postgres Saxony-Anhalt · Versions Saxony-Anhalt lies in the centre of eastern Germany, has its capital in Magdeburg, and covers around 20,460 km² with about 2.18 million inhabitants (2022 census). /en/places/de-sachsen-anhalt/versions.html place_de_sachsen_anhalt place Saxony-Anhalt de-sachsen-anhalt Saxony-Anhalt lies in the centre of eastern Germany, has its capital in Magdeburg, and covers around 20,460 km² with about 2.18 million inhabitants (2022 census). published category-geography category-history tag-admin-division wikipedia Sachsen-Anhalt — Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachsen-Anhalt abgerufen 2026-10-28 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 user:admin 3 ## Overview Saxony-Anhalt lies in the centre of eastern Germany, stretching from the Altmark to the Harz. The state capital is Magdeburg, which is also the largest city alongside Halle (Saale). The state covers around 20,460 km² and has about 2.18 million inhabitants (2022 census). Its ISO-3166-2 code is DE-ST. Saxony-Anhalt joined the Federal Republic in 1990 in the course of reunification. ## Administrative divisions The three government regions re-established after 1990 – Dessau, Halle and Magdeburg – were dissolved on 1 January 2004. Below the state level, since the 2007 district reform there have been eleven rural districts and 3 urban districts (Dessau-Roßlau, Halle (Saale), Magdeburg). ## Major cities - Magdeburg (around 240,000 inhabitants) - Halle (Saale) (around 215,000 inhabitants) - Dessau-Roßlau (around 76,000 inhabitants) ## Transport Magdeburg and Halle (Saale) lie on the important east–west and north–south rail and motorway axes (A 2, A 4, A 9, A 14); Halle is connected to Leipzig/Halle Airport. ## Economy Important are the chemical industry in the Central German Chemical Triangle (Dow in Schkopau), mechanical engineering, agriculture and a growing photovoltaic and battery industry. /places/de-sachsen-anhalt.html en zh en Bundesland 52 11.65 Deutschland 1990 year 1990 (Beitritt nach der Wiedervereinigung) 3 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 当前版本 true /en/places/de-sachsen-anhalt/at/3.html en zh en place_kind Bundesland admin_area Deutschland coordinates 52.00000, 11.65000 established 1990 (Beitritt nach der Wiedervereinigung) 1 50 1 1