The castle church, also known as the Church of the Reformation, is a Protestant church that is considered the starting point of the Reformation, after Martin Luther posted his 95 theses there on October 31, 1517. From 1490 to 1515, Frederick the Wise had his entire palace rebuilt. In 1496, the castle church was added as the north wing and consecrated in 1503. Since 1996, this church has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Worlitz Synagogue was built in 1790 by the order of Duke Leopold III of Anhalt-Dessau. It can be found within the Dessau-Worlitz Garden Realm UNESCO World Heritage site. The Worlitz synagogue was modelled after a synagogue designed by Erdmannsdorf in Rome.
The Church of St. Nicholas was built in the 14th and 15th centuries. It is famous for its two towers which owe their difference to the fact that the top of the north tower was poorly built. The canopy was completed in 1617 and still adorns the north tower today. Renovations took place in the years 1821 to 1824, 1877 and 1934 to 1936. Further renovations to the roof took place in 1974, the interior was renovated from 1986 to 1994.
The former Cistercian monastery of Zinna was founded in 1170 by the Archbishop of Magdeburg. The oldest building in the complex is the late Romanesque fieldstone church, which was begun in the 12th century. In 1553, the last abbot left the monastery. The enclosure was largely demolished in the 18th century and the monastery area to the south was covered with modern buildings. In 1492, the first printed book in the area, a Marian psalm, was created in the monastery.
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