Saxony-Anhalt - Sachsen-Anhalt

The state Saxony-Anhalt lies in the east Germany, surrounded by the federal states Saxony in the south East, Thuringia in the southwest, Lower Saxony in the northwest and Brandenburg in the Northeast. The northern part of the country belongs to the North German Plain and is largely flat, in the south the landscape is hilly. In the west lies the low mountain range of the resin. Biggest river is that Elbe. Capital is Magdeburg.

Regions

Saxony-Anhalt can be roughly divided into eight travel regions split up:

1. In the north of the country are the sparsely populated, largely agrarian, Altmark west of the Elbe and the East Elbe Jerichower Land, both belong to the natural area Elbe valley.
2. The one south of it Magdeburg Börde is fertile farmland between Altmark, Elbe and Mansfelder Land and with the state capital Magdeburg the central region of Saxony-Anhalt.
3. The low mountain range of the resin with the Chunks as the highest mountain in the country lies in the west.
4. Anhalt-Wittenberg in the east with the cultural landscape of the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Empire and the transition area to the elongated ridge of the Fläming on the border with Brandenburg, the "Pre-flaming".
5. The Lower Saale Valley slightly hilly landscape between Calbe and Halle.
6. The Central German chemistry triangle is the metropolitan area and industrial region around the largest city in the country Hall in the border area too Saxony.
7. The Mansfeld country Located between the Harz Mountains and the greater Halle area, it is characterized by mining for copper and other metals, which dates back to the Middle Ages.
8. In the south of the country the Saale-Unstrut region a layered landscape and wine-growing area in transition to Thuringia.

Cities

The state capital of Saxony-Anhalt is Magdeburg with about 230,000 inhabitants. Magdeburg is one of the oldest cities in the region and already had supraregional importance as an imperial residence and bishopric in the Middle Ages; many cities in eastern Central Europe and Eastern Europe until Minsk and Kiev were after Magdeburg law founded. The city was almost completely destroyed twice in history: in the Thirty Years' War by Catholic troops and in World War II by Allied air raids. Magdeburg, with its cathedral in the center, has changed its character several times from a medieval residential and trading town to a Prussian fortress to an industrial city, shaped by socialist urban planning and architecture.

The university town is just a short one Hall, located on the Saale, the largest city in the state by population with a little over 230,000 inhabitants. The city, which has become rich through salt production, has largely been able to retain its historic city center around the market square and Hallmarkt, which today, freshly renovated, radiates a lively urbanity. The socialist planned city Halle-Neustadt on the west bank of the Saale was the largest new building project in the GDR outside of Berlin.

Third largest city in the country is Dessau-Rosslauwhich, with the Bauhaus building and the Masters' Houses, as well as the grounds and palaces of the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, is one of the few cities in the world to have two UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Cradle of the Reformation, with its undestroyed old town still shows numerous original scenes from the work of Martin Luther and his colleagues. The city has been spruced up since the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's posting of the theses in 1517 and shines in a rare splendor.

Other cities: are:

• Bernburg, the pearl of the Saale valley and the former residence of the Princes of Anhalt-Bernburg
• Lutherstadt Eisleben, in the mining region of the Mansfeld region, where Luther was born and died
• Halberstadt, already an important bishop's seat in the Middle Ages
• Merseburg; Cathedral city on the Saale and bishopric
• Naumburg (Saale), Cathedral city on the Saale
• Quedlinburg, romantic half-timbered town and once an important monastery
• Stendal
• Wernigerode, Half-timbered town on the edge of the Harz

Other goals

Saxony-Anhalt is the German state with the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These include the Old town of Quedlinburg, the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz, the Bauhaus in Dessau, the Luther sites in Wittenberg and Eisleben as well as the Naumburger Dom.

Large parts of the rivers of the Elbe and the Mulde are as Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve specially protected. Visitor centers are located in Kapen near Dessau, Magdeburg and Havelberg.

Water sports are available on the still waters of the Arendsees in the Altmark, des Sweet lake in the Mansfelder Land as well as the open pit lakes Geiseltalsee near Merseburg, the Goitzschesee near Bitterfeld and some dams in the Harz Mountains, including the Rappbodetalsperre possible. Waters of great tourist interest are in the themed route Blue Ribbon summarized.

There are also a number of other themed routes. They are being developed for tourism Romanesque Roadwhich leads to around 60 buildings in the Romanesque style, from the cathedrals in Magdeburg, Halberstadt or Naumburg to village stone churches. In the themed route Garden dreams around 30 historical parks are grouped together. Heavenly paths lead to the Bronze Age and Stone Age astronomical sites in the south of the country, including the Nebra Sky Disc. The rich history of the region from the Middle Ages and the Reformation is made accessible, among other things, by:

• Fürstenstrasse of the Wettins
• Luther Trail Saxony-Anhalt
• Prince Franz Way

background

Political history

Saxony-Anhalt is not a grown territory. As with other “hyphenated countries”, a common identity has only recently emerged. The state is made up of parts of the former Prussian province of Saxony and the former Duchy of Anhalt. The Prussian province of Saxony was made up of the Altmark, the Prussian heartland, the former Duchy of Magdeburg, which came to Prussia after the Thirty Years War, and areas in the south that were Saxon and became Prussian in 1815 as a result of the Congress of Vienna. Since the former Duchy of Anhalt was also often fragmented in its history, Saxony-Anhalt has an astonishing diversity and numerous residential cities. An administrative unit of Saxony-Anhalt was created for the first time in 1946 after Prussia was broken up, but in 1952 it was divided into the districts of Halle and Magdeburg.

The newly founded state of Saxony-Anhalt has been part of the Federal Republic of Germany since 1990. It has been counting since then Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the one hand one of the economically weakest federal states, on the other hand it has an enormous cultural wealth from the time of the Middle Ages as well as the Reformation and later, making it a less-visited state that by no means exhausts its tourist potential.

prehistory

However, the history of the areas belonging to Saxony-Anhalt is much older than the present-day state. Traces of human settlement can be traced back a long way. The settling down was favored by fertile loess soils on the northern edges of the low mountain range. Evidence of an early cultural development are, for example, the Neolithic circular moat of Goseck (presumed "solar observatory") from the early 5th millennium BC BC, the large stone grave Langeneichstädt from 3500–2800 BC Or the Bronze Age sky disc from Nebra from around 2000 BC Chr.

middle Ages

In the early Middle Ages, the north and west of today's state (up to the Elbe and Saale) belonged to the tribal duchy of Saxony (together with today's Lower Saxony, Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein). Halberstadt became a bishopric in the 9th century. Also in the 9th century the linguistic and cultural-historical ones became important Merseburgers Spells recorded. During the rule of the Ottonians as East Franconian-German kings and Roman emperors (10th to 11th centuries), this was one of the most important political and cultural centers of the empire. The four Ottonian rulers from Heinrich I to Otto III. often stayed in the royal or imperial palace Memleben on. Otto I (the great) had one of his preferred imperial palaces in Magdeburg and founded the Archdiocese of Magdeburg in 969. From the 10th to the 12th century, the Roman-German rulers regularly spent Easter in their Pfalz in Quedlinburg. In this city - as it was hardly destroyed in the war - the medieval city layout and historical buildings can still be visited very well. During this time, numerous Romanesque churches, monasteries, cathedrals and castles were built throughout the region. The most important of them are along the Romanesque Road lined up. No other German country has such a high density of Romanesque monuments.

In the High Middle Ages a number of hilltop castles were built along the Saale, the ruins of which later appeared to poets and artists of the Romantic era to be ideal - think of the folk song "On the Saale bright beach, castles stand proud and daring". The most famous example is the Rudelsburg in Bad Kosen. The donor figures of the anonymous "Naumburg Master" from the 13th century in Naumburg Cathedral are among the most important sculptures of the European Middle Ages and with their individual, realistic facial features were ahead of their time. The figure of the founder Uta is sometimes described as the "most beautiful woman of the Middle Ages".

Reformation and early modern times

Saxony-Anhalt can also be described as the ancestral home of the Reformation in Germany. The most important German reformer, Martin Luther, was born in Eisleben in 1483 (and died there in 1546). He studied at the university founded in 1502 Wittenberg and later became professor at this. In Wittenberg he published his famous 95 theses in 1517 and thus set the Reformation in motion. In the period that followed, students from all over Europe flocked to hear Luther's lectures. The Electorate of Saxony, to which a large part of what is now Saxony-Anhalt belonged, was one of the first territories that the Reformation officially accepted. Until the 20th century, the vast majority of the population of Saxony-Anhalt was Protestant (today, however, around 80% do not belong to any religious community).

During the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), the area in the middle of Germany was repeatedly crossed by changing armies and suffered badly as a result. Protestant Magdeburg was completely devastated by imperial troops in 1631 during the so-called blood wedding. The word “magdeburgize” entered the German language with the meaning “completely destroy, extinguish” or “spread the greatest possible horror”.

At the same time, the region was a stronghold of education and science. The in School gate a renowned princely school. In Koethen, the residence of the small principality of Anhalt, had its seat from 1617 to 1650 the "Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft" for the care of the German language and culture. From 1656 the Magdeburg mayor Otto von Guericke carried out his experiments with hemispheres and horses, with which important knowledge about Air pressure and vacuum could be demonstrated. August Hermann Francke founded in 1698 Hall the Francke Foundations, which developed from a school for the poor into a comprehensive collection of cultural, scientific, educational and social institutions.

The ruling house of Anhalt participated successfully in the European marriage policy: The Dutch royal family has connections to Oranienbaum and the Russian tsarina Catherine the Great was originally a princess of AnhaltZerbst. The famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach lived and worked in Köthen from 1717 to 1723. The out Stendal Johann Joachim Winckelmann, who originally came from Germany, laid the foundation for the classicist era with his work on archeology and the history of art in antiquity. Prince Leopold III. Friedrich Franz von Anhalt-Dessau, model of an enlightened and art-minded monarch, left that from 1769 Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm shape.

Modern

Today's Saxony-Anhalt was traditionally in the middle of Germany (due to the loss of the eastern territories and the shift of the center of gravity to the west after 1945, this is no longer entirely true). With the fertile black earth soils of the bordering regions, it was one of the granaries of Germany. However, notable branches of industry also developed. One of the most important names in the industrial history of Saxony-Anhalt is probably Hugo Junkers. He first founded an engine factory in Magdeburg in 1913, but the aircraft factory in Dessau founded in 1919 with the legendary model Ju 52 ("Tante Ju") produced from 1932 onwards is particularly well known.

The State Bauhaus, the most important and pioneering school of art, design and architecture at the time, moved from Weimar to Dessau in 1925. The Bauhaus Dessau built for this school is an icon of modern architecture. With the Masters' Houses and the Törten Estate, further early examples of this new architectural style emerged in Dessau. The first tubular steel furniture, above all the well-known cantilever chair, was also developed here.

Bitterfeld, Wolfen, Schkopau and Leuna (at Merseburg) played an important role in the development of the chemical industry in Germany. In Leuna, BASF began synthesizing ammonia in 1916. Agfa in Wolfen developed the modern color film in 1936. From 1937 rubber was synthesized in the Buna works in Schkopau. During the GDR era, the “chemical triangle” of Leuna, Buna and Bitterfeld / Wolfen was exposed to massive pollution.

Since there was a lack of the classic raw material crude oil, both the Nazis and the GDR promoted the manufacture of chemical products based on lignite. In addition, this raw material was the number one energy supplier in the GDR. Lignite also occurs in large quantities in the south and east of Saxony-Anhalt (around Merseburg, Querfurt, Bitterfeld). The opencast mines with their bucket wheel excavators transformed large areas into "lunar landscapes". In recent times these have been renatured, made into lakes and recreational areas (Central German Lake District). In Ferropolis, the "City of Iron", at Graefenhainichen on the other hand, the giant excavators were left behind to commemorate the legacy of mining and to serve as a backdrop for concerts.

getting there

By plane

The airport is between Halle and Leipzig 51.42388888888912.236388888889Leipzig Halle Airport(IATA: LEJ)which is well connected to the rail and motorway network and has scheduled flights to most domestic airports and some foreign airports. Also the 52.4608333333339.685Hanover Airport(IATA: HAJ) and the 52.36224666666713.500671666667Berlin Brandenburg Airport(IATA: BER) can be interesting for the journey to Saxony-Anhalt.

By train

The most important railway lines for the connection from Saxony-Anhalt are:

• the high-speed line Berlin – Hanover with ICE and IC traffic and stops in Stendal and Wolfsburg with transfer options to Magdeburg and the north of Saxony-Anhalt.
• the Berlin– (Potsdam) –Magdeburg – Braunschweig – Hanover route with IC traffic and high-performance regional express trains from / to Berlin.
• the route (Hamburg–) Berlin – Leipzig / Halle – Erfurt – Frankfurt or –Nuremberg – Munich with ICE traffic with stops in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Bitterfeld, Halle (Saale) with transfer options to the east and south of the country.
• the Leipzig – Magdeburg – Hanover route (IC traffic continues from / towards the Ruhr area or Bremen and Oldenburg) with a stop in Halle, Koethen and Magdeburg.
• Individual ICEs from Berlin and ICs from Cologne / Kassel or Stuttgart / Nuremberg also stop in Naumburg.
• The Harz-Berlin-Express, which only runs on weekends, is a long-distance service, but the fares are well below the DB tariff.

The west of the country is connected via the Halle – Kassel Railway with regional traffic and a connection to long-distance traffic in Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe and Göttingen.

By bus

Although a transit country, so far (Sept. 2020) only a few long-distance buses stop in Saxony-Anhalt. There are currently scheduled stops in Magdeburg (mostly for connections (Ruhr area / Hanover) –Braunschweig – Berlin) and Halle (for connections Dresden – Ruhr area or Berlin – Munich). In north-south traffic, some buses also stop at Leipzig / Halle Airport.

Long-distance bus routes with few trips per week also run along the A 36 (Berlin) –Magdeburg – Aschersleben – Quedlinburg – Wernigerode – Goslar (–Göttingen) and the A 9 (Berlin–) Merseburg – Weißenfels – Zeitz – Gera.

In the street

Saxony-Anhalt gets off the highways A 2 (Berlin – Hanover), A 9 (Berlin – Munich), A 14 (Leipzig – Magdeburg), A 36 (Goslar – Bernburg), A 38 (Halle – Göttingen) and the A 71 (Schweinfurt – Sangerhausen) and a dense network of federal highways.

By boat

With the Elbe, Mittelland Canal and Elbe-Havel Canal, Saxony-Anhalt has connections to important waterways. These are occasionally used by river cruise ships, but otherwise only by transport ships.

mobility

Even if some railway lines were shut down in recent years, Saxony-Anhalt still has a comparatively dense railway network, so that the majority of tourist destinations can be reached by train. In addition the Plan of the "Bahn-Bus-Landesnetzes" in Saxony-Anhalt

With the Saxony-Anhalt ticket can one person for 25, - € (at the machine) / 27 € (at the counter) (2020) with all local trains and other transport associations in Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia drive. 4 additional people pay an additional € 8 each. Your own children / grandchildren up to the age of 14 travel for free. The ticket is valid on local trains ((RB, RE, IRE, S-Bahn, regardless of whether DB or private railways), on some bus lines and on all means of transport of the transport associations marego (around Magdeburg) and MDV (around Halle), Monday to Friday from 9 a.m., on weekends and public holidays all day until 3 a.m. the following day.

For single travelers there is one thing Hopper ticket, with which you can easily travel 50 km within Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia for € 5.60 or there and back for € 9.10 (at the counter € 2 more expensive) (Dec. 2019), on the other hand that Regio120 ticket up to 120 km for 17 €. The Regio120plus ticket is valid from 121 kilometers and costs 22.50 euros (December 2019). These tickets are also only valid on local trains on weekdays from 9 a.m. or on Sat / Sun all day.

In addition to the railways, a nationwide bus network is part of the "state network". The lines run at least every two hours on weekdays. All bus lines that operate in the national network are in timetables by the seal My tact marked. Local tariffs apply, but rail offers such as the Sachsen-Anhalt-Ticket and Schöne-Wochenend-Ticket are recognized in the regional network. BahnCard holders can travel at a reduced price for children.

There is one in the city of Halle, in the Saalekreis and in the Burgenlandkreis Central German transport association (MDV), in Magdeburg and the surrounding districts of Jerichower Land, Börde and Salzlandkreis Association marego, in which regional trains, S-Bahn, buses and trams can be used with one ticket. In Dessau-Roßlau and the districts of Wittenberg and Anhalt-Bitterfeld, the MDV tariff only applies on regional trains and S-Bahn trains. In the other regions there is a tariff jumble that is not easy to understand.

A special kind of mobility and a tourist attraction in itself is the network of Harz narrow-gauge railways (HSB) with the highlight of the Brocken Railway.

The regions of Saxony-Anhalt are good by bike explore. There are corresponding ones in every part of the country Cycle paths. All local trains and most public transport in Saxony-Anhalt take bicycles with them free of charge if there is enough space.

The Road network is well developed with motorways, federal highways (some with four lanes) and smaller roads. Cobblestones can still be found on side streets, sometimes single-lane with another unpaved lane. The slag pavement, which is very slippery when it rains, seems to gradually die out.

The Elbe and the navigable part of the Saale downstream of Halle have comparatively few bridges. Take over instead Ferries the connection, but only during the daytime and not during high tide. Most of them are yaw ferries that are only driven by the current without a motor, which is always a relaxing experience.

Tourist Attractions

Saxony-Anhalt is the German state with the highest density of world heritage sites. In the rather small country of 2.5 million inhabitants, five cultural heritage entries are registered by UNESCO - just as many as in the much larger Bavaria. These are also among the most important tourist highlights in the country:

• Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg - one of the oldest and best preserved cities in the country. The old town is characterized by numerous high-quality half-timbered houses. The church treasury of the collegiate church is also important.

• Naumburger Dom - one of the most important cathedral buildings from the time of the European High Middle Ages (transition from Romanesque to Gothic). Of outstanding importance are his larger-than-life donor figures of the Naumburg master, especially the figure of Uta von Naumburg. Originally it was requested that the “high medieval cultural landscape Saale and Unstrut“Declare a World Heritage Site. In addition to the cathedral, a number of castles (Saaleck and Rudelsburg near Bad Kosen, Neuchâtel Castle in Freyburg, Schönburg and Schloss Goseck), monasteries, vineyards and old towns. The Naumburg Cathedral has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2018.

• Luther memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg - The house of birth and death of the reformer Martin Luther in Eisleben, the Luther House, the Melanchthon House, the Castle Church (to which he is said to have nailed his 95 theses in 1517) and the town church in Wittenberg.

• Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz - Cultural landscape made up of several parks and gardens in the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve. They were in the 18th century under Prince Leopold III. Friedrich Franz von Anhalt-Dessau based on the example of the English landscape gardens and the ideals of classicism. They are characterized by varied landscapes, crossed by canals and ponds with mansions, temples, grottos, statues, etc. These include the castles and gardens Luisium and Georgium in Dessau, Mosigkau, Großkühnau, Sieglitzer Berg, Oranienbaum and above all the 112.5 hectare Wörlitzer Park.

• Bauhaus sites in Dessau - The Bauhaus building itself, the Masters' Houses and the Dessau-Törten estate are early and important examples of classic-modern architecture and design of the 20th century.

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  Old town Quedlinburg

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  Naumburg Cathedral

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  Wittenberg Castle Church

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  Stein Island in Wörlitzer Park

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  Masters' houses of the Bauhaus

language

German. In the north, about north of a line from Wittenberg to Wernigerode, Low German dialects used to be widespread. To the south of it it sounds more Saxon-Thuringian.

Foreign languages ​​are moderately widespread. Younger people should now be able to speak at least rudimentary English. Russian is still widespread among the older generation. Due to the low proportion of foreigners, native speakers (apart from Russians / Ukrainians / Russian-Germans and Vietnamese) are rarely to be found.

to buy

Local specialties include Salzwedeler Baumkuchen and Wittenberger Lutherbrodt, Wine from Saale and Unstrut, fruit schnapps and liqueurs from Süßen See, sweets such as the Tangermünder food bar or Hallorenkugeln.

kitchen

The Saxon-Anhalt cuisine is down-to-earth and hearty, culinary highlights are rare and are not expected by the average Saxon hitchhiker. Accordingly, a less sophisticated standard kitchen has spread, which is reasonably inexpensive, but shows more fat than ingenuity. Vegetarians have to be brave, they will get dishes, but they will experience some repetition. With special wishes like kosher or helal it will be difficult.

But the country is not a blank spot on the maps of the gourmet stars. In Ilsenburg (Harz) there is a restaurant run by a star chef. Overall, you can eat well, especially if you pay attention to fresh regional ingredients, even if this requires a specific search. These can be trout (in the Harz Mountains), onion dishes in Anhalt or common game dishes.

There is more on the subject at Eating and drinking in Saxony-Anhalt.

nightlife

Saxony-Anhalt is not exactly the party stronghold in the state. Those who are traveling in this direction are most likely to come to Magdeburg and Halle.

Theater and opera life can be found in all major cities. In addition to Halle and Magdeburg with its theater and opera house, Dessau, Eisleben, Stendal, Halberstadt, Quedlinburg and Bad Lauchstädt should be mentioned.

accommodation

Learn

A boarding school with a national reputation and centuries-old tradition is the Pforta State School in the school gate near Naumburg.

There are universities in Halle and Magdeburg as well as universities of applied sciences in Dessau, Köthen, Bernburg (Anhalt University of Applied Sciences), Wernigerode and Halberstadt (Harz University of Applied Sciences), Stendal and Merseburg. In Halle there is the art college at Burg Giebichenstein.

Work

In alternation with Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony-Anhalt holds the red lantern with the highest unemployment in Germany. Employment opportunities are correspondingly poor, especially in better-paid jobs. In the low-wage sector such as gastronomy or in the care sector, something is most likely to work. In individual cases, there are also opportunities for well-trained employees, as many with comparable training prefer jobs elsewhere with better pay.

The baby boom after the fall of the Berlin Wall, with the low birth cohorts of the 1990s, is increasingly leading to an oversupply of apprenticeships that can no longer be filled.

public holidays

In addition to the national holidays, the Epiphany (January 6th) and the Reformation day (October 31st) public holidays.

Next appointment	Surname	importance
Saturday 1st January 2022	New Year	New Years Day
Thursday, January 6, 2022	Holy Three Kings	Epiphany
Friday April 15, 2022	Good Friday	highest Christian holiday, commemoration of the crucifixion of Christ
Sunday April 17th 2022	Easter Sunday	Easter, commemoration of the resurrection of Christ
Monday April 18, 2022	Easter Monday	Easter, commemoration of the resurrection of Christ
Saturday 1st May 2021	May Day	International Labor Day
Thursday May 13th 2021	Ascension of Christ	40 days after Easter, commemoration of the Ascension of Christ
Sunday 23 May 2021	Pentecost Sunday	7 weeks after Easter, commemoration of the pouring out of the Holy Spirit
Monday, May 24, 2021	Whit Monday	1 day after Pentecost Sunday, commemoration of the pouring out of the Holy Spirit
Sunday 3rd October 2021	Day of German unity	National holiday
Sunday 31st October 2021	Reformation day	Protestant holiday in memory of the Reformation of the Church by Martin Luther
Saturday 25 December 2021	1st Christmas Day	Christmas, commemoration of the birth of Christ
Sunday, December 26th, 2021	2nd Christmas Day	Christmas, commemoration of the birth of Christ

Christmas Eve (December 24th) and New Year's Eve (December 31st) are not public holidays. Nevertheless, many businesses are closed all day and many shops and leisure facilities are closed from midday on these days. Depending on the city, local public transport can be severely restricted or even stopped from the afternoon onwards. Most of the restaurants are also closed on Christmas Eve.

School holidays

School holidays in Saxony-Anhalt

vacation	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
winter	10.02.-14.02.	08.02.-13.02.	12.02.-19.02.	06.02.-11.02.	05.02.-10.02.
Easter	06.04.-11.04.	29.03.-03.04.	11.04.-16.04.	03.04.-08.04.	25.03.-30.03.
Pentecost	18.05.-30.05.	10.05.-22.05.	23.05.-28.05.	15.05.-19.05.	21.05.-24.05.
summer	16.07.-26.08.	22.07.-01.09.	14.07.-24.08.	06.07.-16.08.	24.06.-03.08.
autumn	19.10.-24.10.	25.10.-30.10.	24.10.-04.11.	02.10. / 16.10.-30.10.
Christmas	21.12.-05.01.	22.12.-08.01.	21.12.-05.01.	21.12.-03.01.

Furthermore, there are up to three flexible vacation days in Saxony-Anhalt, which are determined locally. The long-term summer vacation dates can be found at the Conference of Ministers of Education can be read.

security

health

Medical care and pharmacies are available nationwide. There are hospitals with 24-hour emergency rooms in all district towns.

There are no particular health risks in the region. Saxony-Anhalt is not yet one of the FMSE (encephalitis) risk areas. Nevertheless, one should look for tick bites after visiting the woods and fields.

climate

Saxony-Anhalt is located in the transition area between the maritime influenced climate in the west and the continental climate in the east. For Saxony-Anhalt, this results in temperatures in the national German average. Precipitation in Saxony-Anhalt, however, falls below average, this results from the location in the rain shadow of the Harz. The Harz has very high levels of precipitation.

respect

As in all hyphenated countries, there is a certain rivalry between the different parts of the state in Saxony-Anhalt. This not only affects Anhalt and (the former Prussian province) Saxony, but also the two largest cities Halle and Magdeburg. Occasionally there are faux pas lurking here, but the visitor should not be too impressed by them.

literature

• Norbert Eisold, Edeltraud Lautsch: Saxony-Anhalt DuMont art travel guide. DuMont travel publisher, 2012, ISBN 9783770139682 ; 440 pages.

Web links

• http://www.sachsen-anhalt.de/
• http://www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de