Tourist Attractions in Worlitz
Wörlitz, 20km/12.5mi east of Dessau, is famed for its park, the first landscaped park in the English style to be laid out in Germany in the 18th C.
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Wörlitz Park
Worlitz Park is home to a rich diversity of flora, flowerbeds, monuments, statues, bridges and canals.
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Gothic House
(Wörlitz Park)
The Gothic House, located in Schochs Garten, contains old Swiss stained glass, and paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder.
Coswig, Germany
(Near Worlitz)
In Coswig, 5km/3mi northeast of Wörlitz, stands the Romanesque and Gothic church of St Nicholas (1150; rebuilt 1699-1708 and 1926), which has a finely carved organ case (1713), a font by Giovanni Simonetti, Gothic choir stalls, a "Last Supper" by Lucas Cranach the Younger, an epitaph by Lucas Cranach the Elder and stained glass of the Cranach school (1350).
The Schloss (1560 and 1667-77), an irregular structure of four wings round a central courtyard, was much altered in the 19th century.
The Schloss (1560 and 1667-77), an irregular structure of four wings round a central courtyard, was much altered in the 19th century.
Oranienbaum, Germany
(Near Worlitz)
At Oranienbaum 5km/3mi south of Wörlitz are a Schloss and a park in Dutch Baroque style (1683 and 1798). Part of the park was laid out in Chinese style (c. 1800), with a Chinese tea-house (1794-97) and a five-story pagoda. In the left-hand wing of the Schloss is the District Museum, with a permanent exhibition on printing.
St Peter's Church
Wörlitz's principal landmark is the 66m/217ft high tower of St Peter's Church (originally Romanesque, 1196-1201; rebuilt in neo-Gothic style by G. C. Hesekiel in 1805-09). Remains of the Romanesque building are the doorway and the wall round the nave and tower.
Town Hall
The two-story Wörlitz Town Hall (by Erdmannsdorf, 1792-95) is in the style of an English country house.
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