Saxony-Anhalt

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Saxony-Anhalt is a federal state in central Germany known for its rich cultural heritage, including numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the Bauhaus in Dessau and the historic towns of Quedlinburg and Wittenberg.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent state of Germany
federal state of Germany
borderedBy Brandenburg
Lower Saxony
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Saxony
Thuringia
capital Magdeburg
contains Altmark region
Bauhaus Dessau
Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg
Dessau-Roßlau
Elbe River
Halle (Saale)
Harz district
Luther memorials in Wittenberg
Magdeburg
Quedlinburg
Saale River
Wittenberg
country Germany
dissolvedIn 1952
formedIn 1946
governmentType parliamentary republic within federal Germany
hasOfficialLanguage German
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau (Dessau sites)
Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
Naumburg Cathedral and the High Medieval Cultural Landscape of the Rivers Saale and Unstrut (partial)
headOfGovernmentTitle Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt
historicalRegion Duchy of Anhalt
Prussian Province of Saxony
ISO3166-2Code DE-ST
knownFor Bauhaus architecture in Dessau
Reformation history
numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites
rich cultural heritage
largestCity Halle (Saale)
legislature Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
locatedIn Germany
central Germany
memberOf Bundesrat of Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
partOf Federal Republic of Germany
re-established 1990
reunificationStatus recreated after German reunification
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode LSA


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