Sachsen, Bavaria
Sachsen: State in Germany
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Quick Facts about Sachsen
| Population : | 4,077,937 |
| Country : | Weimar Republic, Germany, Germany |
| State : | Bavaria (Germany) |
| County : | Regierungsbezirk Mittelfranken |
| Different from : | Sachsen |
| Head of government : | Minister-President of Saxony |
| Twitter username : | SachsenDe |
| Area : | 18415.66 km2 |
| Official name : | Freistaat Sachsen |
| Continent : | Europe |
| Legislative body : | Landtag of Saxony |
| Altitude : | 1,122 feet / 342 meters |
| Capital : | Dresden |
| Establishment : | October 10, 1990 (33 years ago) |
| Time Zone : | UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00 |
| Local time : | 14:21:45 (26th April 2024) |
Geography
Sachsen is located at 49°17'24"N 10°39'35"E (49.2899900, 10.6597100). It has 7 neighbors: Freistaat Thuringen, Land Sachsen Anhalt, Land Brandenburg, Freistaat Bayern, Karlovarsky Kraj, Liberecky Kraj and Ustecky Kraj.
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- Official Website
Official website of Sachsen
- Stanislaw Tillich , 2017 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Georg Milbradt , 2008 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Michael Kretschmer , 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Kurt Biedenkopf , 2002 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
Sachsen has 7 neighbours.
- Freistaat Thüringen federal state in the center of Germany
- Saxony-Anhalt state of Germany
- Brandenburg federal state in North-East of Germany
- Bavaria federal state in the South of Germany
- Karlovarský kraj Region of the Czech Republic
- Liberecký kraj Region of the Czech Republic
- Ústecký kraj region of the Czech Republic
- Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
- Bautzen District
- Erzgebirgskreis
- Görlitz
- Chemnitz
- Landkreis Leipzig
- Dresden
- Meissen District
- Vogtlandkreis
- Leipzig
- Zwickau
- Mittelsachsen
- Nordsachsen
- Chemnitz Government Region
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
| 1950 | 5,682,802 | - | census |
| 1970 | 5,419,187 | -4.86% | census |
| 1990 | 4,775,914 | -13.47% | census |
| 2000 | 4,425,581 | -7.92% | census |
| 2010 | 4,149,477 | -6.65% | census |
| 2011 | 4,054,182 | -2.35% | census |
| 2012 | 4,050,204 | -0.1% | census |
| 2013 | 4,046,385 | -0.09% | census |
| 2014 | 4,055,274 | 0.22% | census |
| 2018 | 4,077,937 | 0.56% | census |
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