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Germany consists of 16 federal states. One is Saxony in the south - eastern part of Germany with a border to the Czech Republic.
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Westsaxony - an interesting part of Germany which you can now discover
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Touch the subjects in the map with the mouse
Gehe mit der Maus zu den eingelagerten Bildern
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Town Zwickau
The town has a population of about 100.000. It is the heart of the region "Westsaxony" with an strong industrial basement
and an exiting cultural and historical background.
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Castles in Saxony
There are interesting and exciting castles in Westsaxony. They refer to the long history and show tradition and live in those days.
The web site introduces 8 castles.
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The "Erzgebirge"
The name comes from ore. On the ridge of the mountains is the border to the Czech Republic.
During the former centuries were a lot of mining particularly for silver but also for other ore like iron, tin and copper. In GDR-time was it the centre of uranium mining.
The web site shows some sights to reminder.
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