code 034904 | Elevation 64 m (210 ft) Postal codes 06785 Population 3,341 (31 Dec 2008) | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 99% Humidity | ||
Oranienbaum 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.
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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.
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