Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony Anhalt Sachsen-Anhalt
State of Germany
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Position of Saxony-Anhalt within Germany
Country	Germany
Capital	Magdeburg
Government
• Minister President	Reiner Haseloff (CDU)
• Governing parties	CDU / SPD / Greens
Area
• Total	20,445 km2 (7,894 sq mi)
Population  (November 2006)
• Total	2,444,000
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	sachsen-anhalt.de

Saxony-Anhalt is a Bundesland (state) in Germany. It has an area of 20,445.26 km² (7,894.0 sq mi). 2,580,626 people live there. The capital is Magdeburg.

Some big cities and towns in Saxony-Anhalt are:

• Bitterfeld-Wolfen
• Dessau
• Halberstadt
• Halle (Saale)
• Wittenberg
• Magdeburg (capital)
• Merseburg
• Naumburg (Saale)
• Quedlinburg
• Stendal
• Weißenfels