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Location: Raguhn-Jeßnitz, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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Schakal

February 9, 2025

The maze in Altjeßnitz (Anhalt-Bitterfeld district) is a baroque hedge maze.

It is located in the park that formerly belonged to Altjeßnitz Castle. This was built in 1699. A fire in 1946 destroyed large parts of the castle. Demolition work followed in April 1975. Parts were rebuilt, albeit significantly modified.

The maze, which was built in the middle of the 18th century on behalf of Leopold Nicolas Freiherr von Ende, has an almost square floor plan and is around 2600 m² in area, making it the largest of the few remaining historical hedge mazes in Germany. There are conflicting sources about the exact date of its creation. Despite some changes, it has retained its original character. The hedges consist of two-meter-high hornbeams. There is an entrance, which is also an exit, decorated with a statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture and fodder plants, as well as a wooden viewing platform in the middle from which the entire maze can be seen. The original design of the maze can be found in the garden regulations of the Thuringian country pastor Johann Peschel.

Source de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrgarten_Altje%C3%9Fnitz

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Schakal

February 9, 2025

Although the shortest route to the center is only about 400 m, getting to the center is a challenging task. The artistic network of paths has no dead ends. There are around 250 different ways to reach the destination; the total length of all paths is 1230 m. The maze is a listed building and was last restored in 2005.

It is part of the Saxony-Anhalt Garden Dreams network.[1][2]

Source de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrgarten_Altje%C3%9Fnitz

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Location: Raguhn-Jeßnitz, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Altjeßnitz Maze

1. Cycling Bridge Over the Mulde – Dessau Mulde Floodplain loop from Muldenstein

2. Cycling Bridge Over the Mulde – Wooden Shelter Rest Area loop from Muldenstein

3. Zschornewitz Company Settlement – Zschornewitz Lake loop from Möhlau

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