{"id":19584,"date":"2025-02-14T12:35:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T11:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welterbe-gartenreich.de\/unesco-world-heritage-site\/oranienbaum\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:15:19","slug":"oranienbaum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.welterbe-gartenreich.de\/en\/unesco-world-heritage-site\/oranienbaum\/","title":{"rendered":"Oranienbaum"},"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 interval=”5″ images=”15252,13837,17124,9648,15248″ img_size=”box-top-image” onclick=”” css=”.vc_custom_1763478084247{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=”Oranienbaum” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:rgba(0%2C0%2C0%2C0.55)” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”” el_class=”box-erste-ueberschrift”][vc_custom_heading text=”City, palace and palace garden” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center|color:rgba(0%2C0%2C0%2C0.55)” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”” el_class=”box-zweite-ueberschrift”][vc_column_text css=”” woodmart_color_scheme=”dark” woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no” el_class=”box-text”]The Oranienbaum Palace complex immediately impresses with its size. But it is the whole place that is a fascinating testimony to the Baroque – laid out according to an ideal geometric design on a rectangular floor plan. An impressive central axis runs through the village, connects the market square and the palace grounds and makes its way far beyond the boundaries of the village into the Garden Realm.[\/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=”2\/3″]\t\t\t

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From history<\/div>

How China and Holland came to Anhalt<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is from her that the current name of the village of Oranienbaum originates: Henriette Catharina, Princess of Orange-Nassau. Here, far from home, the Orange princess created her own little Holland after her marriage to Prince Johann Georg II of Anhalt. Chosen as a summer and later widow’s residence, the former village of Nischwitz was transformed into a sprawling baroque complex by the Dutch architect Cornelis Ryckwaert.<\/p>\n

About a century later, Prince Franz incorporated his ancestor’s layout into the beautification of his principality according to the English model \u2013 today’s Garden Realm. He subtly interwove the Baroque ensemble with the surrounding landscape and redesigned part of the Baroque palace gardens in the latest fashion as an English-Chinese garden.<\/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_column width=”1\/3″ woodmart_css_id=”691c91d44a1d6″ 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=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2OTFjOTFkNDRhMWQ2Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfY29sdW1uIiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=” mobile_reset_margin=”no” tablet_reset_margin=”no” wd_z_index=”no”][vc_single_image image=”21879″ img_size=”” alignment=”center” css=”” parallax_scroll=”no” woodmart_inline=”no”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Worth seeing” color=”black” css=”” el_class=”welterbe-abschnitt-ueberschrift”][vc_custom_heading text=”in the Baroque town” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”none” css=”” 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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Come on in!<\/div>

Oranienbaum Palace<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t

Oranienbaum Palace can be visited as part of a guided tour. Discover sumptuous leather wallpaper and Delft tiles, colorful pictures of chinoiserie rooms and even the Dessau Bauhaus in the interiors! The fact that the palace building is currently being restored means that you can take part in a very exciting process.<\/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=”17122″ img_size=”” alignment=”center” css=”” parallax_scroll=”no” woodmart_inline=”no”][vc_tta_accordion style=”flat” shape=”square” c_icon=”triangle” c_position=”right” active_section=”100″ no_fill=”true” collapsible_all=”true” el_class=”welterbe-akkordion hell”][vc_tta_section title=”Opening hours and guided tours 2026″ tab_id=”1638523789833-5be57e99-b6d76cf4-4665″][vc_column_text css=”” woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]March 21 to April 30, 2026<\/strong>
\nSat, Sun, public holidays 10:00-17:00<\/p>\n

1 May to 30 September 2026<\/strong>
\nTues\u2013Sun, public holidays 10:00\u201317:00<\/p>\n

October 1 to November 1, 2026<\/strong>
\nSat, Sun, public holidays 10:00-17:00<\/p>\n

The castle tours<\/strong> take place seasonally during regular opening hours (last tour at 4 pm).<\/p>\n

Family tour<\/strong>: Sun 14:00[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Exhibition Zeit(ge)schichten” tab_id=”1714144735895-5e3bf24c-104e”][vc_column_text css=”” woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]A palace tells the story of what it’s made of.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the centuries, Oranienbaum Palace has become a stone witness to various eras, traces of which are still visible today.<\/p>\n

More information<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Exhibition TobaccoCollegium” tab_id=”1714144742982-1c45c60a-66cb”][vc_column_text css=”” woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]From 1693 onwards, Henriette Catharina established tobacco production in Oranienbaum. Most of the Oranienbaum families had their share in cultivation and processing, which helped the village to flourish. Based on the so-called tobacco colleges of the 17th century, there is now a permanent exhibition on this topic in the northern pavilion of Oranienbaum Palace.<\/p>\n

More information<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Prices” tab_id=”1714144613034-bad438e8-deb1″][vc_column_text css=”” woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]Participation in a guided tour of the castle<\/strong>
\n\u20ac 9.00, reduced \u20ac 7.00
\nChildren up to the age of 16 free when accompanied by an adult<\/p>\n

Guided tours outside opening hours and for groups are possible by prior arrangement at special conditions.<\/p>\n

Discounts
\n<\/strong>for groups of 15 persons or more
\nStudents up to 25 years, trainees, unemployed, severely disabled persons (accompanying person free), holders of volunteer cards of the city of Dessau-Ro\u00dflau<\/p>\n

Further conditions <\/strong>
\nGuided tour for school classes (max. 3 accompanying persons) and
\nGuided tours for student groups (max. 1 accompanying person, art history, history, restoration, horticulture etc. of all universities and universities of applied sciences) \u20ac 3.00 per person[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Contact” tab_id=”1714144610601-b86e23db-f6de”][vc_column_text css=”” woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]Oranienbaum Palace
\nSchlo\u00dfstra\u00dfe 9a
\nD-06785 Oranienbaum-W\u00f6rlitz
\nOT Oranienbaum
\nPhone +49 (0) 34904.20259
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Palace Park and Anglo-Chinese Garden<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t

A wide geometric parterre opens up behind the baroque palace ensemble like a green carpet and invites you to take a leisurely stroll. The intricate English-Chinese area of the palace garden is unique: today you can only find such a garden in Oranienbaum in Germany!<\/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=”13837″ img_size=”” alignment=”center” css=”” parallax_scroll=”no” woodmart_inline=”no”][vc_tta_accordion style=”flat” shape=”square” c_icon=”triangle” c_position=”right” active_section=”100″ no_fill=”true” collapsible_all=”true” el_class=”welterbe-akkordion hell”][vc_tta_section title=”Opening hours 2026″ tab_id=”1713775804693-7b22cc3a-d28c”][vc_column_text css=”” woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]The garden is open all year round and is accessible free of charge. Please note the evening closing times.<\/p>\n

April 1 to October 31<\/strong>
\n7:00-21:00<\/p>\n

November 1 to March 31<\/strong>
\n7:00-18:00<\/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=”Public guided tours” tab_id=”1713775804693-d873d71c-be1a”][vc_column_text css=”” woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]Guided tours of the palace gardens<\/strong> last approximately 50 minutes and include a visit to the Chinese House:
\nDaily at 11:00 a.m.
\nand Tue\u2013Sat at 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u20ac9.00, concessions \u20ac7.00<\/p>\n

Guided tours outside opening hours are available by prior arrangement at separate rates.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Chinese House” tab_id=”1713775804694-509f000c-4819″][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]A look inside the Chinese House can be taken as part of the regular park tours. Further dates and special themed tours can be found in our event calendar<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Pagoda” tab_id=”1713775804693-d5ae44dd-80a3″][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]The pagoda is only open on special occasions. The next dates can be found in our event calendar<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Actionbound” tab_id=”1713779061632-7d212c11-1bda”][vc_column_text css=”” woodmart_inline=”no” text_larger=”no”]<\/p>\n

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The palace garden can be explored in a playful way with the Actionbound app. Active and tricky tasks make a visit to the park a fun and informative experience for young and old.<\/p><\/div>\n

To the Bound<\/a><\/div>\n

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city walk<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t

Anyone strolling through this exemplary Baroque town today can sense its unique charm as a testament to a long-gone, magnificent era \u2013 but also to the centuries that followed. From 2026, Oranienbaum invites visitors to relive the history of the Baroque town: immerse yourself in an eventful past between Baroque splendour, Dutch flair, the scent of orange blossoms and smoking tobacco as market woman Margarete tells stories from over 350 years of \u2018Oboom\u2019. You can then listen to her in many places via smartphone \u2013 and actually bring her to life with augmented reality.<\/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 woodmart_css_id=”67b5e8e5c66f9″ responsive_spacing=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2N2I1ZThlNWM2NmY5Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=” 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_class=”carousel-row”][vc_column]\n\t\t\t