{"id":11482,"date":"2022-01-04T14:57:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T13:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welterbe-gartenreich.de\/garden-realm-dessau-woerlitz\/park-grosskuehnau\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T11:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:50:49","slug":"park-grosskuehnau","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.welterbe-gartenreich.de\/en\/unesco-world-heritage-site\/park-grosskuehnau\/","title":{"rendered":"Gro\u00dfk\u00fchnau"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row gap=”25″ content_placement=”top” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″ woodmart_disable_overflow=”0″][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0″ mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_sticky_column=”false” parallax_scroll=”no” mobile_reset_margin=”no” tablet_reset_margin=”no” el_class=”bild-oben-text-box”][vc_gallery onclick=”” images=”15321,21955,18437,18465,18441,18450″ img_size=”box-top-image” interval=”5″ css=”.vc_custom_1766406595683{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}” el_class=”slider-oben”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”box-text-block”][vc_custom_heading text=”Gro\u00dfk\u00fchnau” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:rgba(0%2C0%2C0%2C0.55)” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”box-erste-ueberschrift”][vc_custom_heading text=”Palace and Park” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center|color:rgba(0%2C0%2C0%2C0.55)” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”box-zweite-ueberschrift”][vc_column_text woodmart_color_scheme=”dark” woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no” el_class=”box-text”]Old oaks with mighty, gnarled branches form a venerable picture on the edge of the almost pristine K\u00fchnau lake. Side by side with vines and fruit trees, whose delicate blossoms paint a sea of white and pink dots in spring and whose fruits glow golden in the sun in late summer, they characterize the image of K\u00fchnauer Park. Interspersed with a number of architectural gems, art and nature are excellently combined here to create a true work of garden art.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row woodmart_css_id=”61d2ff8fb2ca3″ mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” woodmart_box_shadow=”yes” wd_z_index=”no” woodmart_disable_overflow=”0″ row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”21953″ img_size=”” alignment=”center” parallax_scroll=”no” woodmart_inline=”no”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″]\t\t\t

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History<\/div>

Homage to \u00bbFather Franz\u00ab<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t

It was Prince Franz’s son, Hereditary Prince Friedrich von Anhalt-Dessau, who laid the foundation stone for the extensive park in 1805. However, it was his son, Duke Leopold IV. Frederick of Anhalt-Dessau. The K\u00fchnau Landscape Park therefore marks the end of the Dessau-W\u00f6rlitz Garden Realm UNESCO World Heritage Site – and can certainly be seen as an early homage by Prince Franz’s descendants to him and his visionary project to beautify the region.<\/p>\n

Prince Albert of Anhalt-Dessau, the younger brother of Prince Franz, had a palace built on Lake K\u00fchnau much earlier, in 1780. Designed with great restraint, even then only the banqueting hall was decorated – delicate floral paintings still adorn the walls and ceiling today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”gondola rides” woodmart_css_id=”61c0f77fc8a31″ mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” woodmart_box_shadow=”no” wd_z_index=”no” woodmart_disable_overflow=”0″ row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Come on in!” color=”black” el_class=”welterbe-abschnitt-ueberschrift”][vc_custom_heading text=”What to expect” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”appear” el_class=”welterbe-abschnitt-beschreibung”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row woodmart_css_id=”61c0887e718b1″ mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” woodmart_box_shadow=”no” wd_z_index=”no” woodmart_disable_overflow=”0″ row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″ el_id=”Public guided tours of the park”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”welterbe-akkordion-container hell” woodmart_css_id=”65c0af331c0d3″ parallax_scroll=”no” woodmart_sticky_column=”false” wd_collapsible_content_switcher=”no” wd_column_role_offcanvas_desktop=”no” wd_column_role_offcanvas_tablet=”no” wd_column_role_offcanvas_mobile=”no” wd_column_role_content_desktop=”no” wd_column_role_content_tablet=”no” wd_column_role_content_mobile=”no” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_box_shadow=”no” responsive_spacing=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2NWMwYWYzMzFjMGQzIiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfY29sdW1uIiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=” mobile_reset_margin=”no” tablet_reset_margin=”no” wd_z_index=”no”]\t\t\t

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Insights<\/div>

Gro\u00dfk\u00fchnau Palace<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t

In 1998, the Dessau-W\u00f6rlitz Cultural Foundation<\/a> moved into Gro\u00dfk\u00fchnau Palace as its administrative headquarters. From here, the fortunes of the UNESCO World Heritage Garden Realm of Dessau-W\u00f6rlitz are managed day by day. It is therefore not open to the public.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[vc_single_image image=”18437″ img_size=”box-double-image” alignment=”center” css_animation=”none” woodmart_inline=”no” parallax_scroll=”no” el_class=”bild-oben”][vc_tta_accordion style=”flat” shape=”square” color=”peacoc” c_icon=”triangle” c_position=”right” collapsible_all=”true” active_section=”100″ no_fill=”true” el_class=”welterbe-akkordion hell”][vc_tta_section title=”Opening hours” tab_id=”1709717856346-1fabd888-5114″][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]Schloss Gro\u00dfk\u00fchnau is only open to the public on special occasions. Information on dates can be found here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Library and Archive” tab_id=”1726654365981-958ca9dd-caa6″][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]The extensive holdings of the library and archive in the coach house of Gro\u00dfk\u00fchnau Palace can be viewed and used for research by prior appointment.<\/p>\n

Kulturstiftung Dessau-W\u00f6rlitz<\/strong>
\nSchloss Gro\u00dfk\u00fchnau
\nEbenhanstra\u00dfe 8
\nD-06846 Dessau-Ro\u00dflau
\nTelefon +49 (0)340.646150
\nservice@gartenreich.de<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Contact” tab_id=”1726655330255-66362ba9-c959″][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]Gro\u00dfk\u00fchnau Castle is managed and maintained by the Dessau-W\u00f6rlitz Cultural Foundation:<\/p>\n

Kulturstiftung Dessau-W\u00f6rlitz<\/strong>
\nSchloss Gro\u00dfk\u00fchnau
\nEbenhanstra\u00dfe 8
\nD-06846 Dessau-Ro\u00dflau
\nTelefon +49 (0)340.646150
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Vineyard and lakeside romance in the Elbe floodplain<\/div>

Park walk<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t

The K\u00fchnauer Park captivates with its wide meadows, old trees and winding paths between gentle hills, orchards and a small vineyard. With views of historic buildings at the end of long sightlines, the most beautiful landscape paintings are created at any time of year – in nature!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[vc_single_image image=”18465″ img_size=”box-double-image” alignment=”center” css_animation=”none” woodmart_inline=”no” parallax_scroll=”no” el_class=”bild-oben”][vc_tta_accordion style=”flat” shape=”square” color=”peacoc” c_icon=”triangle” c_position=”right” collapsible_all=”true” active_section=”100″ no_fill=”true” el_class=”welterbe-akkordion hell”][vc_tta_section title=”Opening hours” tab_id=”1726644235852-06c3dfa8-31ba”][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]The park is open all year round and is freely accessible.<\/p>\n

In the event of weather events, closures may take place at short notice. There is a limited winter service.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Vineyard Mansion” tab_id=”1726655292463-b48f039f-fa6e”][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]The vineyard in K\u00fchnauer Park has a touch of Italy about it. A pretty vineyard castle – built by the master builder Carlo Ignazio Pozzi between 1828 and 1830 in the neoclassical style – is enthroned here as an important point de vue.<\/p>\n

Information on events at the vineyard can be found here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Contact” tab_id=”1726644235853-80d122e2-bac5″][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]K\u00fchnauer Park is managed and maintained by the city of Dessau-Ro\u00dflau:<\/p>\n

Tourist-Information Dessau-Ro\u00dflau<\/strong>
\nRatsgasse 11
\n06844 Dessau-Ro\u00dflau
\nTel.: +49 (0)340 \/ 882920-00
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Did you know?<\/div>

Evangelical Church Gro\u00dfk\u00fchnau<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t

Between Gro\u00dfk\u00fchnau Palace and Park, a special church stands out with its brick shell and a tower structure that can be seen from afar. Built in 1828\/1829, it is one of the oldest neo-Romanesque churches in Germany and therefore definitely worth a visit! The Byzantine new building \u2013 like the Weinbergschl\u00f6sschen \u2013 probably comes from the master builder Carlo Ignazio Pozzi.<\/p>\n

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Touristinformation<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t

in the kitchen building at W\u00f6rlitz Palace
\nKirchgasse 35, D-06785 Oranienbaum-W\u00f6rlitz
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Opening hours 2026<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t

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