Saxony
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| capital: | Dresden |
| area: | 18,416 km² (7,110 sq mi) |
| population: - (as of November 2006) |
4252000 |
| Pop density: | 230.9 per km² |
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| Ruling party: | CDU/ SPD |
| Minister President: | Stanislaw Tillich |
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| http://sachsen.de | |
The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen Sorbian: Swobodny Stata Sakska), is one of 16 states of Germany. It is located in south-east, north of Czech Republic. The biggest city is Leipzig. The capital is called Dresden.
[change] Cities and towns
| City | District | Population 31.12.2000 |
Population 31.12.2006 |
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| Leipzig | Leipzig (city) | 493 208 | 506 260 |
| Dresden | Dresden (city) | 477 807 | 504 635 |
| Chemnitz | Chemnitz (city) | 259 246 | 245.739 |
| Zwickau | Zwickau (city) | 103 008 | 96 878 |
| Plauen | Plauen (city) | 71 543 | 68 317 |
| Görlitz | Görlitz (city) | 61 599 | 57 201 |
| Hoyerswerda | Hoyerswerda (city) | 50 203 | 41 515 |
| Freiberg | Freiberg Rural District | 45 428 | 42 772 |
| Bautzen | Bautzen Rural District | 43 353 | 41 766 |
| Pirna | Sächsische Schweiz Rural District | 42 108 | 39 748 |
| Freital | Weißeritzkreis Rural District | 40 129 | 39 059 |
| Riesa | Riesa-Großenhain Rural District | 39 367 | 36 145 |
| Radebeul | Meißen Rural District | 32 246 | 33 205 |
| Meißen | Meißen Rural District | 29 398 | 28 091 |
| Limbach-Oberfrohna | Chemnitzer Land Rural District | 27 552 | 26 591 |
| Zittau | Löbau-Zittau Rural District | 27 454 | 24 892 |
| Glauchau | Chemnitzer Land Rural District | 27 285 | 25 744 |
| Delitzsch¹ | Delitzsch Rural District | 26 331 | 27 448 |
| Weißwasser/O.L. | Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis |
26 107 | 21 797 |
| Werdau | Zwickauer Land Rural District | 26 077 | 23 976 |
| Annaberg-Buchholz | Annaberg Rural District | 24 495 | 22 817 |
| Coswig | Meißen Rural District | 24 035 | 22 365 |
| Reichenbach im Vogtland | Vogtlandkreis Rural District | 23 469 | 22 164 |
| Crimmitschau | Zwickauer Land Rural District | 23 305 | 22 330 |
| Markkleeberg | Leipziger Land Rural District | 23 157 | 23 718 |
| Döbeln | Döbeln Rural District | 23 128 | 21 356 |
| Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb. | Aue-Schwarzenberg Rural District | 20 201 | 18 517 |
| Auerbach/Vogtl.² | Vogtlandkreis Rural District | 20 042 | 21 246 |
| Borna³ | Leipziger Land Rural District | 20 010 | 22 657 |
[change] Districts
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| City States | Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg | |
| Former states | Baden · Württemberg-Baden · Württemberg-Hohenzollern | |
