Dessau-Roßlau

Dessau-Roßlau is a German city in the Land of Saxony-Anhalt to the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elba. Population: 90 603 (July 1st, 2007).

History

Dessau was mentioned the first time in 1213. It became an important center in 1570, at the time of the creation of the principality of Anhalt. Dessau became the capital of this state inside the Saint Germanic Roman Empire. The Land of Anhalt was dissolved in 1603 but Dessau continued to be a prosperous city, having become the capital of the mini-state of Anhalt-Dessau.

Games Olympic, known as of Drehberg, had place in the city into 1776,1799,1840 and 1842.

When Anhalt was reunified in 1863 Dessau became again the capital and remained it until 1918. Dessau is famous for its university of architecture Bauhaus. It was transferred there in 1926 after having had to close with Weimar. Many known artists came the following years of which Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky. In 1932, the Nazi S forced the closing of the Bauhaus . It reopened only in 1986.

As there was a factory working for the Luftwaffe, the city was almost completely destroyed by the allied bombardments of the Second world war. It was rebuilt under the political regime of GDR and became an important industrial center.

After the German reunification, much of historic buildings were rebuilt.

As the type-setter Kurt Weill was born there, a festival is held to with it since 1993.

Moreover, in Dessau Anhaltisches Theater is, musical institution who produces symphonic ballets, concerts and operas. Its characteristic is that the operas are translated and played into German.

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