Schwaneninsel

Schwaneninsel is an islet in Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt. Schwaneninsel is situated nearby to the pitch Schule der Asiatischen Kampfkünste e.V., as well as near the memorial Schillerturm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schillerturm and Petruskirche.

Schillerturm

Memorial

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Schillerturm is a memorial, which is situated 230 metres northeast of Schwaneninsel.

Petruskirche

Church

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Petruskirche is a church, which is situated 460 metres southwest of Schwaneninsel.

The Dessau Zoo is a municipally owned zoo in Dessau, Germany which was founded in 1958. It is located in a park that surrounds the former mausoleum of the Dukes of Anhalt. Dessau Zoo is situated 1 km west of Schwaneninsel.

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

Town

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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 Schwaneninsel.

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 4½ km south of Schwaneninsel.

Schwaneninsel

Type: Islet
Categories: forest, locality, and landform
Location: Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.84746° or 51° 50′ 51″ north

Longitude

12.24746° or 12° 14′ 51″ east

Open location code

9F3JR6WW+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 885885650

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Highlights include Schule der Asiatischen Kampfkünste e.V. and Verein für Leibesübungen 96 Dessau e. V..

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