Saxony, Germany
Facts and figures on Saxony at a glance
Region name: Saxony (Saxony)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 4,168,732 people
Country: Germany
Continent: Europe
The regional headquarters of Saxony (Saxony) is located in the regional capital Dresden (Dresden) with a population of 486,854 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 | 4,168,732 people | Dresden Dresden | 486,854 people |
Compare with other regions in Germany.
Map of Saxony
Information on Saxony
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Saxony Saxony | Dresden Dresden | 13 | Germany | Europe |
Time in Saxony
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Thu, 23 Mar 2023 - 10:18pm | No | Thu, 23 Mar 2023 - 10:18pm | 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 13 administrative subregions in Saxony.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Erzgebirgskreis Erzgebirgskreis | 1. | 355,275 | Annaberg-Buchholz Annaberg-Buchholz | 23,092 |
Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz | 2. | 241,210 | Chemnitz Chemnitz | 247,220 |
Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden | 3. | 525,105 | Dresden Dresden | 486,854 |
Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig | 4. | 520,838 | Leipzig Leipzig | 504,971 |
Landkreis Bautzen Landkreis Bautzen | 5. | 310,898 | Bautzen Bautzen | 41,972 |
Landkreis Goerlitz Landkreis Görlitz | 6. | 264,673 | Goerlitz Görlitz | 57,751 |
Landkreis Leipzig Landkreis Leipzig | 7. | 259,207 | Borna Borna | 18,806 |
Landkreis Meissen Landkreis Meißen | 8. | 244,717 | Meissen Meissen | 28,492 |
Landkreis Mittelsachsen Landkreis Mittelsachsen | 9. | 317,204 | Freiberg Freiberg | 43,670 |
Landkreis Nordsachsen Landkreis Nordsachsen | 10. | 198,629 | Torgau Torgau | 18,746 |
Landkreis Sachsische Schweiz Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz | 11. | 245,927 | Pirna Pirna | 40,322 |
Vogtlandkreis Vogtlandkreis | 12. | 236,227 | Plauen Plauen | 66,412 |
Zwickau Zwickau | 13. | 330,294 | Zwickau Zwickau | 98,796 |