NEW UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES
Did you know tha 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 Heritage Sites. The 20-kilometer-long Elbe river valley snakes from the southeast to the northwest fringes of Dresden, encompasses a rich ensemble of ornate royal residences, historic architectural monuments as well as swaths of natural reserves and river landscapes.

SAXONY'S CAPITAL DRESDEN?
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 indicate that in Dresden there is also a perfect synthesis between architecture and art. More

REFORMATION IN SAXONY?
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.

SAXON CRAFTS?
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 excellent craftsmanship comes at a price.  More

RENAISSANCE IN SAXONY?
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 were transferred to a German setting. More

SAXONS, SLAVIC OR SORBS?
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 Kamenz, Bautzen, Hoyerswerda and Weisswasser there are about 40,000 Catholic Sorbs who speak Upper Sorbian, which is related to Czech.  More

SAXON STEAM?
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-distance track between Dresden and Leipzig.  More

SAXON ROYALTY?
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. For nine years, Countess Anna Constanze von Cosel was his influential mistress, and Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann his gifted Baroque architect.  More

SAXON WHEELS?
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 are continuing a century-old tradition More