Saxony-Anhalt

Geography

Lying to the north-east of central Germany, it is eighth largest in area and (since 1996) tenth in population among the country's sixteen Bundesländer. It borders on the states of Lower Saxony to the north-west, Brandenburg to the east, Saxony to the south-east and Thuringia to the south-west.

Related Topics:
1996 - Lower Saxony - Brandenburg - Saxony - Thuringia

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Most of the state is plain and agriculturally used, but in the southwest there is the eastern part of the Harz mountains. The main river of Saxony-Anhalt is the Elbe, running through the state from southeast to northwest. The second largest river, the Saale, is a tributary of the Elbe.

Related Topics:
Harz - Elbe - Saale

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See also List of places in Saxony-Anhalt.

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