Saxony
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| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Capital: | Dresden | 
| Size: | 18,413 km2 | 
| Number of people: 2002 | 4,327,000 | 
| People per km² : | 238/km² | 
| Homepage: | www.sachsen.de (in German) | 
| Politics | |
| President: | Georg Milbradt (CDU) (since 2002) | 
| Political party at power: | CDU | 
| Last election: | 19 September 2004 | 
| Next election: | 19 September 2009 | 
Saxony, or officially 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.
[edit] Cities and towns
| City | District | Population 31.12.2000 | Population 31.7.2005 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Leipzig | Leipzig (city) | 493 208 | 499 199 | 
| Dresden | Dresden (city) | 477 807 | 489 700 | 
| Chemnitz | Chemnitz (city) | 259 246 | 247 460 | 
| Zwickau | Zwickau (city) | 103 008 | 98 335 | 
| Plauen | Plauen (city) | 71 543 | 69 281 | 
| Görlitz | Görlitz (city) | 61 599 | 57 884 | 
| Hoyerswerda | Hoyerswerda (city) | 50 203 | 43 302 | 
| Freiberg | Freiberg | 45 428 | 43 434 | 
| Bautzen | Bautzen | 43 353 | 42 294 | 
| Pirna | Sächsische Schweiz | 42 108 | 40 178 | 
| Freital | Weißeritzkreis | 40 129 | 39 141 | 
| Riesa | Riesa-Großenhain | 39 367 | 36 848 | 
| Radebeul | Meißen | 32 246 | 33 026 | 
| Meißen | Meißen | 29 398 | 28 532 | 
| Limbach-Oberfrohna | Chemnitzer Land | 27 552 | 26 970 | 
| Zittau | Löbau-Zittau | 27 454 | 25 638 | 
| Glauchau | Chemnitzer Land | 27 285 | 26 179 | 
| Delitzsch¹ | Delitzsch | 26 331 | 27 945 | 
| Weißwasser/O.L. | Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis | 26 107 | 21 797 | 
| Werdau | Zwickauer Land | 26 077 | 24 430 | 
| Annaberg-Buchholz | Annaberg | 24 495 | 23 123 | 
| Coswig | Meißen | 24 035 | 22 365 | 
| Reichenbach im Vogtland | Vogtlandkreis | 23 469 | 22 164 | 
| Crimmitschau | Zwickauer Land | 23 305 | 22 330 | 
| Markkleeberg | Leipziger Land | 23 157 | 23 718 | 
| Döbeln | Döbeln | 23 128 | 21 356 | 
| Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb. | Aue-Schwarzenberg | 20 201 | 18 517 | 
| Auerbach/Vogtl.² | Vogtlandkreis | 20 042 | 21 246 | 
| Borna³ | Leipziger Land | 20 010 | 22 657 | 
[edit] Districts
(The shortenings of the areas in brackets)
22 districts:
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