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The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen [ˈfʁaɪʃtaːt ˈzaksən]; Upper Sorbian: Swobodny stat Sakska) is a state of Germany, located in the southeastern part of present-day Germany. It is the tenth-largest German state in area (18,413 km²) and the sixth largest in population (4.3 million),...

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Freiberg

Freiberg (i.e. free mountain) is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, administrative center of the Mittelsachsen district. The city was founded in 1186, and has been a center of the mining industry in the Ore Mountains for centuries. A...

Leipzig

Leipzig (German pronunciation: [ˈlaɪptsɪç] ( listen), also called Leipsic in English; Upper Sorbian: Lipsk) is, with a population of 515,459, the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. Leipzig's name is derived from the Slavic word...

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Dresden

Dresden (Upper Sorbian: Drježdźany) is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area. Dresden has a...

Meissen

Meissen (in German orthography: Meißen; Sorbian: Mišno; Latin: Misena, Misnia, Misnensium) is a town of approximately 30,000 about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany....

Zschopau

Zschopau (German pronunciation: [ˈtʃoːpaʊ]), a town in the German state Saxony, is located on both banks of the river Zschopau, 9 miles south-east from Chemnitz. It is part of the Erzgebirgskreis district. Its population is 11,584 (2005). Zschopau...

Colditz

Colditz (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔldɪts]) is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, near Leipzig, located on the banks of the river Mulde. The city has a population of 5,188 (2005). The city is most famous because of Colditz Castle, which has...

Görlitz

Görlitz ( [ˈɡœɐ̯lɪts] (help·info); Upper Sorbian: Zhorjelc) is a town in Germany on the Lusatian Neisse River, in the Bundesland (Federal State) of Saxony. It is opposite the Polish town of Zgorzelec, which was a part of Görlitz until 1945....

Chemnitz

Chemnitz ( [ˈkɛmnɪts] (help·info)) (Sorbian: Kamjenica; from 1953–1990, known as Karl-Marx-Stadt) is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the...

Vogtlandkreis

The Vogtlandkreis is a Landkreis (rural district) in the southwest of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Neighboring districts are (from south clockwise) Hof, Saale-Orla, Greiz, Zwickau...

Chemnitz

Chemnitz is one of the three Direktionsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, located in the south-west of the state. It coincides with the Planungsregion Südsachsen. The Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz came into existence on 1 August 2008, and...

Dresden

Dresden is one of the three Direktionsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, located in the east of the state. It coincides with the Planungsregionen Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien and Oberes Elbtal/Osterzgebirge. The Direktionsbezirk Dresden...

Leipzig

Leipzig is one of the three Direktionsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, located in the north-west of the state. It coincides with the Planungsregion Westsachsen. The Direktionsbezirk Leipzig came into existence on 1 August 2008, and...

Bautzen

Bautzen (Upper Sorbian: Wokrjes Budyšin) is a district in the Free State of Saxony in Germany including the former districts of Bischofswerda and Kamenz. It is bounded (from the south and clockwise) by the Czech Republic, the district of Sächsische...

Weißeritzkreis

The Weißeritzkreis is a former district (Kreis) in the south of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from west clockwise) Freiberg, Meißen, the district-free city Dresden, Sächsische Schweiz, and to the south it bordered...

Chemnitzer Land

Chemnitzer Land is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the district of Mittweida, the city of Chemnitz, the districts of Stollberg and Zwickauer Land and the state of Thuringia ...

Delitzsch

Delitzsch (German pronunciation: [ˈdeːlɪtʃ]) is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Torgau-Oschatz and Muldentalkreis, the city of Leipzig, the district of...

Döbeln

Döbeln is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Torgau-Oschatz, Riesa-Großenhain, Meißen, Mittweida and Muldentalkreis. The region was originally populated by Sorbic...

Freiberg

Freiberg is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, the city of Chemnitz, the districts of Mittweida, Meißen and Weißeritzkreis, and by the...

Kamenz

Kamenz (Sorbian: Kamjenc) was a Kreis (district) in the north-east of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from north clockwise) Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Spree-Neiße, Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis, Bautzen - Budyšin,...

Zwickauer Land

Zwickauer Land is a former Kreis (district) in the south-west of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from north-east clockwise) Chemnitzer Land, Stollberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Vogtlandkreis, and the districts Greiz and...

Leipziger Land

Leipziger Land is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Delitzsch, the district-free city Leipzig, Muldentalkreis, Mittweida, the district Altenburger Land in...

Löbau-Zittau

Löbau-Zittau (Sorbian: Lubij-Žitawa) is a former Kreis (district) in the east of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were the district Bautzen in the north-west and the Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis in the north. To the...

Meissen

Meißen is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the state of Brandenburg, the district of Bautzen, the urban district Dresden, the districts Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge,...

Mittweida

Mittweida (German pronunciation: [mɪtˈvaɪda]) is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts Muldentalkreis, Döbeln, Freiberg, the district-free city Chemnitz and the...

Muldentalkreis

The Muldentalkreis is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts Delitzsch, Torgau-Oschatz, Döbeln, Mittweida and Leipziger Land. The roots of the district date back to the...

Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis

The Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis (German for district of Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia) was the easternmost Kreis (district) of the Free State of Saxony and Germany. Neighboring districts were (from south clockwise) Löbau-Zittau, Bautzen,...

Riesa-Großenhain

Riesa-Großenhain was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Elbe-Elster and Oberspreewald-Lausitz in Brandenburg, Kamenz, Meißen, Döbeln and Torgau-Oschatz. The district was...

Sächsische Schweiz

The Sächsische Schweiz (German: Saxon Switzerland) is a former district (Kreis) in the south of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from west clockwise) Weißeritzkreis, the district-free city Dresden and the districts...

Torgau-Oschatz

Torgau-Oschatz is a former district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the district Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg, and the districts Riesa-Großenhain,...

Bautzen

Bautzen (pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯t͡sən] (help·info), until 1868: Budissin; Upper Sorbian: Budyšin [ˈbudɨʃin] (help·info); Lower Sorbian: Budyšyn [ˈbudɨʃɨn]); is a city in eastern Saxony, Germany, and administrative center of the eponymous district. It is...

Radebeul

Radebeul is a town (große Kreisstadt) in the Elbe valley in the district of Meißen in Saxony, Germany, a suburb of Dresden. It is well-known for its viticulture, a museum dedicated to writer Karl May and a narrow gauge railway connecting Radebeul...

Moritzburg

Moritzburg is a municipality in the district of Meißen in Saxony, Germany, between Meißen as early centre of Saxony and the today's capital Dresden. It is most famous for its Baroque castle, Schloss Moritzburg. The village became a market in 1675....

Bischofswerda

Bischofswerda (German pronunciation: [ˌbɪʃɔfsˈveːɐ̯da]; Sorbian: Biskupicy) is a small town in Germany at the western edge of Upper Lusatia in Saxony. The town is located 33 km to the east of Dresden at the edge of the Upper Lusatian mountain...

Delitzsch

Delitzsch (German pronunciation: [ˈdeːlɪtʃ]) is a German city in Saxony, near Leipzig. It is part of the district of Nordsachsen. Delitzsch was founded as a town around 1200 AD (according to chronicles) and became recognized as a city in 1300 AD....

Torgau

Torgau is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nordsachsen. Outside Germany, the town is most well-known as the place where during the Second World War, United States Army forces coming...

Böhlen

Böhlen (German pronunciation: [ˈbøːlən]) is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, south of Leipzig. Its main features are a small airport and a power-plant. It is located in the newly built Neuseenland, the lakes created in the former open...

Zittau

Zittau (Czech: Žitava, Polish: Żytawa) is a city in the south east of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, close to the border tripoint of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic. As of 2007, there are 29,361 people in the city. It is part of the...

Pirna

Pirna is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The city's population is over 40,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as a Große...

Plauen

Plauen is a city in the Free State of Saxony, east-central Germany. It is the capital of the Vogtlandkreis. The city is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic. Plauen's slogan is Plauen - echt Spitze. The city was founded by...

Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach

Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach (German pronunciation: [ˈdʏɐ̯ʁøːɐ̯sˌdɔɐ̯f ˈdɪtɐsˌbaχ]) is a Saxon (Germany) municipality in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. It is located near Dresden, Pirna and Stolpen. Its nearest river is the Wesenitz.

Stolpen

Stolpen is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

Pockau

Pockau is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony, Germany.

Herrnhut

Herrnhut (Sorbian: Ochranow; Czech: Ochranov) is a municipality in the district of Görlitz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It has access to Bundesstraße 178 between Löbau and Zittau. Its bordering municipalities are Berthelsdorf,...

Berthelsdorf

Berthelsdorf (Upper Sorbian: Batromjecy) is a municipality in the district of Görlitz, in the southeastern part of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The municipality is next to the Czech Republic and Poland. Nikolaus Ludwig, Imperial Count von...

Großhennersdorf

Großhennersdorf is a municipality in Görlitz district, Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is connected by Bundesstraße 178 linking Löbau and Zittau. The town was founded in 1296.The town is best known perhaps as the home of Katharina, Baroness von...

Kleinwelka

Kleinwelka (Sorbian: Mały Wjelkow) is a subdivision of the city of Bautzen, Germany. It was first mentioned in 1345. Its chronicle dates back to the 14th century. Since the mid-1700s it has been the site of a settlement congregation of the Moravian...

Strehla

Strehla is a place in the district of Meißen, Saxony, Germany. It is located at the Elbe north of Riesa. This place name means arrow in Sorbian. It was first mentioned in 1002. It is situated on Via Regia from Görlitz to Santiago de Compostela. The...

Dohna

Dohna is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. It is located south of Heidenau. It is located in the Müglitztal and is west of the Osterzgebirge. It was known as Donin in 1107, 1160 and until 1206. Donyn in from...

Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel

Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel is a spa town in the district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The municipality borders the Czech Republic in the south. The following villages are part of the municipality: Oelsen in...

Knappensee

Knappensee was a municipality in the Kamenz district, in the northeastern part of Saxony, Germany, east of Hoyerswerda. It was formed in 1995 by the 3 municipalities Groß Särchen, Koblenz and Wartha and named after the lake Knappensee. In 2004 it...

Hoyerswerda

Hoyerswerda (Upper Sorbian: Wojerecy, Lower Sorbian: Wórjejce) is a town in the German state of Saxony. It is located in Lusatia, a region where many people speak the Sorbian languages in addition to German. The city was first mentioned in 1268. In...

Auerbach

Auerbach (German pronunciation: [ˈaʊ̯ɐbaχ]) is a town in the Vogtlandkreis. It is deemed to be the center of the east Vogtland in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The city has a textile manufacturer and some factories including the famous machine...

Bad Schandau

Bad Schandau (German pronunciation: [ˌbaːt ˈʃandaʊ̯]) is a spa town in Germany, in the southern Free State of Saxony, district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, at the mouth of the little valley of the...

Reichenbach

Reichenbach/O.L. (Sorbian: Rychbach) is a town in the Görlitz district, in eastern Saxony, Germany. It is located near Görlitz. Reichenbach since the end of the 1920s has a broadcasting station. It originally served as a free-standing wooden tower....

Reichenbach

Reichenbach is the largest city in the Vogtlandkreis district, Saxony, Germany. Reichenbach was founded in 1212 as Oberreichenbach. It had a castle which was built in 1240, it received municipal law in 1271. (civitati richenbach possibly already...

Kreischa

Kreischa is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. It directly borders the Saxon capital Dresden and consists of 14 districts. Kreischa was first mentioned in 1282. The name originates from Old Slavic...

Kamenz

Kamenz (Sorbian Kamjenc) is a Lusatian town in eastern Saxony, Germany, with a population of 18,243, and is part of the Bautzen district. The town is located about 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Dresden and about 30 km (19 miles) northwest of Bautzen...