Dessau

Dessau
View through the Footbridge over the river Mulde to St. Mary's Church, Johannbau and Townhall.
Dessau
Coordinates	51°50′N 12°15′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Urban district
Lord Mayor	Klemens Koschig
Basic statistics
Area	244.62 km2 (94.45 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m  (200 ft)
Population	91,243  (31 December 2006)
- Density	373 /km2 (966 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	DE
Postal codes	06811-06849 06861 06862
Area codes	0340 (Dessau) 034901(Roßlau)
Website	www.dessau.de

Dessau is a town in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. The next larger cities are Halle (Saale), about 40 km southwest, Leipzig, about 52 km south and Magdeburg, about 54 km northwest. The city became well known for its college of architecture Bauhaus (Architecture House or Building House related to the German verb for "build") founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar. In July 2007 it was merged with Roßlau to the new city of Dessau-Roßlau.

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  Position of Dessau in Germany

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  main building of the Bauhaus in Dessau (2003)