Saxony

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federal state of Germany former kingdom historical region

Saxony is a historic region and former kingdom in eastern Germany, known for its cultural centers like Dresden and Leipzig and its significant role in Central European history.

Observed surface forms (16)

Surface form Occurrences
Free State of Saxony 47
Kingdom of Saxony 2
eastern Germany 2
Electorate of Saxony 1
German federal state of Saxony 1
German state of Saxony 1
Lusatia 1
Old Saxony 1
Saxony wine region 1
Saxony, Kingdom of Saxony 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal state of Germany ⓘ
former kingdom ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
borderedBy Bavaria ⓘ
Brandenburg ⓘ
Czech Republic ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ
Thuringia ⓘ
capital Dresden ⓘ
contains Bautzen ⓘ
Chemnitz ⓘ
Dresden ⓘ
Freiberg ⓘ
Görlitz ⓘ
Leipzig ⓘ
Meissen ⓘ
Pirna ⓘ
Plauen ⓘ
Zwickau ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
hasMountainRange Elbe Sandstone Mountains ⓘ
Ore Mountains ⓘ
hasRegion Lusatia ⓘ
surface form: Upper Lusatia

Vogtland ⓘ
hasRiver Elbe ⓘ
Elster ⓘ
Mulde ⓘ
hasUniversity Dresden University of Technology ⓘ
University of Leipzig ⓘ
surface form: Leipzig University
historicalCapital Dresden ⓘ
Leipzig ⓘ
historicalStatus Electorate of Cologne ⓘ
surface form: Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire

Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ
knownFor Baroque architecture in Dresden ⓘ
cultural center Leipzig ⓘ
mining history in Ore Mountains ⓘ
porcelain from Meissen ⓘ
role in Central European history ⓘ
largestCity Leipzig ⓘ
locatedIn East Germany ⓘ
surface form: eastern Germany
memberOf Germany ⓘ
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany

German Confederation ⓘ
East Germany ⓘ
surface form: German Democratic Republic

German Empire ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ
officialLanguage German ⓘ
partOf Central Europe ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
religion Protestantism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ

Referenced by (112)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saxony-Anhalt → borderedBy → Saxony ⓘ
subject surface form: Silesia
this entity surface form: Lusatia
Upper Franconia → borderedBy → Saxony ⓘ
Brandenburg → borders → Saxony ⓘ
Bavaria → bordersGermanState → Saxony ⓘ
Dresden → capitalOf → Saxony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
this entity surface form: Electorate of Saxony
this entity surface form: eastern Saxony
Spree → flowsThrough → Saxony ⓘ
Zwönitz → flowsThrough → Saxony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
Germany → hasSubdivision → Saxony ⓘ
subject surface form: Drenthe
this entity surface form: Old Saxony
this entity surface form: Upper Saxony
subject surface form: Silesia
this entity surface form: southwestern Saxony
this entity surface form: State of Saxony
Bahnhofstraße → locatedIn → Saxony ⓘ
subject surface form: Bahnhofstraße (Chemnitz)
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
Chemnitz → locatedIn → Saxony ⓘ
Chemnitz River → locatedIn → Saxony ⓘ
Chemnitz River → locatedIn → Saxony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
this entity surface form: federal state of Saxony
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
City of Gera → locatedIn → Saxony ⓘ
this entity surface form: eastern Germany
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxony
Dresden → locatedIn → Saxony ⓘ