Widderkopfaltar

Widderkopfaltar is a historic site in Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt. Widderkopfaltar is situated nearby to the memorial Taubens Bänke, as well as near Vasenhaus.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Weißer Bogen and Taubens Bänke.

Weißer Bogen

Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Weißer Bogen is situated 200 metres south of Widderkopfaltar.

Taubens Bänke

Memorial

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Taubens Bänke is a memorial.

Holländischer Bogen

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Holländischer Bogen is situated 270 metres south of Widderkopfaltar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dessau and Roßlau.

Dessau

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Dessau, now Dessau-Roßlau, has a population of 68,000 and is the third largest city in the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany. Dessau is historically the capital of the Principality of Anhalt.

Rosslau was until 30 June 2007 a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, belonging to the district Anhalt-Zerbst. After a fusion with the town of Dessau it became eponym of the newly founded town of Dessau-Roßlau and a quarter of it. Roßlau is situated 4½ km north of Widderkopfaltar.

Bauhaus Dessau

Neighborhood

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Bauhaus Dessau, also Bauhaus-Building Dessau, is a building-complex in Dessau-Roßlau. It is considered the pinnacle of pre-war modern design in Europe and originated out of the dissolution of the Weimar School and the move by local politicians to reconcile the city's industrial character with its cultural past. Bauhaus Dessau is situated 5 km south of Widderkopfaltar.

Widderkopfaltar

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tourism, historic site, and memorial
Location: Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.84907° or 51° 50′ 57″ north

Longitude

12.23128° or 12° 13′ 53″ east

Open location code

9F3JR6XJ+JG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 921434541

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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