Wörlitz

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{{Infobox German place

|type = Ortsteil

|Town = Oranienbaum-Wörlitz

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|image1 = Wörlitz StPetri asv2024-06 img1.jpg

|caption1 = St. Petri church

|image2 = Wörlitz Schlosspark asv2024-06 img2.jpg

|caption2 = Lake Wörlitz

|image3 = Schloss-Wörlitz.jpg

|caption3 = Wörlitz castle

|image4 = Gotisches Haus Wörlitz.jpg

|caption4 = Gotisches Haus

|image5 = WoerlitzPanorama.jpg

|caption5 = View over Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm

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|image_coa = DE-ST 15-0-91-241 Woerlitz COA.png

|coordinates = {{coord|51|51|N|12|25|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|state = Sachsen-Anhalt

|district = Wittenberg

|elevation = 60

|area = 28.05

|population = 1513

|Stand = 2009-12-31

|postal_code = 06786

|area_code = 034905

|licence = WB

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Wörlitz ({{IPA|de|ˈvœʁlɪts|-|De-Wörlitz2.ogg}}) is a town and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it has been part of the town Oranienbaum-Wörlitz. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, east of Dessau.

The historic parks of Wörlitz are included into the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, one of the World Heritage Sites, designated in 2000.

References

  • Wörlitz. In: Meyers Lexicon. 4th edition. Volume 16, Bibliographical Institute, Leipzig 1885–1892, p. 746