Dessau

Dessau
Stadtteil of Dessau-Roßlau
Market square with fountain
Coat of arms
Location of Dessau
Dessau Show map of Germany Dessau Show map of Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51°50′N 12°15′E / 51.833°N 12.250°E / 51.833; 12.250
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Urban district
Town	Dessau-Roßlau
Area
• Total	182.81 km2 (70.58 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	67,747
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06811-06849
Dialling codes	0340
Vehicle registration	DE
Website	www.dessau.de

Dessau is a town and former municipality in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. The next larger cities are Halle, 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)

1. ↑ Einwohner mit Hauptwohnsitz am 31.12.2020 (OR 07-21, SBB1-5), Stadt Dessau-Roßlau, accessed 28 September 2021.