title: Dessau (region)
text: # Dessau (region)
  
  Dessau was one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, located in the east of the country.
  
  ## History
  
  Founded in 1990 from parts of Regierungsbezirk Halle, the Dessau government region was disbanded on January 1, 2004 . Its functions were taken over by the Landesverwaltungsamt, which has three offices at the former seats of the Bezirksregierungen.
  
  