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Saxony

StateDE-SN

State of Germany.

EuropeCapital: DresdenSub-region: East GermanyLanguage: German
Population
4.0M
Metros tracked
4
4.5M in metros (111%)
Composite score
23.3
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: DE-SN
At a glance
Endonym
Freistaat Sachsen
Established
1918
Area
18,416 km²
Population density
220 /km²
Highest point
Fichtelberg (1,215 m (3,986 ft))
Legislature
Landtag of Saxony
Human Development Index
0.953 (2023)
Bundesrat votes
4
Rank in Germany
9th of 16 by composite score
Area rank
10th of 16 by area
Largest tracked metro
Saxon Triangle

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Saxony metro footprint

4 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

4 tracked metros

#210Saxon Triangle
13.4
3.0MRegional Hub
#267Dresden★ Capital
9.9
1.3MEstablished Metro
#3833Plauen
0.0
66KLocal Metro
#3921Gorlitz
0.0
55KLocal Metro