Palace & château
Schloss Mosigkau
🇩🇪 Germany · 18th century
Schloss Mosigkau is a palace in Dessau-Roßlau in Saxony-Anhalt. It was built as a Rococo palace in the years 1752 to 1757 in the heart of the village of Mosigkau, eight kilometres south-west of Dessau, as a summer residence. It is one of the last completely preserved Rococo ensembles in central Germany. Its park belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm. Special exhibitions and concerts are held regularly in the Mosigkau Palace Museum and in the orangery. The palace and palace park of Mosigkau are among the sites of the Gartenträume Sachsen-Anhalt.
Machine-translated from “Schloss Mosigkau” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schloss Mosigkau ranks #3,501 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #274 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1752, it is older than 17% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,270 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Schloss Mosigkau?
Schloss Mosigkau stands in Germany, at 51.806°, 12.1508°.
When was Schloss Mosigkau built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1752. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
Is Schloss Mosigkau a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Yes — it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, per its Wikidata entry.
How famous is Schloss Mosigkau?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,501 of 8,133 worldwide, and #274 in Germany. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Schloss Mosigkau?
Georgium, about 7 km away.
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