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Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt
NameSaxony-Anhalt
German NameSachsen-Anhalt
State CoaWappen Sachsen-Anhalt.svg
FlagFlag of Saxony-Anhalt.svg
Flag2Flag of Saxony-Anhalt.svg
CapitalMagdeburg
Largest CityHalle
Area20447.7
Key15
Population2389859
Pop Date2009-04-17
GDP48
GDP Year2005
GDP Percent2.1
Websitesachsen-anhalt.de
LeaderWolfgang Böhmer
Leader PartyCDU
Ruling Party1CDU
Ruling Party2SPD
Votes4
NUTSDEE
Iso RegionDE-ST
Latd51|latm=58|lats=16|longd=11|longm=28|longs=12
DateSeptember 2010

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Saxony-Anhalt ( , -deˌzaksən ˈanhaltpron) is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.

Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of 20447.7 km2 (20447700000 m2). It has a population of 2.34 million (more than 2.8 million in 1990).

Saxony-Anhalt should not be confused with Saxony or Lower Saxony, also German states.

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At least 10 people are reported killed in a head-on train collision in eastern Germany on Saturday 29 January 2011 at 22.30 local time. The accident happened when a freight train collided with a regional passenger train in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Police say at least 10 people were killed when a goods trains crashed head-on into a local passenger train in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, near the city of Magdeburg. It's not clear what caused the collision which left some 40 people injured, 18 of them seriously. The train, the HarzElbeExpress, carrying around 50 passengers was traveling on a single track section from Magdeburg to the town of Halberstadt. Several carriages were derailed after the collision. More than 150 firemen, police and rescue workers were deployed at the scene. Traffic was interrupted on the line and bus shuttles were set up. Heavy fog at the scene prevented helicopters from airlifting the worst injured. Police aren't ruling out a rise in the death toll because of the severity of the injuries. "Rescue operations are still ongoing. The death toll may well rise further," regional police spokesman Frank Kuessner said. A spokesman for the Veolia group which runs the HarzElbeExpress line said the dead included the train driver and a conductor. Police are now focusing on the cause of the crash, the sound of which was reportedly heard miles away. "We're investigating in all directions - human error as well as technical faults," a spokesman for the federal <b>...</b>
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marodes.de - Pictures from the beauty of decay. Lost Places in Germany - Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale). Movie from the photo location "Hildebrandsche Mühlenwerke AG". This location is an abandoned burned-out industrial mill - one of the biggest in Germany in the 19th and early 20th century. Burned out in 1992. Many more information and fine b pictures you'll find at my project Lost Places - photography of abandoned industrial architecture at marodes.de LOST PLACES Bildbände German/English: tinyurl.com
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Black/white pictures here: marodes.de Small movie from the lost places photo location "Schlachthof" a mysterious slaughterhouse . You can see some abandoned buildings, located in Halle Saale in Saxony-Anhalt, Germanny. Feel free to enjoy the pictures at marodes.de LOST PLACES Bildbände German/English: tinyurl.com Kurzes Video vom maroden und vom Verfall gezeichneten unheimlichen Schlacht- und Viehof in Halle.
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Black/white pictures here: marodes.de Small movie from the lost places photo location "Hallesche Aktienbrauerei" later "Engelhardt" and in the GDR "Meisterbräu". You can see some abandoned brewery buildings, located in Halle, Boellberger Weg, river Saale in Saxony-Anhalt, Germanny. Feel free to enjoy the pictures at http LOST PLACES Bildbände: German/English: tinyurl.com
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Stadt Zeitz im Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt ........................................................................................................... www.fantasticplanet.tv ....................................................................................... http ....................................................................................... www.jazeboo.com
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Stadt Calbe im Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt ........................................................................................................... www.fantasticplanet.tv ....................................................................................... http ....................................................................................... www.jazeboo.com
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Black/white pictures here: marodes.de Small movie from the lost places photo location "Freyberg Brauerei" later in the GDR "Meisterbräu". You can see some abandoned brewery buildings, located in Halle, Boellberger Weg, river Saale in Saxony-Anhalt, Germanny. Feel free to enjoy the pictures at http LOST PLACES Bildbände: German/English: tinyurl.com
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Stadt Sangerhausen im Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt ........................................................................................................... www.fantasticplanet.tv ....................................................................................... http ....................................................................................... www.jazeboo.com
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Stadt Gardelegen im Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt ........................................................................................................... www.fantasticplanet.tv ....................................................................................... http ....................................................................................... www.jazeboo.com
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Stadt Halle-Neustadt im Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt ........................................................................................................... www.fantasticplanet.tv ....................................................................................... http ....................................................................................... www.jazeboo.com
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Pressure grows on Merkel ally in plagiarism row - Reuters Africa Tweet this news
Reuters Africa--"There will always be people who find pleasure in publicly blaming him for mistakes in his doctorate," -Saxony-Anhalt- State Premier Wolfgang Boehmer said in the newspaper Tagesspiegel. "I don't know how lon - Date : Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:41:54 GMT+00:00
Q-Cells develops polycrystalline module with an efficiency rating of 17.84% - PV-Tech Tweet this news
PV-Tech--The development of the technology was supported with funds from, among others, the federal state of -Saxony-Anhalt- and the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU). Increasing the conversion efficiency of solar cells reduces the cost per watt. - Date : Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:58:45 GMT+00:00
PV research: Q-Cells develops world-record-breaking polycrystalline solar ... - solarserver.com Tweet this news
solarserver.com--The development of the technology was supported with funds from, among others, the federal state of -Saxony-Anhalt- and the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU). “With the launch of the pilot production, Q-Cells gives an impressiv - Date : Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:02:43 GMT+00:00
Merkel quickly replaces fallen minister - Reuters Tweet this news
Reuters--The timetable was accelerated -- in part due to elections in -Saxony-Anhalt- and Baden-Wuerttemberg where the CDU could lose power in late March. An opinion poll published on Wednesday showed Merkel's centre-right coalition falling into a de - Date : Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:57:20 GMT+00:00
Merkel's party holds slim lead before state vote - Reuters Africa Tweet this news
Reuters Africa--The CDU also faces the loss of power in -Saxony-Anhalt- in an election on March 20. Germany has already said it will only agree new measures if they come as part of a comprehensive package to solve the crisis -- code for indebted states ta - Date : Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:20:51 GMT+00:00
Analysis: Minister's fall robs Merkel of election trump card - CNBC.com Tweet this news
CNBC.com--The CDU could be defeated in -Saxony-Anhalt- on March 20 and, according to polls, they have no chance of ousting the Social Democrats in Rhineland-Palatinate on March 27. The CDU was swept from power in Hamburg in February. The regional election - Date : Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:59:19 GMT+00:00
75 years of combine harvesters in Europe - Farming UK Tweet this news
Farming UK--In that same year, at the Zschernitz Manor near Halle in the German federal state of -Saxony-Anhalt-, August Claas unveiled a tractor-trailed machine which he had developed at his plant in Harsewinkel in Westphalia. From day one, this &quo - Date : Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:57:37 GMT+00:00
Lame tiger cub learning to walk with water therapy - The Local.de Tweet this news
The Local.de--Ranga was born healthy at the zoo in the state of -Saxony-Anhalt-, but suffered a sudden paralysis in her back legs in December 2010. Zookeepers believe her mother Cindy may have unintentionally caused the injury. The baby tiger has improved - Date : Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:05:09 GMT+00:00
Opposition calls for Guttenberg's resignation - The Local.de Tweet this news
The Local.de--Guttenberg also cancelled a scheduled appearance at a campaign event in the state of -Saxony-Anhalt-. But the minister did receive backing from conservative cabinet colleagues. Education Minister Annette Schavan from the Christian Democrats - Date : Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:22:12 GMT+00:00
Leak of 60000 Far-Right E-Mails Reveals Extremist Chaos - Spiegel Online Tweet this news
Spiegel Online--The NPD is hoping that it will clear the 5 percent hurdle in the March 20 election in the eastern state of -Saxony-Anhalt- and secure seats in the state parliament. But, to support its campaign, the party has apparently been forced to meet - Date : Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:17:35 GMT+00:00

26 March 2006 state election : 1990 to date
Party Party List votes Vote percentage Total Seats Seat percentage
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 326,712 36.2% 40 41.2%
The Left Party (Die LINKE(PDS/WASG)) 217,285 24.1% 26 26.8%
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 192,754 21.4% 24 24.7%
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 60,207 6.7% 7 7.2%
Alliance '90/The Greens 32,118 3.6% 0 0.0%
German People's Union (DVU) 26,894 3.0% 0 0.0%
All Others 46,235 5.0% 0 0.0%
Totals 902,205 100.0% 97 100.0%

Urban and rural districts in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany

Urban districtsDessau-Roßlau * Halle (Saale) * Magdeburg
Rural districtsAltmarkkreis Salzwedel * Anhalt-Bitterfeld * Börde * Burgenlandkreis * Harz * Jerichower Land * Mansfeld-Südharz * Saalekreis * Salzlandkreis * Stendal * Wittenberg
Former districtsAnhalt-Zerbst * Aschersleben-Staßfurt * Bernburg * Bitterfeld * Bördekreis * Burgenlandkreis * Halberstadt * Köthen * Mansfelder Land * Merseburg-Querfurt * Ohrekreis * Quedlinburg * Saalkreis * Sangerhausen * Schönebeck * Weißenfels * Wernigerode



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