Saxony

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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.


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.

Elbe passesThroughRegion Saxony
this entity surface form: Saxony, Kingdom of Saxony
German Empire predecessor Saxony
subject surface form: Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
Ore Mountains region Saxony
Schlossberg Museum region Saxony
Ore Mountains separates Saxony
Chemnitz wasPartOf Saxony
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Saxony