| Saxony (Sachsen) | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| Regional capital | Dresden |
| Area | 18 415 km² |
| Population | 4 050 204 hab. (30/11/12) |
| Density | 219,94 inhab./km² |
| Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
| Location | |
 51 ° 1 ′ 37 ″ N 13 ° 21 ′ 32 ″ E | |
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Saxony is a land located inEast of Germany.
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- 1 Dresden – The city is known as the Florence of the Elbe, originally for its art collections, but also for its Baroque architecture. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005 but then lost this title in 2009 due to the construction project of the Waldschlösschen Bridge in the Elbe Valley
- 2 Konigstein – The city is known internationally for its Fortress.
- 3 Meissen – For several centuries, Meissen was a flourishing city of which there are still many vestiges in its districts.
- 4 Leipzig
- 5 Chemnitz – Third city of the Land by its population, Chemnitz was called Karl-Marx-Stadt at the time of the German Democratic Republic, from 1953 until the referendum of the ,
- 6 Augustusburg – The town takes its name from the castle which was a former hunting lodge of the Elector of Saxony
- 7 Zwickau – Zwickau is known as the hometown of Robert Schumann, and for its historic automobile industry with prestigious names, such as Horch, Audi, Auto Union, Sachsenring and Volkswagen.
- 8 Bautzen – The Battle of Hochkirch took place near the town on the 20th and under the leadership of Napoleon. On the Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile in Paris, this battle is called the Battle of Wurschen (Battle of Bautzen), which Napoleon's troops won. Bautzen sits perched on top of a bend in the Spree river, in a plain between the Lusatian hills and in a region of lakes and heather.
- 9 Görlitz – Border town in eastern Saxony watered by the river Neisse. The city center is full of architectural heritage dating from the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods.
