YOUTH HOSTEL DESSAU INFORMATION- AND PRESENTATION

YOUTH HOSTEL DESSAU Ebertallee 151 06846 DESSAU-ROSSLAU TEL: +49 (0)340 619803 FAX: +49 (0)340 619804 E-MAIL: dessau@jugendherberge.de INTERNET: www.jugendherberge-dessau.de FACEBOOK: Jugendherberge Bauhausstadt Dessau

DESSAU-ROSSLAU THE BAUHAUS -CITY Dessau-Roßlau is a twin city and one of the biggest in Saxony-Anhalt. Dessau-Roßlau is located in the middle of an extensive floodplain directly on the Elbe River. The Bauhaus City is world-famous for its Bauhaus Building and its Masters Houses of Walther Gropius (you can find his impressive architecture all around the world). The technical museum of Hugo Junkers, birthplace of aviation and the Garden Realm Dessau-Wörlitz welcomes you as well. The Bauhaus Building together with the Masters House in Dessau and the Garden Realm Dessau-Wörlitz are adapted to the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage. The excellent transport connection makes Dessau popular for foreign group tours. You reach Magdeburg, Leipzig, Halle and Berlin in just one hour and so you can diversify your stay or seminar. 3

OUR YOUTH HOSTEL Opened in 2007, our hostel lies on the edge of a city wood in a leafy district of Dessau. Not far from downtown Dessau and the Masters Houses, our house offers you a conveniently located and modern place to stay. With our large playground facility as well as seminar rooms, we re ideally suited for families, school groups, and seminar groups. Those who are interested in sports, our Beach Volleyball court, a large field for sports and games, table tennis, billiards and our disco are available. Let the evening fade away at the campfire or relax on the terrace. And a small GDR (German Democratic Republic) museum will give you an insight about German history. SHORT AND CRISP 150 beds in 40 rooms 2- to 8- bed rooms, all with shower/toilet facilities Individual rooms are available upon request 4 rooms are wheelchair friendly all rooms on the 2nd and 3rd stories are accessible by elevator 5 meeting rooms for up to 200 people with modern equipment Surrounding Grounds on the Edge of a Forest Childrens Playground with Sensory Path Cafeteria with TV Sun Terrace, Grill Area with Campfire Pit Lounge with TV and minibar Bicycle Rental Service, Bicycle Storage Reasonably-priced Wireless Internet access (free for conferences) Free parking for cars and buses 4

YOUR JOURNEY OR MEETING IN OUR HOSTEL Our hostel works close to the motto share the experience. Supervisors and directors stay in separate rooms close to the group and are as far as possible they are exempt from the organizational effort. Our program partners are trained educators and professionals and do a first class and competent job in English. We can guarantee fixed cost and a comprehensive package of benefits. OUR SERVICES FOR YOU: Supervisors stays in separate rooms Special prices for groups with more than 25 people Luggage transport from the main station possible (additional charge) Using a seminar room is free of charge by arrangement Wireless Internet access in all seminar rooms for groups 5

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME MODULES FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL JOURNEY IT IS ALL ABOUT BAUHAUS. Designed by Walter Gropius the Bauhaus building is known worldwide as a part of the UNESCO world heritage. It is considered a built manifesto of the Bauhaus ideas. Kandinsky, Klee, Feininger and other famous artists inhabited the Masters Houses, which are belong to the most important modern buildings. And at least you will visit the settlement Dessau-Törten, which was built by Gropius too and was home for the other artists and students in the 20th and 30th of the last century. Have a look at the complete Bauhaus architecture in one day. WATER PARK WOLIDAY & MOVIE PARK WOLFEN. Enjoy this day trip and visit the largest water park in the region and the famous movie park in Wolfen, where the first color film was produced. Learn something about film production. HUGO JUNKERS. The Technology Museum offers almost everything about the aviation pioneer Hugo Junkers and it is in possession of many gems such as the famous JU 52, the most important type of aircraft in history of aviation. CANOEING ON THE ELBE RIVER. Discover a fantastic landscape on and along the Elberiver and have a good time in our great nature. You can combine the day trip with a bike tour. 6

FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (UMWELTBUNDESAMT). Visit the unique Umweltbundesamt and see a building in shape and style. It was built under ecological aspects and is the central office of the German environment agency. TOUR TO LUTHERSTADT WITTENBERG AND THE GARDEN REALM DESSAU-WÖRLITZ. Have a great tour to the word heritages of UNESCO. Visiting the Lutherstadt you will get great insights to the place where the Reformation started. The protestant world was celebrating 500 years of Reformation in 2017 and you can see the door where Martin Luther posted his theses, the city church, the castle church, the marketplace and the Luther house with the biggest museum of reformation worldwide. Combine your Daytrip with the Garden Realm Dessau-Wörlitz. The unique flora of the first English garden will inspire you. For further information about our hostel and many pictures visit our homepage: www.jugendherberge-dessau.de 7

ARRIVAL BY TRAIN AND BUS (FROM DESSAU CENTRAL STATION HAUPTBAHNHOF ): from Dessau Central Station, take bus line 10 or 11 to the stop labeled Jugendherberge BY CAR OR BUS COMING ON THE A9: take the Dessau Ost exit in the direction of Oranienbaum then take the B185 in the direction of Dessau turn right at the first major intersection onto the B184 / Kavalierstraße (Direction Hauptbahnhof ) after 500 m, turn left on the Friedrichstraße (sign: Bauhaus/Aken) keep right in the direction of Antoinettenstraße / Puschkinallee continue on and take the second exit at the circle ( Ebertallee ) the hostel is located on the left-hand side after about 900 m 8