![Zwickau The beautiful Gewandhaus (Cloth Hall) in Zwickau, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_SN_Zwickau.png?itok=k18SRGSj)
Saxony
Capital
Dresden
The Free State of Saxony is a federal state in eastern Germany that shares borders with Poland and the Czech Republic. Popular tourist destinations are the Ore Mountains, the Vogtland, and Saxon Switzerland. Also worth seeing are Leipzig and Dresden, a former royal seat with a historic old town centre.
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![Zwickau The beautiful Gewandhaus (Cloth Hall) in Zwickau, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_SN_Zwickau.png?itok=k18SRGSj)
![Dresden The Golden Cavalier Statue of Augustus the Strong in front of the Frauenkirche in Dresden, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_SN_Dresden.png?itok=SbbETdHp)
![Moritzburg Moritzburg palace, once owned by Augustus the Strong, in Moritzburg near Dresden, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_SN_Moritzburg.png?itok=oR220Aiu)
![Meissen The Albrechtsburg and Meissen Cathedral in Meissen, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_SN_Meissen.png?itok=m0_bXcmZ)
![Nossen The Romanesque entrance gateway to Altzella Abbey in front of Nossen Castle in the town of Nossen in Saxony, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_SN_Nossen.png?itok=DW6eL1q0)
![Leipzig The 91 metres tall Monument to the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_SN_Leipzig.png?itok=gINq9GTS)
![Bad Muskau Schloss Muskau in Muskau Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bad Muskau, Saxony.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_SN_Bad-Muskau.png?itok=PliGtJm8)
![Torgau The Renaissance Castle Schloss Hartenfels in Torgau, Saxony.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_SN_Torgau.png?itok=sHEbgpjP)