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                                                 VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
                                                 Practical Information
                                                 n Orianienbaum Förstergasse
                                                 26 (034905 310 09). ∑ woerlitz-
                                                 information.de Schloß: Open
                                                 Apr & Oct: 10am–6pm daily;
                                                 Nov–Mar: 10am–4pm Mon–Fri.
                                                 8 &
                                                 Transport
                                                 @ £

       Lake Concert
       Classical concerts are held on Wörlitz Lake in the evening
       during the summer season. The audience is all afloat in boats.



                                   Amalien-Insel
                         In keeping with the fashion of the
 SCHOCHS  Kleines        day, this artificial island, on Großes
 GARTEN  Walloch          Walloch lake, has a grotto, which
                            provides a cool resting place.
 Floratempel
 Palmenhaus
                                    Pantheon
 SCHOCHS
 GARTEN
                                                     Amalien-
 Gotisches Haus  WEIDEN-             Herderinsel  Großes  Insel
                 HEGER                       Walloch
 Nymphäum


                                            Wörlitzer See
 Rosen-  W ö r l i t z e r See              The largest of
 Insel
                      NEUE                 the three lakes,
                     ANLAGEN                 which are all
                                              joined by
   Synagoge                                  canals, this is
 Rousseau-  Schloss
 Insel                                      prettiest when
 SCHLOSS-                                   the water lilies
 GARTEN  Graues                             are in bloom.
 NEUMARKS-  Kirche  Haus
 GARTEN  Marstall
 Galerie
 Propstei
 Friedericken-                     Stein
         brücke



                           . Synagogue
                           Built in 1790 and modelled on the
                           Vesta Temple in Rome, the
                           synagogue was gutted by the   0 metres  500
                           National Socialists in 1938 and now
                           shows a Jewish history exhibit.  0 yards  500




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