State Questions: Sachsen

Sachsen (Saxony) in eastern Germany has around 4 million inhabitants; the capital is Dresden, home of the rebuilt Frauenkirche and the Zwinger palace. Leipzig is the largest city and was the staging ground of the 1989 Monday Demonstrations that helped bring down the Berlin Wall. Officially titled a 'Freistaat', Saxony has a long history as an Electorate and Kingdom — Dresden, Meißen (porcelain), and Saxon Switzerland define its identity. The ten Einbürgerungstest questions for Sachsen cover the Landtag, the state coat of arms with its black-and-yellow stripes and rue garland, the East German history, and the economic revival after 1990.