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A virtual guide to the German Federal State of Sachsen. Beside a state profile, this page offers links to sources that provide you with information about this "Bundesland", e.g.: official web sites, local news, culture, history, education, city- and country guides with travel and visitors information, tourist attractions, events and much more.

Sachsen	State Profile
Flag of the German Federal State of Sachsen	Official Name: Freistaat Sachsen short form: Sachsen en: Saxony Nick name: Silicon Saxony Motto: Sachsen. Land von Welt. \| Saxony. State of the Arts. Abbreviation: SN Time zone: Central European Time (CET); Central European Summer Time (CEST) (UTC+1/+2) Capital City: Dresden Other Cities: Chemnitz, Leipzig, Bautzen, Görlitz, Hoyerswerda, Meißen, Zwickau. Geography: Location: central east Germany, borderin Poland in east, and the Czech Republic in south. Area: 18 413 km² People: Population (2013): 4.0 million Religions: 28.7% Protestants, 2.8% Roman Catholic, 64.6% no religious affiliation. Natural resources: Kaolin Agriculture products: Grain, diary products, livestock. Industries: Chip producing, publishing, porcelain.
The Free State of Saxony is located in central east Germany, it is the easternmost federal state of the country. It shares international borders with, (from the east and clockwise), Poland, and the Czech Republic and borders within Germany the federal states of Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg.
Note: External links will open in a new browser window. Official Sites of Sachsen Sachsen The Official Website of the Government of Saxony. Sächsischer Landtag Saxony's parliament. Statistics Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen Saxony's state office for statistics - Saxony in figures. Maps Google Earth Sachsen Searchable map and satellite view of Sachsen. Google Earth Dresden Searchable map and satellite view of Sachsen's capital. Political Map of Germany Administrative Map of Germany


News Newspapers from Saxony online (in German) Bautzener Bote News from the centre of Oberlausitz. DNN-Online - Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten With Dresden regional news. Freie Presse Free Press Online, Chemnitz. Leipziger Volkszeitung The Online Newspaper from Leipzig. Sächsische Zeitung sz-online, Dresden. Radio/TV Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) Public radio and television.	Bookmark/share this page

Arts & Culture

J.S. Bach
Bach-Archiv Leipzig
The Bach Archive is widely recognized as the world’s pre-eminent centre of Bach scholarship.
Johann Sebastian Bach, the most famous of a large musical family, was born in Eisenach, Thuringia in 1685.

Thomaner Chor
Thomaner Choir, Leipzig, a choir featuring boy sopranos. Johann Sebastian Bach served as director of the choir from 1723 to 1750.

Karl-May
Karl-May-Gesellschaft
Everything about the Saxony born writer.

Castles
Schlösserland Sachsen
Castles, Palaces and Gardens in Saxony.

Cathedral
Frauenkirche Dresden
The Dresden Frauenkirche was destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II and has been reconstructed as a landmark symbol of reconciliation between former warring enemies.

Theater
Schauspielhaus Leipzig
Official web site of the theater.
Staatsschauspiel Dresden
Official website of the theater in Dresden.

Opera
Semperoper - Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden
Saxon State Opera Dresden, A house with an international reputation.


Business & Economy Leipziger Buchmesse Trade Fair for Literature (in German). Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen Meissen Porcelain Manufactory made the first porcelain in Europe in 1708.

Destination Sachsen - Travel and Tour Guides

Discover Sachsen: accommodation, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, tourist boards, tours and much more.

Sachsen-Tourismus.de
Destination Saxony, official tourism website of Saxony.
Saxony Tourism
Saxony's U.S. tourism website.

Sachsenbummel
Saxony magazine.

Regional Tourism Guides
Sächsische Schweiz
Tourism information about the Saxon Switzerland region and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.

Cities
Dresden
The Official Web Site of the City of Dresden - the State's Capital.

Principal Cities (official sites):
Chemnitz
The City of Chemnitz.
Leipzig
The City of Leipzig.

Other Cities:
Bautzen, Görlitz, Hoyerswerda, Meißen, Zwickau.

Travel and Tour Consumer Information


Education Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst One of the oldest Art Academies in Germany (in German). Universität Leipzig One of Europe's oldest universities, founded in 1409.


Environment & Nature Naturpark Dübener Heide Information about the nature park Dübener Heide situated in Saxony Anhalt and Saxony. Naturparke Deutschland A guide to nature and national parks in Germany.


History About Saxony About the state with an overview of Saxony's history, by the state's tourism web site. History of Saxony History of Saxony from 1485 till 1870. History of Saxony Wikipedia entry about Saxony's history. Kingdom of Saxony Wikipedia entry about the Kingdom of Saxony (1806-1918).

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