Wall guard house

Wallwachhaus is the name of a building used for flood protection .

Wall guard house near Sollnitz an der Mulde

Equipment and materials for flood protection on the wall / dike are stored in the wall guard house. It can also serve as accommodation for the guards, who can easily overlook the flooded areas from the mostly elevated buildings and have a safe refuge in the event of a flood.

Some of the buildings are being used for other purposes today.

Wall guard houses in the Dessau-Wörlitz garden realm

"The useful with the beautiful" was the motto of Prince Franz von Anhalt-Dessau . The landscaping that was created under his government together with his friend Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff included not only palaces, parks and gardens, but also flood protection on the Elbe and Mulde. The wall guard houses built between 1770 and 1800 were also included in the landscaping. Today they are the gems on the cycling and hiking trails of the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Kingdom, which is part of the world cultural heritage .