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The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen [ˈfʁaɪʃtaːt ˈzaksən]; Upper Sorbian: Swobodny Stat Sakska) is the easternmost federal state of Germany. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Located in the country's southeast, it is the tenth-largest in area and sixth-largest in population among Germany's sixteen states, and has a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. 3 million.
Saxony has a long history as a duchy, an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire (the Electorate of Saxony), and eventually as a kingdom (the Kingdom of Saxony). A duchy is a territory fief, or domain ruled by a Duke or Duchess. The Prince-Electors (or simply Electors) of the Holy Roman Empire ( German: Kurfürst ( pl The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The Electorate of Saxony (Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Duchy of Upper Saxony was an independent hereditary electorate of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806 A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or The Kingdom of Saxony (Königreich Sachsen lasting between 1806 and 1918 was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Its monarchy was overthrown in 1918 and a republican form of government was established under its current name subsequent to Germany's defeat in World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Abolished during communist rule, it was re-established at 3 October 1990 during the re-unification of East and West Germany. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (
During the early Middle Ages the term Saxony referred to the region occupied by today's states of Lower Saxony and northern North Rhine-Westphalia. Lower Saxony ( German: Niedersachsen ch is pronounced before an s --> lies in north-western Germany and is second North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the The Saxons had migrated there from the area of present-day Schleswig-Holstein between 250 and 500; see History below. The Saxons or Saxon people were a Confederation of Old Germanic tribes. is the northernmost of the 16 ''Bundesländer'' in Germany. The former English name was Sleswick-Holsatia the Danish name is
The term Saxon does not always correlate with Saxony; a Saxon is not necessarily an inhabitant of Saxony (e. g. Saxon people, Anglo-Saxons or Transylvanian Saxons); see Saxon (disambiguation). The Saxons or Saxon people were a Confederation of Old Germanic tribes. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south The Transylvanian Saxons (Siebenbürger Sachsen Erdélyi szászok Saşi are a people of German ethnicity who settled in Transylvania (Siebenbürgen from the 12th
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Geography
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Administration
Saxony is divided into 3 Regierungsbezirke — Chemnitz, Dresden, Leipzig — which are subdivided into 22 districts:
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Furthermore there are seven independent cities (German: Kreisfreie Städte / Stadtkreise), which don't belong to any district:
Economy
Saxony has the most vibrant economy among the former GDR states. A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Chemnitz is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, located in the south-west of the state Dresden is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, located in the south-east of the country Leipzig is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, located in the north-west of the state Annaberg is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Aue-Schwarzenberg is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Bautzen ( Upper Sorbian Wokrjes Budyšin) is a district in the Free State of Saxony in Germany including the former districts of Bischofswerda Chemnitzer Land is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Delitzsch (ˈdeːlɪtʃ is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Döbeln is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Freiberg is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Kamenz ( Sorbian Kamjenc) was a Kreis ( District) in the north-east of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Leipziger Land is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Löbau-Zittau ( Sorbian: Lubij-Žitawa) is a former Kreis ( District) in the east of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Meißen is a district ( Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Mittweida (mɪtˈvaɪda is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The Muldentalkreis is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis (German for district of Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia) was the easternmost Kreis ( District) Riesa-Großenhain was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The Sächsische Schweiz ( Saxon Switzerland) is a former district ( Kreis) in the south of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Stollberg is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Torgau-Oschatz is a former district ( Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The Vogtlandkreis is a Landkreis ( rural district) in the southwest of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia The Weißeritzkreis is a former district ( Kreis) in the south of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Zwickauer Land is a former Kreis ( District) in the south-west of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. This is a list of urban districts in Germany. Germany is divided into 429 districts (not to be confused with the larger Regierungsbezirk) these consist The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Chemnitz (1953–1990 Karl-Marx-Stadt ( Sorbian:Kamjenica is a City in Eastern Germany. Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German Görlitz ( is a town in Germany on the Lusatian Neisse River in the Bundesland Hoyerswerda ( Upper Sorbian Wojerecy, Lower Sorbian Wórjejce, Czech Hojeřice) is a town in the German This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong Plauen is a City in the Free State of Saxony, east-central Germany. Zwickau (ˈtsvɪkaʊ̯ Cvikov is a city in Germany, in the Bundesland Sachsen (Saxony situated in a valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Its economy grew by 4. 0% in 2006, making it the fastest growing region in Germany, which is among other things due to the establishment of a chip producing economy near Dresden. As a result of this the region was given the nickname "Silicon Saxony". Nonetheless, unemployment remains high and investment is scarce. Because of these factors, Saxony, along with the rest of the east (excluding Berlin) qualifies as an "Objective 1" development region within the European Union, and thus can receive investment subsidies of up to 30% until 2013. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in In the interests of encouraging growth, the state government has attempted to develop tourism in the region, notably in the lake district of Lausitz[2]. The publishing industry and porcelain factories are well known but in total not so important contributors to Saxony's economy.
History
Prehistoric Saxony was the site of some of the largest of the ancient Central European monumental temples, dating from the 5th millennium BC. The Saxon tribe See also Saxons There arose in Germany during the third and fourth centuries,CE(Current Erathe great tribal confederations About 150 arrangements of prehistoric circular ditches are known to archaeologists spread over Germany, Austria and Slovakia and the Czech Republic Notable archaeological sites have been discovered in Dresden and the villages of Eythra and Zwenkau near Leipzig. Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German Zwenkau is a town in the Leipzig district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong For the origins of the Saxon tribes see Saxons. The Saxons or Saxon people were a Confederation of Old Germanic tribes.
Foundation of the first Saxon state
The first mediæval Duchy of Saxony was a late Early Middle Ages "Carolingian stem duchy" and emerged about AD 700 covering the greater part of Northern Germany. Henry the Lion ( German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129 &ndash 6 August 1195) was a member of the Guelph dynasty and Duke of Saxony Matilda of England (also called Maud; 1156 &ndash 13 July 1189) was the eldest daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine This article lists Dukes Electors and Kings ruling over territories named Saxony from the beginning of the Saxon Duchy in the 9th century to the end of the Saxon Kingdom in 1918 The Early Middle Ages is a period in the History of Europe following the fall of the Western Roman Empire spanning roughly five centuries from AD 500 Stem duchies (from the German Stammesherzogtum, literally "tribal duchy" were associated with the Frankish Kingdom, especially the East Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It covered the area of the modern German states of Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein, Saxony-Anhalt. Lower Saxony ( German: Niedersachsen ch is pronounced before an s --> lies in north-western Germany and is second North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the is the northernmost of the 16 ''Bundesländer'' in Germany. The former English name was Sleswick-Holsatia the Danish name is Saxony-Anhalt ( Sachsen-Anhalt) is one of the sixteen ''Bundesländer'' (federal states that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. In the 10th century the dukes of Saxony were at the same time kings (or emperors) of the Holy Roman Empire (Ottonian or Saxon Dynasty). The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The Ottonian dynasty was a dynasty of Germanic Kings (919-1024 named after its first emperor but also known as the Saxon dynasty after the family's origin At that time, a Saxon noble family of Billungs received extensive fiefs in Saxony, and the Emperor eventually gave them the title of Duke of Saxony. The Saxons or Saxon people were a Confederation of Old Germanic tribes. The House of Billung was a Dynasty of Saxon noblemen in the 9th through 12th centuries This article lists Dukes Electors and Kings ruling over territories named Saxony from the beginning of the Saxon Duchy in the 9th century to the end of the Saxon Kingdom in 1918 After the extinction of the male line of Billungs, the duchy was given to Lothar of Supplinburg, who then also became Emperor for a short time. Lothair III of Supplinburg (1075 &ndash 1137 was Duke of Saxony (1106 King of Germany (1125 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 to 1137
In 1137 Saxony was passed to the Welfen dynasty, who were descendants (1) of Wulfhild Billung, eldest daughter of the last Billung duke, and (2) of the daughter of Lothar of Supplinburg. See also Elder House of Welf The House of Welf (or House of Guelph) is a European Dynasty that has included many German and British It reached its peak under Duke Henry the Lion, and after his death it began to decline (Henry had declined to participate in the later Italian wars of his liege lord, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and those expeditions to Italy ended in disasters. Henry the Lion ( German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129 &ndash 6 August 1195) was a member of the Guelph dynasty and Duke of Saxony Frederick I Barbarossa (1122 &ndash 10 June 1190) was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned The furious emperor retaliated and sent his troops to end Duke Henry's dominion). In 1180 large portions west of the Weser were ceded to the Bishops of Cologne, while some central parts between the Weser and the Elbe remained to the Welfs, later forming the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg). The Electorate of Cologne (Kurfürstentum Köln or Kurköln) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire and existed from the 10th to the early 19th Brunswick-Lüneburg (Braunschweig-Lüneburg also Brunswick-Lunenburg was a historical ducal state during the period from the Late Middle Ages through the The remaining Eastern lands, together with the title of Duke of Saxony, were passed to an Ascanian dynasty (who descended from Eilika Billung, Wulfhild's younger sister) and divided in 1260 into the two small states of Saxe-Lauenburg and Saxe-Wittenberg. The House of Ascania (Askanier was a Dynasty of German rulers Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a Town in Germany in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, on the Elbe Saxony-Lauenburg was later renamed Lauenburg and was no longer part of Saxony or its history. Saxe-Wittenberg was confirmed to have inherited the "main" ducal title of the Saxons and as such was recognized as an Elector of the Empire in 14th century. The Prince-Electors (or simply Electors) of the Holy Roman Empire ( German: Kurfürst ( pl
Foundation of the second Saxon state
Saxony-Wittenberg, in present Saxony-Anhalt, became subject to the margravate of Meißen and ruled by the Wettin dynasty in 1423. This article lists Dukes Electors and Kings ruling over territories named Saxony from the beginning of the Saxon Duchy in the 9th century to the end of the Saxon Kingdom in 1918 Poland, or at least its nucleus was ruled at various times either by książęta (Dukes(ca A personal union is the combination by which two different States are governed by the same Monarch, while their boundaries their laws and their interests remain distinct Schloss Moritzburg is a Baroque German castle in the small town of Moritzburg in the German state of Saxony. Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German Saxony-Anhalt ( Sachsen-Anhalt) is one of the sixteen ''Bundesländer'' (federal states that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. Margrave (marchio is the English and French form (recorded since 1551 of the German Title Markgraf (from Mark " Meissen (in German orthography: Meißen; Sorbian: Mišno; Misena Misnia Misnensium is a Town of approximately 30000 near The House of Wettin was a dynasty of German Counts Dukes prince-electors (Kurfürsten and kings that ruled the area of today's A new powerful state was established, occupying large portions of present Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. Although the center of this state was far southeast of the former Saxony, it came to be referred to as Upper Saxony and then simply Saxony, while the former Saxon territories were now known as Lower Saxony.
In 1485, Saxony was split as a collateral line of the Wettin princes received what later became Thuringia and founded several small states there; see Ernestine duchies. The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. The Ernestine duchies, also called the Saxon duchies (although also the Albertine Appanage duchies of Weissenfels, Merseburg and Zeitz The remaining Saxon state became even more powerful, becoming known in the 18th century for its cultural achievements, although it was politically inferior to Prussia and Austria, which pressed Saxony from either side. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
Saxony in the 19th and 20th centuries
Following the abolition of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the Electorate of Saxony became a kingdom by decree of the French Emperor Napoleon, and Elector Frederick Augustus III became King Frederick Augustus I. The Kingdom of Saxony (Königreich Sachsen lasting between 1806 and 1918 was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Electorate of Saxony (Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Duchy of Upper Saxony was an independent hereditary electorate of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Prince-Electors (or simply Electors) of the Holy Roman Empire ( German: Kurfürst ( pl For the king of Poland see Augustus I of Poland Frederick Augustus I (full name Frederick Augustus Joseph Maria Anton Johann Nepomuk Aloys Xavier) (Friedrich Frederick Augustus made the mistake of remaining loyal for too long to Napoleon, and he was taken prisoner and his territories declared forfeit by the allies in 1813, with the intention of their being annexed by Prussia. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Ultimately, the opposition of Austria, France, and the United Kingdom resulted in Frederick Augustus being restored to his throne at the Congress of Vienna, but Saxony was forced to cede the northern part of the kingdom to Prussia. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of the major powers of Europe, chaired by the Austrian statesman Clemens Wenzel von Metternich These lands became the Prussian province of Saxony, which is today incorporated in Saxony-Anhalt. }The Province of Saxony (Provinz Sachsen was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia from 1816 until 1945 What was left of the Kingdom of Saxony was roughly identical with the present federal state. The Kingdom of Saxony (Königreich Sachsen lasting between 1806 and 1918 was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic
During the 1848–49 constitutionalist revolutions in Germany, Saxony became a hotbed for revolutionaries, with anarchists such as Mikhail Bakunin and democrats including Richard Wagner and Gottfried Semper taking part in the May Uprising in Dresden in 1849. " Germany " at the time of the Revolutions of 1848 had been a collection of 39 States loosely bound together in the German Confederation. Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin ( - July 1 1876) was a well-known Russian Revolutionary and theorist of Collectivist anarchism. Gottfried Semper ( November 29 1803 - May 15 1879) was a German Architect, Art critic, and professor of The May Uprising took place in Dresden, Germany in 1849; it was one of the last of the series of events known as the Revolutions of 1848.
After the Austro-Prussian war Saxony joined the North German Federation in 1867. The Austro-Prussian The North German Confederation (Norddeutscher Bund came into existence in August 1866 as a military alliance of 22 states of northern Germany with the Kingdom of In 1871 it became part of the German Empire. The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification
After 1918 Saxony was a state in the Weimar Republic and was the scene of Gustav Stresemann's overthrow of the KPD/SPD led government in 1923. The term Weimar Republic ( ˈvaɪmarɐ repuˈbliːk is used by historians to signify the democratic and Republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933 ( May 10, 1878 &ndash October 3, 1929) was a German liberal politician and statesman who served as Chancellor and Foreign Minister The state was abandoned in all but name during the Nazi era, then reconstituted under Soviet occupation. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 It was officially dissolved in 1952, and divided into three smaller Bezirke based on Leipzig, Dresden and Karl-Marx-Stadt, but reestablished within slightly altered borders in 1990 upon German reunification. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German Chemnitz (1953–1990 Karl-Marx-Stadt ( Sorbian:Kamjenica is a City in Eastern Germany. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany Saxony also includes a small part of previous Silesia west of the town of Görlitz which remained German after the war and which for obvious reasons of unviability as a separate state was incorporated into Saxony. Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people Görlitz ( is a town in Germany on the Lusatian Neisse River in the Bundesland This part has been part of Silesia only after 1815 and belonged as part of Upper Lusatia to Bohemia before 1623 and thereafter to Saxony between 1623 and 1815. Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the
The current territory of Saxony includes the part of the former Prussian province of Lower Silesia that were located at the west of the 1945 Oder-Neisse line but excludes all territory part of Saxony east of the same line , incorporated like most of the former Silesia into Poland. The Province of Lower Silesia (Provinz Niederschlesien was a province of the Free State of Prussia from 1919 to 1945 The Potsdam Agreement was an agreement on policy for the occupation and reconstruction of Germany and other nations after fighting in the European Theatre of World War II The Oder-Neisse line (Granica na Odrze i Nysie Łużyckiej Oder-Neiße-Grenze was drawn in the aftermath of World War II as the eastern border of Germany and
Culture
Languages
The most important patoises that are spoken in Saxony are combined in the group of "Thuringian and Upper Saxon dialects". Bautzen ( pronounced, until 1868: Budissin; Upper Sorbian: Budyšin; Lower Sorbian: Budyšyn) is a The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Thuringian is an Central German Dialect spoken in much of the modern German Free State of Thuringia. Due to the incorrect name of "Saxon dialects" in colloquial language the Upper Saxon attribute has been added to distinguish from Old Saxon and Low Saxon. Old Saxon, also known as Old Low German ( ISO 639 -3 code osx) is the earliest recorded form of Low German, documented from the 9th century Other German dialects spoken in Saxony are the dialects in the Ore Mountains which has been affected by Upper Saxon dialects and the dialects of the Vogtland which is more affected by the east Frankish languages.
Upper Sorbian (a Slavic language) is still actively spoken in the parts of Upper Lusatia that are occupied by the Sorbian minority. The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) a group of closely related Languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages Upper and Lower Lusatia Upper Lusatia ( Oberlausitz or Hornja Łužica) is today part of the German state of Saxony except for a small part east of The Germans in Upper Lusatia speak also distinct dialects of their own (Lusatian dialects).
Tourism
Apart from Dresden and perhaps Leipzig international tourism is not well developed in Saxony, but some regions and cities are national, and potentially international touristic targets. Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong Some attractive regions are the ones shared with Czech Republic, including the Lusatian Mountains, Ore Mountains, Saxon Switzerland, and Vogtland. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Lusatian Mountains (Lužické hory Lausitzer Gebirge Góry Łużyckie a mountain range in Sudetes, on the southeastern border of Germany and the Czech Saxon Switzerland is a mountainous Climbing area and National park near Dresden in Saxony, Germany. The term Vogtland refers to a region reaching across the German free states of Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia and into the Czech Republic In Germany Saxony offers an above-average number of very well preserved historic little towns, for example Meißen, Freiberg, Pirna, Bautzen, Görlitz and others; thus tourism from within Germany is important for Saxony. Meissen (in German orthography: Meißen; Sorbian: Mišno; Misena Misnia Misnensium is a Town of approximately 30000 near Freiberg (ie free mountain) is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the Mittelsachsen district Also see Piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA. Pirna is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the administrative Bautzen ( pronounced, until 1868: Budissin; Upper Sorbian: Budyšin; Lower Sorbian: Budyšyn) is a Görlitz ( is a town in Germany on the Lusatian Neisse River in the Bundesland
Politics
A Minister-President heads the government of Saxony; see List of Ministers-President of Saxony for a full list. A minister-president (Ministerpräsident is the Head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments who presides over the council of ministers Leaders of the Government ( Vorsitzende des Gesamtministeriums ' in the Kingdom of Saxony from 1831 to 1918 and Ministers-President ( Ministerpräsidenten
September 19, 2004 state election
- See also: Saxony state election, 2004
Georg Milbradt (CDU), losing his absolute majority, had to form a grand coalition with the SPD to remain in office as Minister-President. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Saxony state election 2004, was conducted on September 19, 2004, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature of the Free State of Saxony Georg Milbradt (born 23 February 1945 in Eslohe) is a German politician ( CDU) A grand coalition is a Coalition government in a Multi-party Parliamentary system where the two largest political parties unite in a coalition
| Party | Party List votes | Total seats | |||
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 855,203 | 41. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. 1% | 55 | 44. 4% | |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 490,488 | 23. The Left (Die Linke is a German political party that came into being on 16 June 2007 as a merger of The Left Party/PDS the former 6% | 31 | 25. 0% | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 204,438 | 9. 8% | 13 | 10. 5% | |
| National Democratic Party (NPD) | 190,909 | 9. The National Democratic Party of Germany (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands NPD is a German pan-German nationalist and White nationalist political 2% | 12 | 9. 7% | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 122,605 | 5. The Free Democratic Party ( Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP is a liberal Political party in Germany. 9% | 7 | 5. 6% | |
| Alliance '90/The Greens | 106,771 | 5. The Alliance '90/The Greens ( Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) the German Green party, is a Political party in Germany whose regional 1% | 6 | 4. 8% | |
| Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz (Humans, the Environment, Animal Protection) | 34,068 | 1. Human Environment Animal Welfare (Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz short form The Animal Welfare Party, Die Tierschutzpartei is a Political party in Germany. 6% | 0 | 0. 0% | |
| All others | 75,653 | 3. 7% | 0 | 0. 0% | |
| Totals | 2,080,135 | 100. 0% | 124 | 100. 0% | |
Notably, the far-right NPD received two more votes in the ballot for Minister-President than it had members. It is presumed that two CDU Landtag members must have backed the NPD leadership.
By November 2006, the NPD only holds 8 seats after 4 MPs have left the party or were expelled.
See also
References
- ^ State population. Saxony ( Sachsen) is a region for quality wine in Germany region located in the German federal state of Saxony. Portal of the Federal Statistics Office Germany. Retrieved on 2007-04-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
- ^ The Economist, August 27, 2005
- "Still Troubled", The Economist, August 27 – September 2, 2005. The Economist is an English-language weekly news and International affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Economist is an English-language weekly news and International affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
External links
- Official governmental portal
- Christmas time in Saxony
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Dictionary
Saxony
-proper noun
- One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.
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