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21 May 2011 - 25 March 2012
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01 November 2011 - 01 June 2012
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Did you know that Germany Reels in Three New UNESCO World Heritage Sites Dresden's Elbe Valley is one of the three newly-elected sites that join Germany's existing 27 UNESCO World...
Did you know that Dresden used to be called the “Florence on the Elbe”? The capital of Saxony doesn’t really need such comparisons, but the nickname is meant to...
Did you know that Saxony is the motherland of the Reformation? Therefore it’s no surprise that the most successful Protestant missionaries also come from Saxony.
Did you know that the Saxons who are very skilled with their hands love to let visitors watch them work? In touring the workshops of Saxony, it quickly becomes evident that...
Did you know that Saxony has more to offer than Baroque splendor? The architecture of many towns in Saxony is very much influenced by the Renaissance, when Italian role-models...
Did you know that there is a small Slavic minority in Germany? The Sorbs have preserved their languages and traditions for centuries in Lusatia. In Saxony, between the towns of...
Did you know that there is nowhere in Germany with as many steam trains as Saxony? The first German steam engine was also built here and operated on Germany’s first long-...
Did you know that Saxony was ruled for more than 800 years by members of the Wettin dynasty? The most remarkable of them was Elector Friedrich August I, called Augustus the Strong...
Did you know that your car might originate from Saxony? Since German reunification, Volkswagen, Porsche and BMW have all set up new factories in car-crazy Saxony and in this way...