Griesen

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Griese is a district of the town Oranienbaum -Wörlitz in Wittenberg district in Saxony- Anhalt.

To Griese includes the villages of Drehberg and Münsterberg.

Geography

Griese is located south of the banks of the Elbe in the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve and adjacent to the south of the city Wörlitz. In the immediate vicinity of the Woerlitzer Park is in the midst of Dessau- Wörlitz empire that. During the second half of the 18th century under the reign of Prince Leopold III Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau was created. The area around Griese is flat and is crossed by numerous ditches and streams.

History

Griese

Drehberg

Drehberg is located directly on the main road between L133 Griese and Vockerode. It originally served as an escape height from flooding.

Münsterberg

Münsterberg is located about 1 km from the main road between L133 Griese and Vockerode.

(Source: Information brochure "Management Community Oranienbaum " the former administrative community of Orange Tree)

Transport links

Griese is crossed by the L 133 of Oranienbaum on Vockerode by Dessau (formerly part of the federal highway 107) and is located on the county road K2376 (formerly B107 ) to Wörlitz. The motorway connection, the ( A 9) Vockerode is 7 km away.

The nearest train stations are located in Dessau and in Coswig (Anhalt). The station is 1 km away Wörlitz of Dessau- Woerlitzer railway is operated only in the summer season.