The best city hikes and walks in Krägen-Riss

In 1729, Prince Leopold of Anhalt [...] built a water mill on the Jonitz mill arm, the so-called Penekel or Berber, the Jonitz Mill. [...] During this time, a multitude of [damaging] events had struck the mill, frequent floods or devastating fires. The necessary renovations were well utilized, so that at the time of Oskar Schlobach's death in 1944, a highly modern, very efficient operation existed [...] In 1954, Gerhard Zühlke, the eldest son of Katharina Zühlke, née Schlobach (daughter of Oskar Schlobach), took over the management of the company. He was particularly affected by the major floods of 1954 and 1974, the forced collectivization of agriculture, restrictions on the ongoing mill operation, the fire disaster of 1971 (the mill production building remains a ruin to this day), the state's prevention of reconstruction, and finally the expropriation in 1972. He managed the operation for the production of brewing grits until 1981, then left the mill and his homeland with his family. [...] Since July 2000, the new hydroelectric power plant has been running, generating electricity for 400 households; the property again has its own transformer station. The still existing buildings were functional structures for their use at the time [...] In the garden gate, facing the street, flanked by 2 millstones, the miller's greeting is written: "Good luck!" https://www.axel-hausmann.de/sites_orte/jonitzer%20muehle.htm

Arched truss bridge over the Mulde from 1894 for the Dessau-Wörlitz Railway.

Dessau City History Museum, Johannbau. Dessau Palace. Information: Of the multi-winged palace complex, only the so-called Johannbau, the former west wing and oldest part of the palace, remains today. It was severely damaged during World War II on March 7, 1945. From 1990 to 1997 and again from 2001 to 2005, the Johannbau was renovated and restored to its original form with its round-arched gables. The reconstructed Johannbau was opened to the public in August 2005 and has since served as the Dessau City History Museum.

St. George's Church in Dessau-Roßlau. Information: From 1712 to 1717, Prince Leopold, the "Old Dessauer," had the church replaced with a new Baroque-style building. On March 7, 1945, it burned to the ground during the heaviest bombing raid. Reconstruction took place from 1961 to 1966.

St. Mary's Church in Dessau-Roßlau. Information: A late Gothic, three-aisled hall church made of brick, originally a Catholic church, and since 1534 a Protestant church. Destroyed in the air raids of March 1945, it was rebuilt in the 1990s. Today it serves as an event center.

St. Peter and Paul Parish Church, Dessau-Roßlau. Information: Built between 1854 and 1858 and consecrated on October 27, 1858. Three-aisled, Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church. The tower, including the cross, is 41 meters high.

St. John's Church in Dessau-Roßlau. Information: It was destroyed by a bombing raid in May 1944 and rebuilt in a simplified style by 1955. It is an east-facing, flat-roofed hall church with transept-like extensions and a pointed bell tower in the west, built in the style of classical Baroque.

The Anhalt Theatre is a multi-genre theatre offering drama, musical theatre (opera, operetta, musicals), ballet, concerts with the Anhalt Philharmonic Orchestra, and puppet theatre. The theatre boasts one of the largest revolving stages in Germany and seats approximately 1,100 spectators.