Saxony

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Free State of SaxonyFreistaat SachsenSwobodny Stata Sakska

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State Service Flag

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Civil Flag

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Statistics

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Capital:Dresden

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Area:18,413 km²

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Inhabitants:4,300,000 (2004)

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pop. density:234 inh./km²

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Website:sachsen.de

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ISO 3166-2:DE-SN

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Politics

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Minister-president:Georg Milbradt (CDU)

Related Topics:
Minister-president - Georg Milbradt - CDU

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Ruling party:CDU/SPD

Related Topics:
CDU - SPD

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Map

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With an area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4.3 million, the Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stata Sakska) is the tenth-largest in area but sixth in population among Germany's sixteen federal states. Re-established upon Germany's reunification in 1990, it occupies the approximate area of the former kingdom (until 1918) of the same name. Dresden serves as the capital city.

Related Topics:
German - Sorbian - Germany - Federal states - Germany's reunification - 1990 - 1918 - Dresden

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In the early Middle Ages the term Saxony referred to a different region, occupying today's states of Lower Saxony and Bremen and the northern (Westphalian) part of North Rhine-Westphalia. The Saxons had migrated there from the area of present-day Schleswig-Holstein between 250 AD and 500 AD. See the history section below.

Related Topics:
Middle Ages - Lower Saxony - Bremen - Westphalia - North Rhine-Westphalia - Saxons - Schleswig-Holstein - 250 - 500

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