Saxony

Also known as Free State of Saxony, Sachsen, Freistaat Sachsen, Sakska, Swobodny stat Sakska, DE-SN

Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and its largest city is Leipzig. Saxony is the tenth largest of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of , and the seventh most populous, with more than 4 million inhabitants.

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Saxony is a landlocked state in eastern Germany that borders four other German states and two countries (Poland and the Czech Republic), with its capital in Dresden and largest city in Leipzig. It is the tenth largest German state by area and the seventh most populous, with over 4 million inhabitants.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Free State of Saxony
Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.imagesize: 270px
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Saxony.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 120px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Saxony.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.image_map: Locator map Saxony in Germany.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Germany
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Dresden
Settlement.seat1_type: Largest city
Settlement.seat1: Leipzig
Settlement.governing_body: Landtag of Saxony
Settlement.leader_party: CDU
Settlement.leader_title: Minister-President
Settlement.leader_name: Michael Kretschmer

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Funder, Government
Location: Dresden, Germany
Status: Active

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ISNI 0000 0004 0555 6964

Official website

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Germany--Saxony

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: federated state of Germany
Named after: Saxons
Official name: Freistaat Sachsen
Demonym: Saščanka
Country: Germany
Located in: German Reich
Contains: Chemnitz Government Region
Continent: Europe
Capital: Dresden
Population: 4038131
Area: 18415.66
Elevation: 342
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Head of government: Stanislaw Tillich
Form of government: parliamentary republic
Legislature: Landtag of Saxony
Shares border with: Lubusz Voivodeship
Highest point: Fichtelberg
Official website: www.sachsen.de
Image: Basteibrücke morgens.jpg
Unemployment rate: 6.2
Flag: flag of Saxony
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Saxony

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topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Saxony
Commons category: Saxony
related category: Category:Mass media in Saxony
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Saxony
category of associated people: Category:People from Saxony
Mastodon instance URL: social.sachsen.de
language used: Upper Saxon
category for people born here: Category:Births in Saxony
topic's main category: Category:Saxony
history of topic: history of Saxony
Commons gallery: Sachsen
inception: 1918-11-10
replaces: Cottbus District
main regulatory text: Constitution of the Free State of Saxony
native label: Freistaat Sachsen
category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Saxony
twinned administrative body: Lazio
social media followers: 13002
P6482: Saxony
P11012: Category:World Heritage Sites in Iran
budget: 25083152600
impressum URL: www.sachsen.de/impressum.html
phone number: +49-351-5640
email address: mailto:[email protected]
privacy policy URL: www.sachsen.de/datenschutz.html
contact page URL: www.sachsen.de/kontakt.html
P12749: 368
P8168: New Deal
described at URL: id.worldcat.org/fast/1233658

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Encyclopedic overview

43 sections

Contents

History
Prehistory
Stem Duchy of Saxony
Holy Roman Empire
Foundation of the second Saxon state
19th century
20th century
Geography
Topography
Rivers
Largest cities and towns
Politics
2024 state election
Members of the state government
2024 European Parliament Election
Federal politics
Administration
Demographics
Population change
Birthrate
Sorbian population
Religion
Economy
International trade
Tourism
Education
Culture
Languages
Motherland of the Reformation
Sports
Rock climbing
Winter sports
Art
Porcelain
Cuisine
Anthem
Transport
Air
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

The term Saxony has been in use for more than a millennium. It was used for the medieval Duchy of Saxony, the Electorate of Saxony of the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Saxony, and twice for a republic. The first Free State of Saxony was established in 1918 as a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. After World War II, it was under Soviet occupation before it became part of communist East Germany and was abolished by the government in 1952. Following German reunification, the Free State of Saxony was reconstituted with enlarged borders in 1990 and became one of the five new states of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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