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Ziebigk, Dessau — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Ziebigk is the Dessau district holding the Bauhaus Dessau and the Masters' Houses, with the Tierpark Dessau on the same side of the city.
About Ziebigk
Where to stay in Ziebigk
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Design pilgrims stay in Ziebigk. The Bauhaus Dessau and the Masters' Houses sit within the district, so a bed here puts the two together within a walk and leaves the rest of Dessau a short ride off. The Tierpark Dessau suits families.
If you want galleries and music rather than architecture alone, the Anhaltische Gemäldegalerie and the Kurt Weill Centre stand on the same side of the city.
About Ziebigk
What are the main landmarks in Ziebigk?
Ziebigk carries the Bauhaus. The Bauhaus Dessau building stands here with the Masters' Houses close by, and the district also holds the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation and the Stiftung Meisterhäuser. The Anhaltische Gemäldegalerie and the Kurt Weill Centre stand in the same district.
Animals fill the Tierpark Dessau.
What is the history of Ziebigk?
Ask when Ziebigk began and the sources go quiet. Ziebigk's place in the record comes through the Bauhaus Dessau and the Masters' Houses, the buildings that give the district its standing in Dessau. Two foundations keep them.
The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation and the Stiftung Meisterhäuser carry the custodial names attached to the district, alongside the Anhaltische Gemäldegalerie and the Kurt Weill Centre.
Where is Ziebigk?
Ziebigk spreads north-west of Dessau's centre, the district gathering the Bauhaus Dessau, the Masters' Houses and the Tierpark Dessau on one side of the city.
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Updated August 2026