Saxony
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Saxony is a federated state of Germany[1]. Saxony draws 23,094 Wikipedia views per month (federated state of germany category, ranking #7 of 19).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: IT Planning Council[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Germany[4], German Reich[5]
- Country: Germany[6]
- Head of government: Michael Kretschmer[7]
- Continent: Europe[8]
- Capital: Dresden[9]
- Shares border with: Brandenburg[10], Bavaria[11], Thuringia[12], Saxony-Anhalt[13], Ústí nad Labem Region[14], Liberec Region[15], Karlovy Vary Region[16], Lower Silesian Voivodeship[17], Lubusz Voivodeship[18]
- Main regulatory text: Constitution of the Free State of Saxony[19]
- Basic form of government: parliamentary republic[20]
- Named after: Saxons[21]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Chemnitz[22], Dresden[23], Leipzig[24], Bautzen District[25], Erzgebirgskreis[26], Görlitz District[27], Landkreis Leipzig[28], Meissen District[29], Mittelsachsen[30], Nordsachsen[31], Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[32], Vogtlandkreis[33], Zwickau[34]
- Follows: Saxony[35]
- Flag: flag of Saxony[36]
- Twinned administrative body: Lower Silesian Voivodeship[37], Lubusz Voivodeship[38], Karlovy Vary Region[39], Ústí nad Labem Region[40], Liberec Region[41], Lazio[42]
- Legislative body: Landtag of Saxony[43]
- Executive body: Government of Saxony[44]
- Highest judicial authority: Constitutional Court of the Free State of Saxony[45]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Saxony[46]
- Commons category: Saxony[47]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[48], UTC+02:00[49]
- Archives at: Saxony State Archives[50]
- Inception: October 3, 1990[51], November 10, 1918[52]
- Highest point: Fichtelberg[53]
- Official website: https://www.sachsen.de/[54]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saxony[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Saxony include Saxon Switzerland[56], a mountain range[57], in Germany[58]; Sachsenring[59], a motorsport racing track[60], in Germany[61], founded in 1996[62]; German frigate Sachsen[63], a frigate[64]; RMS Saxonia[65], a cruise ship[66]; and Sächsischer Landespreis für Heimatforschung[67], a science award[68], in Germany[69], founded in 2008[70].
Why It Matters
Saxony has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] Saxony is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]
Entities named for Saxony include Saxon Switzerland[56], a mountain range[57], in Germany[58]; Sachsenring[59], a motorsport racing track[60], in Germany[61], founded in 1996[62]; German frigate Sachsen[63], a frigate[64]; RMS Saxonia[65], a cruise ship[66]; and Sächsischer Landespreis für Heimatforschung[67], a science award[68], in Germany[69], founded in 2008[70].