Sachsen Saxony Province of Prussia ←   ←   ←   ← 1816 – 1944 1945 →   → Flag Coat of arms Saxony (red}, within the Kingdom of Prussia (blue), within the German Empire Capital Magdeburg 52°8′N, 11°37′E History  - Established 1816  - Redivided 1 July 1944  - Partly reformed early 1945  - Disestablished 1945 Area  - 1939 25,529 km² (9,857 sq mi) Population  - 1816 est. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The Archbishopric of Magdeburg was a Roman Catholic Archdiocese within the Holy Roman Empire. See German tanker Altmark for the ship named after Altmark and Stary Targ for a Polish Pomeranian village The Archbishopric of Mainz (Erzbistum Mainz or Electorate of Mainz (Kurfürstentum Mainz or Kurmainz) was an influential ecclesiastic and secular Prince-bishopric The Kingdom of Saxony (Königreich Sachsen lasting between 1806 and 1918 was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Saxony-Anhalt ( Sachsen-Anhalt) is one of the sixteen ''Bundesländer'' (federal states that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. This article is about the Coat of arms of the German state of Saxony. The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification This is a list of national capitals of the world in alphabetical order Magdeburg ( Low Saxon: Meideborg ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐx the Capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by total area. List of countries by population in 2005|List of countries by population in 1907This is a list of countries ordered according to Population. 1,197,053   - 1905 est. 2,978,679   - 1939 est. 3,662,546       Density 143. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5 /km²  (371. 6 /sq mi) Political Subdivisions Magdeburg Merseburg Erfurt

The Province of Saxony (German: Provinz Sachsen) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia from 1816 until 1945. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The Provinces of Prussia constituted the main administrative divisions of Prussia. The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising Its capital was Magdeburg. Magdeburg ( Low Saxon: Meideborg ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐx the Capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

History

The province was created in 1816 out of the following territories:

• the former Duchy of Magdeburg and Principality of Halberstadt, which had previously been part of the Kingdom of Westphalia from 1807-1813;
• the former Margraviate of Brandenburg situated west of the Elbe River, such as the Altmark
• territory gained from the Kingdom of Saxony after the Battle of Leipzig in 1813: the towns and surrounding territories of Wittenberg, Merseburg, Naumburg, Mansfeld, Querfurt, and Henneberg;
• and territory given to Prussia after the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss: lands around Erfurt and the Eichsfeld (formerly belonging to the Archbishopric of Mainz) and the former Imperial Cities of Mühlhausen and Nordhausen. The Duchy of Magdeburg (Herzogtum Magdeburg was a province of Brandenburg-Prussia from 1680&ndash1807 The Principality of Halberstadt (Fürstentum Halberstadt was a state of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by Brandenburg-Prussia. The Kingdom of Westphalia was a historical state that existed from 1807 - 1813 in parts of present-day Germany. The Margraviate of Brandenburg (Markgrafschaft Brandenburg was a major Principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806 The Elbe ( die Elbe Low German: de Ilv) is one of the major Rivers of Central Europe. See German tanker Altmark for the ship named after Altmark and Stary Targ for a Polish Pomeranian village The Kingdom of Saxony (Königreich Sachsen lasting between 1806 and 1918 was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic The Battle of the Nations (or Battle of Leipzig or Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig) on 16–19 October 1813 was one of the most decisive defeats suffered by Napoleon Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a Town in Germany in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, on the Elbe Merseburg is a Town in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt on the river Saale, approx Naumburg (ˈnaʊ̯mbʊɐ̯k is a town in Germany, on the Saale River. Mansfeld is a town in the Mansfeld-Südharz district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Querfurt a town in Saalekreis district (Kreis in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, situated in a fertile country on the Querne 18 miles west from Henneberg may refer to the House of Henneberg, German nobility County of Henneberg, a mediæval state in the Holy Roman Empire The German Mediatisation was the series of mediatisations and secularisations that occurred in Germany in 1795 &ndash 1814, during Erfurt (ˈɛɐ̯fʊɐ̯t is a City in central Germany. It is the Capital of the state of Thuringia with a population of 202619 (2006 The Eichsfeld is a historical region in the southeast of Lower Saxony and Thuringia (which is called "Untereichsfeld" = lower Eichsfeld and northwest of The Archbishopric of Mainz (Erzbistum Mainz or Electorate of Mainz (Kurfürstentum Mainz or Kurmainz) was an influential ecclesiastic and secular Prince-bishopric Mühlhausen (official Mühlhausen/Thüringen) is a City in the Federal state Thuringia, Germany. Nordhausen is a City at the southern edge of the Harz mountains in the state of Thuringia, Germany.

The Province of Saxony was one of the richest regions of Prussia with highly developed agriculture and industry. In 1932 the province was enlarged with the addition of the regions around Ilfeld and Elbingerode, which had previously been part of the Province of Hanover. Ilfeld is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Elbingerode is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The Province of Hanover (Provinz Hannover was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to 1946

On 1 July 1944, the Province of Saxony was divided along the lines of its three administrative regions. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Erfurt Regierungsbezirk was merged with the Herrschaft Schmalkalden district of the Province of Hesse-Nassau to become the Reichsstatthalter of the new state of Thuringia. The Province of Hesse-Nassau (Provinz Hessen-Nassau was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1868-1918 then a province of the Free State of Prussia The term Reichsstatthalter ("imperial lieutenant" was used twice for different offices in the imperial Hohenzollern dynasty's German Empire and the single-party The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. The Magdeburg Regierungsbezirk merged with the former state of Anhalt to become the Gau of Magdeburg and the Merseburg Regierungsbezirk became the Gau of Halle-Merseburg, but the Gaue of Magdeburg and Halle-Merseburg were merged to reform the Province of Saxony in 1945. Anhalt is a historical County (after 1806 Duchy) in central Germany, located between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe The Province of Magdeburg (Provinz Magdeburg was a province of the Free State of Prussia within Nazi Germany from 1944-45 The Province of Halle-Merseburg (Provinz Halle-Merseburg was a province of the Free State of Prussia from 1944-45

Before the end of 1945, the reduced Province of Saxony was merged with some exclaves of the former state of Brunswick to form the new state of Saxony-Anhalt. Brunswick (Braunschweig was a historical state in Germany. Originally the territory of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in the Holy Roman Empire, it was established Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt were abolished in 1952, but were recreated after the reunification of Germany in 1990 with some slight border changes as modern states of Germany. German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular

Subdivisions

Prior to 1944, the province of Saxony was divided into three Regierungsbezirke. A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') In 1945, only the provinces of Magdeburg and Halle-Merseburg were re-merged.

Regierungsbezirk Magdeburg

The Province of Saxony before 1918

Urban districts (Stadtkreise)

1. Aschersleben (1901-1950)
2. Burg bei Magdeburg (1924-1950)
3. Halberstadt (1817-1825 and 1891-1950)
4. Magdeburg
5. Quedlinburg (1911-1950)
6. Stendal (1909-1950)

Rural districts (Landkreise)

1. Calbe a. Magdeburg was one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, located in the north of the country German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Aschersleben (ˈaʃɐsleːbən is a Town in the Salzlandkreis district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Burg bei Magdeburg is a town of about 23000 on the Elbe-Havel-Canal in Germany, northeast of Magdeburg. Halberstadt is a City in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and the capital of the district of Harz. Magdeburg ( Low Saxon: Meideborg ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐx the Capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Quedlinburg (ˈkveːdlɪnbʊʁk is a Town located north of the Harz mountains in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt Stendal (ˈʃtɛndaːl is a Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the capital of Stendal District and unofficial capital of the Altmark Germany is divided into 413 administrative districts; these consist of 301 rural districts ( Landkreise) listed fully here and 112 urban districts ( /S.
2. Gardelegen
3. Haldensleben
4. Jerichow I
5. Jerichow II
6. Oschersleben (Bode)
7. Osterburg
8. Quedlinburg
9. Salzwedel
10. Stendal
11. Wanzleben
12. Wernigerode
13. Wolmirstedt

Regierungsbezirk Merseburg

Urban districts (Stadtkreise)

1. Eisleben (1908-1950)
2. Halle a. d. Saale
3. Merseburg (1921-1950)
4. Naumburg a. d. Saale (1914-1950)
5. Weißenfels (1899-1950)
6. Wittenberg (Lutherstadt)
7. Zeitz (1901-1950)

Rural districts (Landkreise)

1. Bitterfeld
2. Delitzsch
3. Eckartsberga
4. Liebenwerda
5. Mansfelder Gebirgskreis
6. Mansfelder Seekreis
7. Merseburg
8. Querfurt
9. Saalkreis
10. Sangerhausen
11. Schweinitz
12. Torgau
13. Weißenfels
14. Wittenberg
15. Zeitz

Regierungsbezirk Erfurt

Urban districts (Stadtkreise)

1. Erfurt (1816-1818 and 1872-present)
2. Mühlhausen (1892-1950)
3. Nordhausen (1882-1950)

Rural districts (Landkreise)

1. Hohenstein county
2. Heiligenstadt
3. Langensalza
4. Mühlhausen
5. Schleusingen
6. Weißensee
7. Worbis
8. Ziegenrück

External links

• Further information (in German)
• Population breakdown of Saxony province, 1910 (in German)