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Geological Map of Saxony

Saxony, Germany

The "Altenberger Pinge" (large sinkhole due to mine collapse)

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Mine entrance

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Geological Map of Saxony

Saxony, Germany

The "Altenberger Pinge" (large sinkhole due to mine collapse)

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Mine entrance

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Geological Map of Saxony

Saxony, Germany

The "Altenberger Pinge" (large sinkhole due to mine collapse)

Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Area:

18,416 km²

Neighbouring regions:

Bavaria, Germany

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Thuringia, Germany

Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Liberec Region, Czech Republic

Brandenburg, Germany

Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland

Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic

Type:

State

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Leipzig	504,971 (2017)
Dresden	486,854 (2015)
Chemnitz	247,220 (2018)
Zwickau	98,796 (2015)
Plauen	66,412 (2015)
Görlitz	57,751 (2015)

Museums in region:

Besucherbergwerk Zinngrube Ehrenfriedersdorf (Ehrenfriedersdorf)

Museum "Huthaus Einigkeit" (Brand-Erbisdorf)

Museum Kunstsammlungen Zwickau (Zwickau)

Mindat Locality ID:

7003

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:7003:7

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

Saxe (Land), Allemagne

German:

Sachsen, Deutschland

Italian:

Sassonia, Germania

Russian:

Саксония (земля), Германия

Simplified Chinese:

萨克森自由州, 德国

Spanish:

Sajonia, Alemania

Upper Sorbian:

Sakska, Němska

Afrikaans:

Sakse, Duitsland

Albanian:

Saksonia, Gjermania

Alemannic:

Freistaat Sachsen, Deutschland

Amharic:

ዛክስን, ጀርመን

Arabic:

ساكسونيا, ألمانيا

Aragonese:

Saxonia, Alemanya

Armenian:

Սաքսոնիա, Գերմանիա

Asturian:

Saxonia, Alemaña

Aymara:

Sachsen suyu, Alimaña

Azeri:

Saksoniya, Almaniya

Bashkir:

Саксония, Германия

Basque:

Saxonia, Alemania

Bavarian:

Saggsn, Deitschland

Belarusian:

Саксонія (федэральная зямля), Германія

Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):

Саксонія, Нямеччына

Bengali:

জাখসেন, জার্মানি

Bosnian:

Saksonija, Njemačka

Breton:

Saks, Alamagn

Bulgarian:

Саксония, Германия

Catalan:

Saxònia, Alemanya

Cebuano:

Saxony, Alemanya

Central Kurdish/Sorani:

ساکسۆنیا, ئەڵمانیا

Chechen:

Саксони (латта), Германи

Chuvash:

Саксони (федераллă çĕр), Германи

Cornish:

Sachsen, Almayn

Corsican:

Sassonia, Germania

Croatian:

Saska (pokrajina), Njemačka

Czech:

Sasko, Německo

Danish:

Sachsen, Tyskland

Dutch:

Saksen (deelstaat), Duitsland

Dutch Low Saxon:

Saksen (dailstoat), Duutslaand

Esperanto:

Saksio, Germanio

Estonian:

Saksimaa, Saksamaa

Farsi/Persian:

زاکسن, آلمان

Finnish:

Saksi (osavaltio), Saksa

Galician:

Saxonia, Alemaña

Georgian:

საქსონია, გერმანია

Greek:

Σαξονία, Γερμανία

Guarani:

Sahoña, Alemáña

Gujarati:

સેક્સોની, જર્મની

Hakka:

Saxony, Tet-koet

Hebrew:

סקסוניה, גרמניה

Hindi:

सैक्सोनी, जर्मनी

Hungarian:

Szászország, Németország

Icelandic:

Saxland, Þýskaland

Ido:

Saxonia, Germania

Indonesian:

Sachsen, Jerman

Interlingua:

Saxonia, Germania

Interlingue:

Saxonia, Germania

Irish Gaelic:

An tSacsain, An Ghearmáin

Japanese:

ザクセン州, ドイツ

Javanese:

Sachsen, Jérman

Judaeo-Spanish:

Sajonia, Almania

Kannada:

ಸ್ಯಾಕ್ಸೋನಿ, ಜರ್ಮನಿ

Kapampangan:

Saxony, Alemanya

Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):

Саксония еркін мемлекеті, Германия

Kongo:

Sachsen, Alemanyi

Korean:

작센주, 독일

Kurdish (Latin Script):

Saksonya, Almanya

Latin:

Saxonia, Germania

Latvian:

Saksija, Vācija

Ligurian:

Sassonia, Germania

Limburgian:

Sakse (Bundesland), Duitsland

Lingua Franca Nova:

Sason, Deutxland

Lithuanian:

Saksonija, Vokietija

Lombard:

Sasonia, Germania

Low Saxon/Low German:

Sassen (Bundsland), Düütschland

Lower Sorbian:

Sakska, Nimska

Luxembourgish:

Sachsen, Däitschland

Macedonian:

Саксонија, Германија

Malay:

Sachsen, Jerman

Manx:

Sachsen, Yn Ghermaan

Marathi:

जाक्सन, जर्मनी

Min Dong Chinese:

Sachsen, Dáik-guók

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Sachsen, Tek-kok

Mongolian:

Саксон, Герман

Nahuatl:

Saxonia, Alemania

Neapolitan:

Sassonia, Germania

Nepali:

स्याक्सोनी, जर्मनी

Northern Frisian:

Saksen (lönj), Tjüschlönj

Northern Sami:

Sachsen, Duiska

Norwegian:

Sachsen, Tyskland

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Sachsen, Tyskland

Novial:

Saxonia, Germania

Occitan:

Saxònia (land), Alemanha

Ossetian:

Саксони (зæхх), Герман

Papiamento:

Sachsen, Alemania

Pfaelzisch:

Sachsen, Deutschland

Piedmontese:

Sassònia, Almagna

Polish:

Saksonia, Niemcy

Portuguese:

Saxônia, Alemanha

Punjabi:

ਜ਼ਾਕਸਨ, ਜਰਮਨੀ

Quechua:

Sachsen, Alimanya

Ripuarian:

Saxe, Dütschland

Romanian:

Saxonia, Germania

Romansh:

Saxonia, Germania

Russia Buriat:

Саксони, Германи

Saterland Frisian:

Saksen (Buundeslound), Düütsklound

Scots:

Saxony, Germany

Scottish Gaelic:

Sagsainn, A' Ghearmailt

Serbian:

Саксонија, Њемачка

Serbo-Croatian:

Saksonija, Njemačka

Silesian:

Saksůńijo, Mjymcy

Sindhi:

سئڪسني, جرمني

Sinhalese:

සැක්සොනි, ජර්මනිය

Slovak:

Sasko, Nemecko

Slovenian:

Saška, Nemčija

South Azerbaijani:

زاکسن, آلمان

Swahili:

Saksonia, Ujerumani

Swedish:

Sachsen, Tyskland

Tagalog:

Sahonya, Alemanya

Tajik (Cyrillic Script):

Саксония, Олмон

Tamil:

சாக்சனி, ஜெர்மனி

Tatar:

Ирекле дәүләт Саксония, Алмания

Telugu:

సాక్సోనీ, జర్మనీ

Thai:

รัฐซัคเซิน, ประเทศเยอรมนี

Traditional Chinese:

薩克遜, 德國

Turkish:

Saksonya, Almanya

Ukrainian:

Саксонія, Німеччина

Urdu:

زاکسن, جرمنی

Uzbek (Latin Script):

Saksoniya, Germaniya

Venetian:

Sassonia, Germania

Vietnamese:

Sachsen, Đức

Volapük:

Saxän, Deutän

Waray:

Sachsen, Alemanya

Welsh:

Sachsen, Yr Almaen

West Frisian:

Saksen (dielsteat), Dútslân

Western Punjabi:

سیکسنی, جرمنی

Wu Chinese:

萨克森自由州, 德国

Yiddish:

זאקסן, דייטשלאנד

Yoruba:

Saxony, Jẹ́mánì

Zazaki:

Saksonya, Almanya

Saxony is a federal state (Freistaat) in eastern Germany. Historically, the region has appeared in mineralogical literature under various political forms, including the Electorate and Kingdom of Saxony, reflecting changes in governance prior to German unification. These historical names frequently appear on older specimen labels.

Geologically, Saxony lies largely within the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) and adjacent geological units, characterised by Precambrian to Palaeozoic metamorphic rocks intruded by Variscan granites. This geological framework has hosted extensive hydrothermal mineralisation.

Saxony has a long and influential mining history, particularly for silver, tin, cobalt, and uranium. The Freiberg mining district is among the most historically important in Europe, and Saxony as a whole is notable for classic mineral localities documented extensively in early mineralogical literature. The region is administratively subdivided into districts and independent cities.