Saxony, Germany
Facts and figures on Saxony at a glance
Region name: Saxony (Saxony)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 4,077,937 people
Country: Germany
Continent: Europe
The regional headquarters of Saxony (Saxony) is located in the regional capital Dresden (Dresden) with a population of 556,227 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Saxony's regional capital Dresden to Germany's capital Berlin (Berlin) is approximately 166 km (103 mi).
| Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
| Saxony Saxony | 4,077,937 people | Dresden Dresden | 556,227 people |
Compare with other regions in Germany.
Map of Saxony
Information on Saxony
| Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
| Saxony Saxony | Dresden Dresden | 14 | Germany | Europe |
Time in Saxony
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Sun, 3 Dec 2023 - 7:00pm (19:00h) | No | Sun, 3 Dec 2023 - 7:00pm (19:00h) | UTC +1.0 | Europe/Berlin |
Geographic coordinates of Saxony
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 51°00'00.0"N (51.0000000°) | 13°15'00.0"E (13.2500000°) |
Subregions in Saxony
There are 14 administrative subregions in Saxony.| Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
| Erzgebirgskreis Erzgebirgskreis | 1. | 328,695 | Annaberg-Buchholz Annaberg-Buchholz | 23,092 |
| Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz | 2. | 243,105 | Chemnitz Chemnitz | 247,220 |
| Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden | 3. | 555,351 | Dresden Dresden | 556,227 |
| Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig | 4. | 601,866 | Leipzig Leipzig | 504,971 |
| Landkreis Bautzen Landkreis Bautzen | 5. | 296,290 | Bautzen Bautzen | 41,972 |
| Landkreis Goerlitz Landkreis Görlitz | 6. | 248,273 | Goerlitz Görlitz | 57,751 |
| Landkreis Leipzig Landkreis Leipzig | 7. | 258,214 | Borna Borna | 18,806 |
| Landkreis Meissen Landkreis Meißen | 8. | 239,344 | Meissen Meissen | 28,492 |
| Landkreis Mittelsachsen Landkreis Mittelsachsen | 9. | 299,329 | Freiberg Freiberg | 43,670 |
| Landkreis Nordsachsen Landkreis Nordsachsen | 10. | 197,529 | Torgau Torgau | 18,746 |
| Landkreis Saechsische Schweiz Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz | 11. | 244,009 | Pirna Pirna | 40,322 |
| Landkreis Saechsische Schweiz Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz | 12. | 244,009 | Tharandt Tharandt | 5,624 |
| Vogtlandkreis Vogtlandkreis | 13. | 221,376 | Plauen Plauen | 66,412 |
| Zwickau Zwickau | 14. | 309,621 | Zwickau Zwickau | 98,796 |