Oranienbaum, Germany

Ortsteil of Oranienbaum-Wörlitz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Oranienbaum

51°47′57″N 12°24′25″E / 51.79917°N 12.40694°E / 51.79917; 12.40694CountryGermanyStateSaxony-AnhaltDistrictWittenberg TownOranienbaum-WörlitzArea

• Total32.30 km² (12.47 sq mi)Elevation

64 m (210 ft)Population

(2009-12-31)

• Total3,280 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

06785

Dialling codes034904Vehicle registrationWBWebsitewww.oranienbaum.de

Oranienbaum (De-Oranienbaum.ogg^ⓘ) is a former town and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is a District (German: Ortsteil) of the town of Oranienbaum-Wörlitz. It is situated south of the Elbe, east of Dessau.

History

Historical affiliations

Duchy of Saxony 1180–1212

County of Anhalt 1212–1218
Principality of Anhalt 1218–1252
Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst 1252–1396

Principality of Anhalt-Dessau 1396–1561
Anhalt-Dessau, ruled by Anhalt-Zerbst 1561–1603
Principality of Anhalt-Dessau 1603–1807
Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau 1807–1863

Duchy of Anhalt 1863–1918
Free State of Anhalt 1918–1933

Free State of Anhalt de jure, Gau Halle-Merseburg de facto, Nazi Germany 1933–1945

Saxony-Anhalt, Soviet occupation zone 1945–1949
Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany 1949–1952
Bezirk Halle, East Germany 1952–1990

Wittenberg (district), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany 1990–present

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