Who built Schloss Oranienbaum?

It was built from 1681 for Princess Henriette Catharina of Orange-Nassau, wife of Prince Johann Georg II of Anhalt-Dessau, by the Dutch architect Cornelis Ryckwaert.

Can visitors go inside the palace?

Yes, the palace has been open to the public since 2003, after long housing a regional archive.

Is the park at Schloss Oranienbaum free to enter?

The park is freely accessible, though the pagoda and tea house can only be visited by appointment.

What makes the Oranienbaum garden unusual?

It is the only largely preserved English-Chinese garden in Germany, laid out in the late 18th century with a pagoda and arched bridges.

Oranienbaum Palace

Oranienbaum-Wörlitz

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Schloss Oranienbaum stands in Oranienbaum-Wörlitz (Landkreis Wittenberg), in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Oranienbaum stands in Oranienbaum-Wörlitz, in the Landkreis Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, as part of the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz. Built from 1681 by the Dutch architect Cornelis Ryckwaert for Princess Henriette Catharina of Orange-Nassau, it kept a distinctly Dutch character rarely found in Germany, with its three wings and geometric garden. Inside, visitors can still see a cellar lined with Delft tiles, a hall covered in gilded leather, and a crystal room featuring modern glasswork by Bernhard Heesen. The surrounding park holds an English-Chinese garden unique in Germany, complete with a pagoda and a tea house reachable by boat.

What to know

The palace reopened to visitors in 2003, after the state archive that had occupied it since the 1950s moved out.
The palace park is freely accessible, but the restored pagoda and tea house can only be visited by appointment.
The 175-metre orangery houses a citrus collection along with a café and a carriage exhibition.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Saxony-Anhalt.
The palace forms part of the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz, close to Wörlitz Park.

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Oranienbaum-Wörlitz · Landkreis Wittenberg · Sachsen-Anhalt

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Oranienbaum-Wörlitz, Landkreis Wittenberg

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Sachsen-Anhalt

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Who built Schloss Oranienbaum?: It was built from 1681 for Princess Henriette Catharina of Orange-Nassau, wife of Prince Johann Georg II of Anhalt-Dessau, by the Dutch architect Cornelis Ryckwaert.
Can visitors go inside the palace?: Yes, the palace has been open to the public since 2003, after long housing a regional archive.
Is the park at Schloss Oranienbaum free to enter?: The park is freely accessible, though the pagoda and tea house can only be visited by appointment.
What makes the Oranienbaum garden unusual?: It is the only largely preserved English-Chinese garden in Germany, laid out in the late 18th century with a pagoda and arched bridges.