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  2. The history of Saxony-Anhalt began with Old Saxony, which was conquered by Charlemagne in 804 and transformed into the Duchy of Saxony within the Carolingian Empire. Saxony went on to become one of the so-called stem duchies of the German Kingdom and subsequently the Holy Roman Empire which formed out of the eastern partition of the Carolingian ...

  3. Saxony-Anhalt, Land (state), east-central Germany. Saxony-Anhalt borders the German states of Brandenburg to the east, Saxony to the south, Thuringia to the southwest, and Lower Saxony to the northwest. The state capital is Magdeburg. Area 7,895 square miles (20,447 square km). Pop. (2011) 2,287,040. Geography

  4. Saxony-Anhalt is a federal state with a relatively short history, compared to other German federal states. It was formed in 1945 out of former Prussian territories and mainly consists of three distinct historical regions: the area around Magdeburg , the formerly independent Anhalt and a southern part which once was part of Saxony but had been ...

  5. History of Saxony-Anhalt. Saxony-Anhalt had its origins in the principality of Anhalt, which was a duchy from 1863 to 1918 and a state of Germany from 1918 until 1945, when it became part of Saxony-Anhalt. The latter was a newly created state of East Germany (the German Democratic Republic) from 1949 until 1952, at which time it was broken up ...

  6. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The history of Saxony-Anhalt began with Old Saxony, which was conquered by Charlemagne in 804 and transformed into the Duchy of Saxony within the Carolingian Empire. Saxony went on to become one of the so-called stem duchies of the German Kingdom and subsequently the Holy Roman Empire which formed out of ...

  7. The heartland of German and European history. Five UNESCO World Heritage Sites are located in close proximity in the region: the Old Town of Quedlinburg, the Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg, Bauhaus and its Sites in Dessau, the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz and Naumburg Cathedral. The Romanesque Route runs through the entire ...

  8. Sachsen-Anhalt - Profile of the German Federal State. Sachsen-Anhalt facts: Official web sites of Sachsen-Anhalt, links and information on Sachsen-Anhalt's art, culture, geography, history, travel and tourism, cities, tourist boards and newspapers.

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