Town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Federal
REpublic of Germany, on the river Mulde, 115
km/70 mi SW of Berlin; (1990) 120,000. It is
the former capital of Anhalt duchy and state.
It manufactures chemicals, machinery, and
chocolate and was the site of the Junkers
aeroplane works. The Bauhaus school of art
was based in Dessau 1925-33.