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Saxony Portal
Welcome to the Saxony portal! This portal provides all those interested with access to articles on the geography, history, culture, politics and economy of Saxony. The Free State of Saxony (Upper Sorbian Swobodny stat Sakska), is a state in the east of the Federal Republic of Germany. The state, which was newly founded in 1990, is known as the "Free State" (Freistaat) of Saxony, free state being an older term for republic, as it was from 1919 to 1933 as a member of the Weimar Republic. The state capital is Dresden.

Geography

Lilienstein
Lilienstein

Rivers and lakes: Elbe · Black Elster · White Elster · Mulde (Freiberg Mulde · Zwickau Mulde) · Lusatian Neisse · Spree · Weißeritz · Waterbodies of Saxony

Landscapes: Dresden Basin · Elbe Sandstone Mountains · Ore Mountains (Eastern Ore Mountains · Western Ore Mountains) · Leipzig Bay · Lusatian Highlands · Saxon Elbeland · Vogtland · Zittau Mountains · List of mountains in Saxony · List of landscapes in Saxony · Natural regions of Saxony

Conservation: Děčín Weir · Duben Heath Nature Park · Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park · Zittau Mountains Nature Park · Saxon Switzerland National Park · Nature reserves in Saxony · Protected areas of Saxony

Counties and independent cities: Bautzen · Chemnitz · Dresden · Erzgebirgskreis · Görlitz · Leipzig · Leipzig · Meissen · Mittelsachsen · Nordsachsen · Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge · Vogtlandkreis · Zwickau

Settlements: Cities in Saxony · Towns in Saxony · Counties (districts) in Saxony · Castles and palaces in Saxony

Regions and areas: Central German Metropolitan Region · Upper Lusatia · Vogtland

Culture and Art

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach

Literature, theatre and film: Sachsenspiegel · Theodor Körner · Gotthold Ephraim Lessing · Friedrich Schiller · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · Faust I · Stefan Heym · Johann Gottfried Seume · Karl May · Erich Kästner · Jurij Brězan · Johann Gottlieb Fichte · Friederike Caroline Neuber · Gert Fröbe

Visual Arts and Architecture: Werner Tübke · George Bähr · Canaletto · Caspar David Friedrich · Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann · Ernst Rietschel · Gottfried Semper · Heinrich Zille · Fritz Bleyl · Max Pechstein · Lucas Cranach · · Die Brücke · Georg Baselitz · Gerhard Richter · Fritz von Uhde

Music and Dance: Johann Sebastian Bach · Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy · Felix Draeseke · Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra · Gret Palucca · Polarkreis 18 · Die Prinzen · De Randfichten · MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra · Renft · Robert Schumann · Silbermond · Stern Meißen · Georg Philipp Telemann · Thomanerchor · Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler · Dresdner Kreuzchor · Kurt Masur · MDR Musiksommer · Richard Wagner · Carl Maria von Weber

Religion: Martin Luther · Reformation Day · Buß- und Bettag · St. Thomas Church, Leipzig · St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig · Thomas Müntzer · Moravian Church · Jakob Böhme · Frauenkirche, Dresden · Church of the Prince of Peace, Klingenthal · Christian Führer · Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine · St. Peter's Cathedral, Bautzen

Cuisine: Saxon cuisine · Leipziger Allerlei · Stollen · Leipziger Lerche · Getzen · Quarkkeulchen · Eierschecke

Language: Upper Saxon German · Thuringian dialect · Lusatian language · East Franconian German · Erzgebirgisch · Sorbian languages

Other personalities: Countess Cosel · Kunz von Kaufungen · Rudolf Bromme

Economy and Transport

Coach building in Bautzen
Coach building in Bautzen

Companies · Business people and inventors: Volkswagen Sachsen · Globalfoundries · Bombardier Transportation · MZ · DKW · Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus · August Horch · Salman Schocken · A. Lange & Söhne · Heinrich Mauersberger · Anton Philipp Reclam · Johann Andreas Schubert · Adam Friedrich Zürner · Fritz Baedeker · Barbara Uthmann · Dresdner Schnellpressenfabrik · Nickelhütte Aue

Breweries: Radeberger Brewery · Glashütte · Feldschlößchen · Eibauer · Landskronbrauerei · Freiberger Brauhaus

Transport: Railway lines in Saxony · Roads in Saxony · Central Germany S-Bahn · Dresden Airport · Dresden Central Station · Dresden S-Bahn · Fichtelberg Cable Car · Fichtelberg railway · Leipzig/Halle Airport · Leipzig Central Station · Narrow gauge railways in Saxony · Saxon-Franconian trunk line · Transport Associations: MDV · VMS · VVO · VVV · ZVON · Vogtlandbahn · Weißeritztalbahn

Mining: Mining in Saxony · Mining in the Ore Mountains · Cross-border Mining Trail · Frohnauer Hammer · Central German Brown Coal Road · Saxon Mining Office

Tourism and Leisure

Tourism: Augustusburg Hunting Lodge · Rochlitz Castle · Moritzburg Palace · Delitzsch Palace · Striezelmarkt · Leipzig Christmas Market · Saxony Day · Saxon Wine Road · Silver Road · German Avenue Road · Deutsche Alleenstraße · Elbe Cycleway· Mulde Valley Cycleway · Fichtelberg · Königstein Fortress · Bastei · Sachsenring · Colditz Castle · Show mines · Via Regia Lusatiae Superioris · Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt · Osterreiten · List of roads in Saxony

Sport: Eric Frenzel · FC Erzgebirge Aue · Richard Freitag · Maik Petzold · Chemnitzer FC · Katarina Witt · Dynamo Dresden · Dresdner Eislöwen · Dresden Monarchs · Dresdner SC (Volleyball) · Helmut Schön · Sachsenring · Lausitzer Füchse · 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig · HC Leipzig · Tina Dietze · Christin Steuer · BSC Rollers Zwickau · Judith Arndt

Trade fairs: Leipzig Trade Fair · Auto Mobil International · Leipzig Book Fair · Dresden Trade Fair

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Featured articles


For information the following have achieved featured article status on German Wikipedia: Albertstadt · Bahretal · Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus · Brühl (Leipzig) · Delitzsch · Dresden · Elbe · Görlitz · Kaditz Lime Tree · Saxon mileposts · Leipzig · Bombing of Dresden · Neumarkt (Dresden) · Neurathen Castle · Friedrich Nietzsche · Oderwitz · Ore Mountain passes · Pfaffenstein · Plauen · Clara Schumann · Gottfried Silbermann · Winterstein · Ernst Ziller

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For information the following have achieved good article status on German Wikipedia: Hermann Abendroth · Aue · Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel · Bautzen · Chemnitz · Dresden Park Railway · Dresden University of Technology · DKW RT 125 · Felix Draeseke · Elstertrebnitz · Eilenburg · Ortrun Enderlein · Erzgebirgisch · Freital · Caspar David Friedrich · Reinhard Goerdeler · Herbert Kegel · Leuben · Fabio Luisi · MDR Sinfonieorchester · Karl May · Radebeul · Saxon narrow gauge railways · Carl Schuricht · St. Thomas School, Leipzig · Upper Lusatia ·