Saxony - Wikidata Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Community portal Project chat Create a new Item Recent changes Random Item Query Service Nearby Help Special pages Lexicographical data Create a new Lexeme Recent changes Random Lexeme Search Search English Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Saxony (Q1202) Item Discussion English Read View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read View history General What links here Related changes Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Concept URI Print/export Create a book Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikidata state in Germany Free State of Saxony Sakska Swobodny stat Sakska DE-SN Language Label Description Also known as default for all languages No label defined – Freistaat Sachsen Sachsen English Saxony state in Germany Free State of Saxony Sakska Swobodny stat Sakska DE-SN Statements instance of federated state of Germany 0 references inception 3 October 1990 0 references 10 November 1918Gregorian 1 reference Wikimedia import URL https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freistaat_Sachsen image Basteibrücke morgens.jpg 7,440 × 4,822; 17.52 MB depicts Bastei 0 references official name Freistaat Sachsen (German) 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Russian Wikipedia Wikimedia import URL https://ru.wikipedia.org/?oldid=98351284 native label Freistaat Sachsen (German) 0 references pronunciation audio LL-Q188 (deu)-Michael Schoenitzer (MichaelSchoenitzer)-Sachsen.wav 1.2 s; 105 KB language of work or name German 1 reference reference URL https://lingualibre.fr/wiki/Q114089 archives at Saxony State Archives 0 references named after Saxons 0 references demonym Saščan (Slovenian) applies to part masculine singular 0 references Saščanka (Slovenian) applies to part feminine singular 0 references continent Europe 0 references country Germany start time 3 October 1990 1 reference archINFORM location ID 2902 stated in archINFORM retrieved 6 August 2018 capital Dresden 0 references located in the administrative territorial entity Germany start time 3 October 1990 0 references German Reich 0 references located in time zone UTC+01:00 valid in period standard time 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Italian Wikipedia UTC+02:00 valid in period daylight saving time 0 references coordinate location 51°1'37"N, 13°21'32"E 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia geoshape Data:Sachsen.map 0 references highest point Fichtelberg elevation above sea level 1,214.88 metre 0 references basic form of government parliamentary republic 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project German Wikipedia Wikimedia import URL https://de.wikipedia.org/?oldid=250793411 office held by head of government Minister-President of Saxony 0 references head of government Kurt Biedenkopf start time 1990 end time 2002 0 references Georg Milbradt start time 2002 end time 2008 0 references Stanislaw Tillich start time 2008 end time 2017 0 references Michael Kretschmer start time 2017 0 references executive body Government of Saxony 0 references legislative body Landtag of Saxony 0 references highest judicial authority Constitutional Court of the Free State of Saxony 0 references member of IT Planning Council 0 references legal form Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts 0 references population 4,046,385 point in time 31 December 2013 0 references 4,050,204 point in time 31 December 2012 0 references 4,054,182 point in time 31 December 2011 0 references 4,149,477 point in time 31 December 2010 0 references 4,425,581 point in time 31 December 2000 0 references 4,775,914 point in time 31 December 1990 0 references 5,419,187 point in time 31 December 1970 0 references 5,682,802 point in time 31 December 1950 0 references 4,055,274 point in time 31 December 2014 0 references 4,077,937 point in time 31 December 2018 1 reference reference URL https://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Z_Gemeinde_akt.pdf 4,086,218 point in time 31 October 2022 1 reference reference URL https://www.statistik.sachsen.de/html/bevoelkerungsstand-einwohner.html title Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden (German) publisher Statistical Office of the Federal State of Saxony retrieved 18 February 2023 4,089,467 point in time 31 December 2023 1 reference reference URL https://www.statistik.sachsen.de/html/bevoelkerungsstand-einwohner.html title Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden (German) retrieved 15 September 2024 publisher Statistical Office of the Federal State of Saxony publication date 6 September 2024 4,038,131 determination method or standard 2022 census of Germany point in time 2022 1 reference reference URL https://www.zensus2022.de/EN/Home/_node.html contains the administrative territorial entity Chemnitz 0 references Dresden 0 references Leipzig 0 references Bautzen District 0 references Erzgebirgskreis 0 references Görlitz District 0 references Landkreis Leipzig 0 references Meissen District 0 references Mittelsachsen District 0 references Nordsachsen District 0 references Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District 0 references Vogtlandkreis 0 references Zwickau District 0 references Chemnitz Government Region start time 1 January 1991 end time 31 July 2008 0 references elevation above sea level 342 metre 0 references unemployment rate 6.2 percent point in time December 2023 1 reference reference URL https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/SiteGlobals/Forms/Suche/Einzelheftsuche_Formular.html?nn=1610104&topic_f=zr-alo-bl twinned administrative body Lower Silesian Voivodeship 1 reference reference URL https://www.europa.sachsen.de/regionalpartnerschaften-7561.html Lubusz Voivodeship 1 reference reference URL https://www.europa.sachsen.de/regionalpartnerschaften-7561.html Karlovy Vary Region 1 reference reference URL https://www.europa.sachsen.de/regionalpartnerschaften-7561.html Ústí nad Labem Region 1 reference reference URL https://www.europa.sachsen.de/regionalpartnerschaften-7561.html Liberec Region 1 reference reference URL https://www.europa.sachsen.de/regionalpartnerschaften-7561.html Lazio start time 2016 1 reference reference URL https://www.europa.sachsen.de/regionalpartnerschaften-7561.html owner of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG proportion 0.7729 1 reference reference URL https://www.mdf-ag.com/unternehmen/mitteldeutsche-flughafen-ag/ editor Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG language of work or name German retrieved 17 September 2021 shares border with Brandenburg 0 references Bavaria 0 references Thuringia 0 references Saxony-Anhalt 0 references Ústí nad Labem Region 0 references Liberec Region 0 references Karlovy Vary Region 0 references Lower Silesian Voivodeship 0 references Lubusz Voivodeship 0 references follows Saxony 0 references replaces Dresden District 0 references Karl-Marx-Stadt District 0 references Leipzig District excluding Altenburg Kreis Schmölln 0 references Cottbus District applies to part Kreis Hoyerswerda Q1535988 0 references language used East Frisian Low Saxon 0 references Upper Saxon 0 references Upper Sorbian 0 references budget 25,083,152,600 euro point in time 2024 1 reference reference URL https://www.finanzen.sachsen.de/download/GP_Haushalt.pdf title Gesetz über die Feststellung des Haushaltsplanes des Freistaates Sachsen für die Haushaltsjahre 2023 und 2024 (Haushaltsgesetz 2023/2024 – HG 2023/2024) vom 20. Dezember 2022 (German) file format PDF page(s) 5 editor Saxon State Ministry of Finance area 18,415.66 square kilometre 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project DBpedia phone number +49-351-5640 1 reference reference URL https://www.sachsen.de/impressum.html email address mailto:[email protected] applies to part Sächsische Staatskanzlei 1 reference reference URL https://www.sachsen.de/impressum.html official website https://www.sachsen.de/ language of work or name German 0 references privacy policy URL https://www.sachsen.de/datenschutz.html language of work or name German 0 references contact page URL https://www.sachsen.de/kontakt.html language of work or name German 0 references impressum URL https://www.sachsen.de/impressum.html language of work or name German 0 references main regulatory text Constitution of the Free State of Saxony 0 references locator map image Locator map Saxony in Germany.svg 592 × 801; 668 KB 0 references flag flag of Saxony 0 references flag image Flag of Saxony.svg 500 × 300; 204 bytes 0 references Flag of Saxony (state).svg 500 × 300; 36 KB 0 references Flagge des sächsischen Landtages.svg 500 × 300; 68 KB 0 references coat of arms coat of arms of Saxony 0 references coat of arms image Coat of arms of Saxony.svg 512 × 576; 11 KB 0 references page banner Sachsen Wikivoyage banner.png 2,100 × 300; 1.48 MB 0 references described by source Dresdner Hefte 0 references Norsk Haandlexikon 0 references history of topic history of Saxony 0 references list of monuments Q13409562 0 references on focus list of Wikimedia project WikiProject Govdirectory 1 reference reference URL https://www.govdirectory.org/germany/ retrieved 22 June 2025 related category Category:Geography of Saxony 0 references Category:Education in Saxony 0 references Category:Culture of Saxony 0 references Category:Transport in Saxony 0 references Category:Sport in Saxony 0 references Category:Mass media in Saxony 0 references Category:Science of Saxony 0 references Category:Religion in Saxony 0 references Category:Organisations based in Saxony 0 references Category:Society of Saxony 0 references Category:Monuments and memorials in Saxony 0 references Category:Politics of Saxony 0 references Category:Events in Saxony 0 references economy of topic economy of Saxony 0 references social media followers 10,100 X (Twitter) numeric user ID 2967538241 point in time 7 January 2021 0 references 5,791 X (Twitter) numeric user ID 2967538241 point in time 10 May 2018 0 references 12,231 X (Twitter) numeric user ID 2967538241 point in time 27 January 2022 0 references 13,002 X (Twitter) numeric user ID 2967538241 point in time 7 February 2023 0 references Mastodon instance URL https://social.sachsen.de 0 references different from Sachsen 1 reference inferred from Sachsen Commons gallery Sachsen 0 references Commons category Saxony 0 references topic's main Wikimedia portal Portal:Saxony 0 references topic's main category Category:Saxony 0 references category of associated people Category:People from Saxony 0 references category for people born here Category:Births in Saxony 0 references category for people who died here Category:Deaths in Saxony 0 references category for people buried here Category:Burials in Saxony 0 references category for films shot at this location Category:Films shot in Saxony 0 references category for the view of the item Category:Views of Saxony 0 references category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Saxony 0 references Identifiers ISO 3166-2 code DE-SN 0 references VIAF cluster ID 201974690 reason for deprecated rank conflation 0 references ISNI 0000000405556964 0 references BIBSYS ID 90605535 1 reference VIAF cluster ID 201974690 stated in Virtual International Authority File retrieved 4 October 2024 National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0) XX457374 1 reference VIAF cluster ID 201974690 stated in Virtual International Authority File retrieved 4 October 2024 Bibliothèque nationale de France ID 119379010 reason for deprecated rank conflation 1 reference VIAF cluster ID 201974690 stated in Virtual International Authority File retrieved 4 October 2024 GND ID 4051176-5 subject named as Sachsen scope note Benutzt für das wettinische Herzogtum, Kurfürstentum (1423), Königreich und Land bis 23.7.1952 und Bundesland ab 3.10.1990 (German) 1 reference archINFORM location ID 2902 stated i…