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The State of Saxony-Anhalt is often abbreviated as LSA. Latest economic figures: 25 % Representation of the State of Saxony-Anhalt at the EU Families initiative The state coat of arms was chosen by the dis its particular, In staff. polling by not parties by neither campaign, election an SAXONY-ANHALT during canvassing of purpose the for used be not may It Saxony-Anhalt. of ment

unemployment quota 2005 - 2010 State Parliament on 29th January 1991. The - The State of Saxony-Anhalt has existed since 3rd October 1990. > The unemployment quota “Zentrum der Regionen - Boulevard Saint Michel” > Saxony-Anhalt is a family-friendly state Govern State the of work relations public the of part as published is leaflet This 20%

Area: 20,446 km2 · Population density: 114 people/km2 in Saxony-Anhalt has de- Boulevard Saint Michel 80, B - 1040 Brussels which puts children and the family at the upper section is defined by the old coat of

Population: 2,335,006 (of these m 1,144,118; f 1,190,888; date 31.12.2010) creased once again. 15 % Phone: (0032) 27 41 09 31, Fax: (0032) 27 41 09 39 heart of its politics. A state-wide families Strong family arms of the Prussian . The paper environmentally-friendly on Printed

Saxony-Anhalt is the eighth largest of the 16 German states in terms of > The gross domestic pro- E-mail: [email protected] initiative is setting the stage for good pa- eagle in the top third has Prussian origins. 2011 October

Photos: Photos: Strong community Archive Government State area, and the eleventh largest in terms of population. Demographically, duct (GDP) – the total value 10 % renting, childcare and education for child- The bear striding along the battlement wall

Set up in Brussels in 1992 with the following aims: Print: Print: Saxony-Anhalt has an incline from South to North. In January, the state of all goods and services ren. At the same time, the state is promo- represents the former state of Anhalt. KOCH-DRUCK > Direct involvement in the European integration process,

parliament passed the legal basis for local government reform in Saxony- generated - was EUR 52.2 5 % ting opportunities to combine a career with > To represent the state‘s interests to the EU Commission 39016 - 4165 Postfach

Anhalt, which will transform the formerly over 1,000 municipalities into billion in 2010, a 2.4% in- 258.528 231.932 201.247 174.541 167.676 151.277 family life. 0 % > To secure direct information to the state government regarding measures, Marketing State Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Referat

larger municipal structures which will be better able to face the challenges crease in real terms over 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 > The family initiative includes:

programmes and European developments, government state the of office information and Press of the future. On 01.01.2011, the State of Saxony Anhalt had 219 municipa- the previous year. In the same period, saw growth of 3.6%, whi- • The Family Pass, which over 11,000 families are currently using to benefit Sachsen-Anhalt Landes des Staatskanzlei

> To assist institutions and sponsors in Saxony-Anhalt when contacting the The state flag is based on the colours in lities (104 unitary municipalities, 115 member municipalities of 18 associa- le the former Eastern states (not including ) saw growth of 2.0%. from a large number of discounts in everyday life and shared activities, Publisher:

EU institutions and to provide support in acquiring subsidies. the section of the coat of arms representing tions of municipalities) and 11 rural districts. Three of the 104 municipali- Despite the severe economic and financial crisis, during which Saxony-Anhalt‘s • The State Alliance for Families, which brings together the activities of the the province of Saxony. notice Legal

ties are independent cities. GDP sank by 4.8% in real terms, the GDP has risen by 5.8% compared to 2000. Regional partnerships alliance partners in business, society and politics to create more family-

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The three independent cities are (population figures on 31.12.2010): > The State of Saxony-Anhalt has successfully established an efficient struc- > Since October 2003, with the Wojewodschaft Masowien in Poland, friendliness in the state, and

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> State Capital Magdeburg: 231,525 ture for career orientation and professional training, which enabled it to > Since July 2004, with the Region Centre in . • The family advisor, which gives all generations tips for a wide range of

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> (): 232,963 provide almost all those looking for training vacancies with the opportunity Business representations abroad areas of life.

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> -Roßlau: 86,906 of an apprenticeship in 2010. China – Shanghai Vietnam – Hanoi

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Infrastructure > Saxony-Anhalt is becoming an ever more attractive holiday destination, a fact [email protected] [email protected] Early years education Phone:

IMG - Investitions- und Marketinggesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt mbH Sachsen-Anhalt Marketinggesellschaft und Investitions- - IMG Main regional airport: -Halle which is also reflected in the sustained growth in overnight stays in the state. [email protected] www.vietnam.ahk.de/ > Saxony-Anhalt is a leader in Germany when it comes to childcare: each child The use of the state coat of arms is reserved >

National rail connections: The number grew by 1.7% in 2010 compared to the previous year to around www.china.ahk.de/de/ueber-uns/ vertretungen/sachsen-anhalt/ has a legal right to childcare from birth until they start in class 7. solely for the state government. However,

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> ICE/IC Hanover-Magdeburg-Halle-Leipzig 6.86 million. A further increase of 0.5% was seen in the first half of 2011. kontakt/east-china/#c113013 > The state has the highest proportion of children under three years in child- clubs, societies and private individuals can

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> ICE/IC Hanover--Berlin care, at 55.9%. use the state symbol to express their con-

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> ICE/IC Berlin-Lutherstadt -Halle- Job market > At over 95%, almost all children attend Kindergarten or similar in their last nection to Saxony-Anhalt. All citizens are

Investment Bank Sachsen-Anhalt Bank Investment Marketinggesellschaft mbH > > RE Magdeburg-Berlin Together with the Federal Employment Agency, the district councils and busi- year before starting school. permitted to use it for free and without prior Societá di marketing e Acquisition & Project Management

> RE Hanover-Halberstadt-Halle ness, the State government is implementing an active job market policy aimed > The educational duty of childcare institutions to promote equality of oppor- permission.

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Key waterways: at bringing more people into well-paid employment. This is the key to opening investimenti del la Sassonia-Anhalt Office of Saxony-Anhalt tunity among children is codified in the state‘s Children‘s Support Act.

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> > Saale > Midland Canal > Elbe- Canal up opportunities for more well qualified and highly motivated people in the Paola Castellano, Plazza Morandi 2 Room 1509, No.: 201 Changjiang Road

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Motorway connections: state and thus to encourage them to stay. At the same time, this is also making 20121 Milano, Italien 214434 Jiangqin City, Jiangsu, PR China Youth work

State Statistical Office Sachsen-Anhalt Office Statistical State > A2 (Hanover-Magdeburg-Berlin) Saxony-Anhalt attractive to commuters and skilled professionals from other [email protected] [email protected] > With its funding programmes, Saxony-Anhalt has the ideal instruments to >

> A9 (Munich-Halle/Leipzig-Dessau-Berlin) regions. The goals of the active job market policy include: Interregional cooperation ensure that high quality youth work is networked across the state. The fo- The advertising slogan reflects the energy

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> A14 (Dresden-Leipzig-Halle-Magdeburg) > Safeguarding the demand for skilled professionals for business through Institutions from Saxony-Anhalt regularly work together with their partners cuses of this youth work are: and wealth of ideas embodied by Saxony-

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> A38 (Göttingen-Halle) apprenticeships and professional training and supporting the placement abroad on European projects, such as in the Interreg Programme. • Education of children and young people outside of school, including gene- Anhalt’s citizens. Ideas and discoveries came

0391/ 560-1226 0391/ Phone: > A143 (Halle Western bypass - parts in operation) process, ral, political, social, health, cultural, natural history, technical and media about here which have changed Germany

District twinning State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt of Parliament State Geography > Targeted advertising of Saxony-Anhalt as an attractive place to live and education, and the world. The beginnings of the Ger- > > Over 70 towns in Saxony-Anhalt are twinned with around 130 districts all Highest mountain: 1,141 m (in mountains) work for skilled professionals with a university degree or higher vocational • Youth work concerning the world of work, school and the family, man Reich were here in the 10th Century. An-

over the world. Wir stehen früher auf. www.lpb.sachsen-anhalt.de Internet: Longest river: Elbe 1,091 km, of which 302 km in Saxony-Anhalt qualification, • International youth work halt, which helped to shape Central Germa-

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Largest lake: Goitzsche (13,32 km ) > Integration of persons who are difficult to School twinning • Children‘s and young people‘s respite and youth counselling. ny as an independent territorial lordship for

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Nature reserves: 196 (64,196 ha) employ into the job market through qualifi- Around 170 schools in centuries, was born in the early 13th Century.

State Centre for Political Education Political for Centre State Protected landscapes: 82 (680,499 ha) cations and work experience. Saxony-Anhalt currently In the 16th Century, the was >

Harz National Park (24,732 ha); of which 8,912 ha in Saxony-Anhalt maintain over 300 partnerships started by Luther in Wittenberg and chan-

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”Central Elbe“ Biosphere Reserve (125,743 ha) Key sectors: with schools in over 40 countries. ged the world, while around 80 years ago,

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”Karstlandschaft Südharz“ Biosphere Reserve (30,034 ha) > Chemicals industry the Bauhaus movement in Dessau shaped

University cooperation

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Metal industry the architecture and art of the modern age.

National parks: Drömling (27,821 ha) > All university-level institutions

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Food industry Magdeburg The world’s first colour film was developed Press

> Saale--Triasland (103,737 ha) > in Saxony-Anhalt have an

State Chancellory of Sachsen-Anhalt of Chancellory State Automotive supply industry 70 years ago in Wolfen. > > Dübener Heide/Saxony-Anhalt (42,750 ha) > international focus and work Mechanical engineering

> Harz/Saxony-Anhalt (166,000 ha) > together with a large number Renewable and alternative energies here: information more find can You

> Lower Saale Valley (40,783 ha) > of universities across the world.

> Fläming/Saxony-Anhalt (82,425 ha)

Important addresses Important Natura 2000 areas: 297 (231,936 ha); of which European Bird Reserves: 32 Saxony-Anhalt (170,611 ha) and FFH areas: 265 (179,726 ha)

For more information, see www.sachsen-anhalt.de For more information, see www.sachsen-anhalt.de For more information, see www.europa.sachsen-anhalt.de For more information, see www.sachsen-anhalt.de For more information, see www.sachsen-anhalt.de

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The Parliament Around 780 Charlemagne secures the Elbe line As a core part of German and European history, Saxony-Anhalt offers plenty of Studying in Saxony-Anhalt As well as two universities, there is also the Uni- Saxony-Anhalt is a sporty state. Results of the state parliamentary election of 20th 2011 805 Magdeburg becomes a border trading post between the Frankish choice for a sightseeing tour, and a wide range of unique options for cultural versity of Art and Design Halle, five universities of applied sciences and the in- > The protection and promotion of sport is anchored in Article 36 of the state (compared to state parliamentary election 2006) Empire and the Slavs and city breaks also awaits. Nowhere else in Germany has so much original dependent Friedensau Adventist University and Protestant College of Church constitution as a binding objective. The focus is on promoting “sport for all”. evidence of 1000 years of German and European history been retained as in Music in Halle. > Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg is the oldest and > The State Sports Association of Saxony-Anhalt (Landessportbund Sachsen-An- 919 The Saxon Duke Heinrich receives the German crown. The political today‘s Saxony-Anhalt. largest university in Saxony-Anhalt. Its origins go back to the Saxon universi- halt e.V., LSB) is the umbrella organisation for sport in Saxony-Anhalt. Within it, power thus moves from the Rhine-Main area to the area between ty “Leucorea”, founded in Wittenberg in 1502, and the -Prussian around 368,000 sportspeople are organised into over 3,200 clubs. State parliamentary State parliamentary Harz and Elbe UNESCO World Heritage election of 20.03.2011 election of 26.03.2006 Four of the currently 36 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in “Fridericiana”, opened in Halle in 1694. The two institutions have been united > Top athletes from Saxony-Anhalt include swimmer Paul Biedermann, shot-put- 968 Emperor Otto I founds the Archdiocese of Magdeburg Party Turnout 51.2% Turnout 44.4% Germany are located in Saxony-Anhalt: since 1817. Halle University is a full university with four large faculties: Arts and ter Nadine Kleinert, canoeist Andreas Ihle and discus thrower Nadine Müller. Second Seats in Second Seats in Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Economics and Medicine. > The teaching 10th Cent. The Incantations are one of the oldest examples of > The half-timbered old town of The great outdoors in Saxony-Anhalt votes parliament votes parliament and research profile of Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg is innovative, German literature > Bauhaus and its buildings in Dessau You can experience nature at its best when cosmopolitan and interdisciplinary. Although engineering has traditionally do- 1188 Archbishop Wichmann codifies the Magdeburg Law, which > Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Kingdom > cycling on the Elbe Cycle Route in the Central Elbe Biosphere Reserve, CDU (Christian Democrats) 32,5 % 41 36,2 % 40 minated, the teaching and research programmes are also shaped by Natural spreads internationally > Luther memorials in and Wittenberg. > walking in the Harz National Park, Die Linke (left) 23,7 % 29 24,1 % 26 Sciences, Medicine, Economics, Social Sciences and Arts subjects. > The Univer- > horse-riding in the forests of the Dübener Heide and Fläming nature parks, SPD (Social Democrats) 21,5 % 26 21,4 % 24 Betw. 1220 Eike von Repgow compiles his „Sachsenspiegel“, a legal text of sity of Art and Design Halle is a modern university of art and design, where the > This over 1000 kilometre long route connects 65 towns > taking a canoe tour on the „Blue Ribbon“, along the Saale or the Unstrut through and 1235 European standing key elements of an art, design and media university complement each other. > Grüne (Green) 7,1 % 9 3,6 % - across the state the Saale-Unstrut-Triasland nature park. 1517 Martin Luther‘s publication of his 95 theses in the door of the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, with campuses in , Dessau and FDP (Liberal) 3,8 % - 6,7 % 7 > 80 Romanesque churches, cathedrals, castles, palaces castle church in Wittenberg on 31st October is seen as the birth of Köthen, is an engineering-dominated university which offers a wide range of Cultural landscape and monasteries Other 11,4 % - 8,0 % - the Reformation courses in technical, business and economics, planning and design subjects. > The state is home to around 60,000 cultural monuments. > Highlights include the cathedral treasuries in Naum- > With its three faculties - Economics, Automation/Information Technology > Theatre is served by 8 municipal theatres in 7 locations. A lively independent 1631 During the Thirty Years War, the city of Magdeburg is stormed and burg, Merseburg, Halberstadt and Quedlinburg, of and Administrative Sciences - Hochschule Harz University of Applied Sciences, theatre scene has also developed. pillaged by the emperor‘s troops great significance in art history. 2011 (105 seats) 2006 (97 seats) based in and Halberstadt, has developed an interdisciplinary pro- > There are 14 cultural foundations in Saxony-Anhalt. The best known are the Ca- 1654 Mayor of Magdeburg and naturalist Otto von Guericke carries out Luther’s state which is very attractive to young people. > Located in Magdeburg and thedral and Castles Foundation, the Bauhaus Dessau, the Dessau-Wörlitz Cul- GRÜNE 9 his famous experiments for proving the vacuum at the Reichstag FDP 7 > Saxony-Anhalt was the birthplace of the Reformation Stendal, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences combines its tradi- tural Foundation, the Kloster Michaelstein Foundation, the Luther Memorials SPD 26 DIE LINKE 29 SPD 24 DIE LINKE 26 in Regensburg > Martin Luther was born and died in Eisleben and grew tional technically-based courses with courses in the faculty of social sciences, Foundation, the Francke Foundations and the Schulpforta Foundations. 1698 August Hermann Francke, the Halle Pietist and founder of the up in thus offering professional training with the promise of a bright future. > Mer- > Over 200 museums display the rich historical development of the central Ger- Francke institutions, orders the construction of the first orphana- > When Luther nailed his theses to the door of the castle seburg University of Applied Sciences offers a wide range of courses in the fa- man region and keep the memory of great personalities alive. ge on the site of today‘s foundations church in Wittenberg in 1517, it changed the world. culties of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Information and Communication > The State of Saxony-Anhalt is the home of the Magdeburg Coordination Office, > Until 2017, the Luther decade „Luther 2017 - 500 Years an institution funded by the Federal and State Governments, which undertakes CDU 41 CDU 40 1815/1816 The Prussian „Province of Saxony“ comes into being Systems, Economics and Social/Labour/Media/Cultural Studies. The courses of Reformation“ is providing plenty of occasions for are also orientated towards the needs of the chemicals industry. the central documentation of art stolen and looted by the Nazis and cultural 1879 becomes the home of the higher regional court for the > Friedensau trips with changing annual themes. offers studies in Christian Social Affairs and Theology. assets of national value. Province of Saxony and Duchy of Anhalt Adventist University > Garden Dreams - historic parks in Saxony-Anhalt The Protestant College of Church Music in Halle offers well-founded training to The President of the State Parliament is Detlef Gürth, CDU. 1924 Alongside Frankfurt am Main, Magdeburg becomes a centre for Volunteering > Saxony-Anhalt has over 1,000 protected parks. provide music in churches. > Sachsen-Anhalt Police Training College offers trai- Almost one in three people in Saxony-Anhalt is involved in volunteer work. settlement and social housing construction in Germany‘s new > > The „Garden Dreams“ brand brings together 43 of the most beautiful and ning for highly-qualified leaders in the police force, with courses in Leadership The verification book „Engagiert in Sachsen-Anhalt“ (committed in Saxony-An- wave of construction > historically significant parks from four centuries, including Drübeck cloister and Operations, Criminal, Legal and Social Sciences. halt) allows citizens to prove and document their voluntary activities. The Government 1925-1932 Dessau becomes home to the Bauhaus. garden, the Europa-Rosarium , the Baroque Gardens of Blan- CONTACT: Ministry for Science and Economics Saxony-Anhalt, Hasselbach- > Those who want to get involved on a voluntary basis, and thus help themselves In the 1920s, the Junkers factories in Dessau, the factories kenburg and Hundisburg and the UNESCO World Heritage Site Dessau- straße 4, 39104 Magdeburg, Phone: 0391/ 567-4316, Fax: 567-444,; presse@ and others, can find interesting information online in the ENGAGEMENTportal The State Government is a coalition and the BUNA factories near Merseburg form the core of this Cen- Wörlitz Garden Kingdom. mw.sachsen-anhalt.de at www.sachsen-anhalt.de of the CDU and SPD. tral German industrial centre. Sky Paths Non-university research institutions Foreign students 1945 Shortly before the end of the war, the cities of Magdeburg, Dessau, The Minister Pr e s i d e n t is The Sky Paths tourist route in the South of Saxony-Anhalt, including: Saxony-Anhalt is home to a large number of top class research institutions, > There are around 4,710 foreign students at Saxony-Anhalt’s universities. That’s Halberstadt, Merseburg and Zerbst are almost totally destroyed in Dr. Reiner Haseloff, CDU. > The State Museum for Archaeology in Halle/Saale, home to the original sky who receive joint funding from the Federal and State Governments due to about nine percent of all the students in the state. air raids. disc of Nebra their national importance. This includes five institutes of the Leibniz Associa- “Hingucken! Einmischen!” (Look! Get involved!) campaign The De p u t y Minister Pr e s i d e n t is 1946 The „Province“ (from 1947 „State“) of Saxony-Anhalt is formed. > The Nebra Ark archaeological visitor centre, which is unique in the world tion, four Max Planck Institutes, two Fraunhofer institutions and two facilities > Saxony-Anhalt is fighting right-wing extremism. Finance Minister Jens Bullerjahn, SPD. The first Minister President was Erhard Hübener (LDP). and not far from the place where the Nebra sky disc was found belonging to the Helmholtz Association. In addition, the LEOPOLDINA - Nati- Alongside its educational and informational work > The world‘s oldest sun observatory in onal Academy of Sciences, which is steeped in tradition, has made its perma- 1952 Saxony-Anhalt is dissolved again as part of the centralisation at- and consistent prosecution of criminal activity, the The CDU provides 5 ministers and the Minster President, the SPD provides > The dolmen goddess of Langeneichstädt nent home in Halle an der Saale. In brief tempts of the GDR government state is using “Look! Get involved! For a democratic 4 ministers. The Saale-Unstrut wine-growing region 1990 The State of Saxony-Anhalt is refounded on 3rd October Industrial research facilities and tolerant Saxony-Anhalt”, a campaign for mo- The State Chancellery is located in the Palais am Fürstenwall and is also > The “soft” South of Saxony-Anhalt is the ideal holiday destination for wine-lovers. Saxony-Anhalt is also home to four industrial research institutions at the in- SACHSEN-ANHALT 14.10.1990 A parliament for the State of Saxony-Anhalt is elected in free elec- ral courage and against looking away, to achieve a Facts and figures the official residence of the Minister President. > Grapes have thrived here, in Germany‘s most northerly wine-growing regi- terface between science and business, in the areas of polymer synthesis and tions for the first time friendly and cosmopolitan Saxony-Anhalt. on, for over 1,000 years. processing, photovoltaics, automotive research and the organic economy. 1992 The constitution of the State of Saxony-Anhalt is rendered on 16th July. For more information, see www.sachsen-anhalt.de and For more information, see www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de www.landtag.sachsen-anhalt.de For more information, see www.sachsen-anhalt.de and www.naturfreude-erleben.de For more information, see www.sachsen-anhalt.de For more information, see www.sachsen-anhalt.de In brief Saxony-Anhalt Facts and figures

UNESCO World Heritage sites “Romanesque Route” “Garden Dreams” “Sky Paths” The location of places Motorways and expressways Federal roads Under construction or planned Railway lines Suburban railway lines Rivers, lakes and canals “Blue Ribbon” in Saxony-Anhalt

The “Central Elbe” biosphere reserve covers the complete course of the Elbe river through the province of Saxony-Anhalt.

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