Discover Köthen

Monuments in the city of Bach.

Meet Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Hahnemann and other figures who shaped Köthen's history.

Wallstraße / Schulstraße

Unveiled in 1885 and created by Heinrich Pohlmann. The square was redesigned for the Bach Year in 2000.

Friedenspark

Commemorates Johann Sebastian Bach's first wife and was dedicated as a Women's Place in 2004.

Springstraße / Theaterstraße

Samuel Hahnemann and Arthur Lutze with the goddess Hygieia; unveiled in 1897.

Bernburger Straße

A monument since 1914 to the educator and founder of the first kindergarten teacher seminar.

Schlossplatz

Bronze statue honouring Prince Ludwig, unveiled in 1907 and restored in 1994.

Palace Park

Monument to the ornithologist and founder of ornithology in Central Europe.