Wörlitz Park
Wörlitzer Park
One of the earliest English landscape gardens in Europe, and the heart of the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz World Heritage Site, with lakes, canals, bridges, and small buildings.
Wörlitz Park is an English-style landscape garden of about 112 hectares. It was created in the late 18th century by Prince Leopold III Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau, following Enlightenment ideals. Scattered among its lakes and canals are Wörlitz Palace, the Gothic House, Stone Island, the Temple of Venus, and more than a dozen bridges of various designs. It is the core of the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm World Heritage Site. The park is open free of charge, though the palaces charge admission. In summer, you can take a gondola tour of the lake for about 45 minutes. Hand-cranked ferries on the lake connect the different sections of the park. It is about 20 km from Dessau by bus, or you can cycle along the Elbe River.
Opening hours
Gardens open all day, free; buildings open Apr–Oct
Nearby sights
- Wörlitz Palace
- Gothic House Wörlitz
- Stein Island Wörlitz
- Oranienbaum Palace
- Ferropolis
- Luisium
- Bauhaus Museum Dessau
- Dessau-Törten Estate