SAXONY-ANHALT

săkˈsənē-änˈhält, Ger. Sachsen-Anhalt, state (1994 pop. 2,965,000), 7,892 sq mi (20,445 sq km), E Germany. Magdeburg is the capital. It is bordered on the east by Brandenburg, on the west by Lower Saxony, and in the south by Thuringia and Saxony. Besides Magdeburg, major cities include Dessau and Halle. The southwest corner of the state is occupied by the Harz Mts. The region is noted for industrial production. It regained its status as a state in 1990, prior to German reunification. Historically the region was a part of the duchy of Saxony until the 12th cent., when it split into several units. Prussia dominated the region after the 17th cent., until Leopold IV of Anhalt-Dessau consolidated the three existing duchies in 1863. In 1871 the area was made a state of the German empire. As constituted in 1947 under Soviet military occupation, Saxony-Anhalt consisted, roughly, of the former state of Anhalt, the former Prussian province of Saxony, and several small territories of the former state of Brunswick. Saxony-Anhalt was abolished as an administrative district in 1952, and its territory was included in the districts of Halle, Magdeburg, Leipzig, and Cottbus.

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books on: Saxony Anhalt  - 435 results

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Nazism in Central Germany: The Brownshirts in 'Red' Saxony
Book by Claus-Christian W. Szejnmann; Berghahn Books, 1999
Subjects: Communists--Germany--Saxony, Fascism--Germany--Saxony, National Socialism--Germany--Saxony, Right And Left (Political Science)--Germany--Saxony, Saxony (Germany)--History--20th Century
...the potential attraction of Nazism in Saxony should not detract from their skilful...the state government as they had done in Anhalt, Oldenburg, Mecklenburg- Schwerin and...seizure of power and stable rule even in red Saxony. There was an enduring hope that the...
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Crossing Confessional Boundaries: The Patronage of Italian Sacred Music in Seventeenth-Century Dresden
Book by Mary E. Frandsen; Oxford University Press, 2006
Subjects: Chapels Royal--Germany--Dresden, Church Music--Germany--Dresden--17th Century, Dresden (Germany)--Court And Courtiers, Johann Georg--Ii--Elector Of Saxony--1613-1680
...art music to appear in Kirchen-Ordnungen from Saxony and Thuringia involves the insertion of a motet...Ordnungfor the city of Zerbst, in the principality of Anhalt (north- west of Saxony), ordained that Sunday services should be sung...
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Princes and Propaganda: Electoral Saxon Art of the Reformation
Book by Carl C. Christensen; Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, 1992
Subjects: Portrait Painting--16th Century--Germany--Saxony, Portrait Painting--Political Aspects--Germany--Saxony, Reformation And Art--Germany--Saxony, Saxony (Germany)--Kings And Rulers--Art Patronage, Saxony (Germany)--Kings And Rulers--Portraits
...between the princely houses of Anhalt and Brandenburg as well as the...introduction of the Reformation in Anhalt. The date of the painting...the four princes as Maurice of Saxony, John the Wise of Brandenburg...Brandenburg, and August of Saxony. For what appears to be a discussion...
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Germany in Power and Eclipse: The Background of German Development
Book by James K. Pollock, Homer Thomas, Willett F. Ramsdell, Clark Trow, Manfred C. Vernon; Van Nostrand, 1952
Subjects: Germany--Administrative And Political Divisions, Germany--History, Germany--Politics And Government
...consisting of the states of Anhalt, Saxony, and Thuringia and the Province...which is common throughout the Saxony-Anhalt area, had its major centers...stations of the province of Saxony. Although all of Anhalt is linked together by local...
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Creating Cooperation: How States Develop Human Capital in Europe
Book by Pepper D. Culpepper; Cornell University Press, 2003
Subjects: Human Capital--Europe, Occupational Training--Europe, Skilled Labor--Europe
...of Employers Associations in Saxony-Anhalt/Metal Working Employers Association of Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg ERE7 LVSA/VMESA...of Employers Associations in Saxony-Anhalt/Metal Working Employers Association...
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journal articles on: Saxony Anhalt  - 65 results

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The Wild, Wild East: Why the DVU Doesn't Matter and Why the NPD Does
Journal article by David Art; German Politics and Society, Vol. 22, 2004
Subjects: Germany--Elections
...off a coup in the March 1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election, winning 12...members in the entire state of Saxony-Anhalt. (10) The DVUs success was...Schleswig-Holstein. In the 1998 Saxony-Anhalt elections, over half of the...
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From High Hopes to On-Going Defeat: The New Extreme Right's Political Mobilization and Its National Electoral Failure in Germany
Journal article by Lars Rensmann; German Politics and Society, Vol. 24, 2006
Subjects: Electioneering--Analysis, Germany--Political aspects, Political campaigns--Analysis, Political parties--Germany, Political parties--Management
...and Bremen and especially in Saxony-Anhalt, where in 1998 the DVU had its...election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, in which the DVU gained a remarkable...initial success of the DVU in Saxony-Anhalt and its follow-ups elsewhere...
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The Origins of Party Discipline: Evidence from Eastern Germany (1)
Journal article by Louise K. Davidson-Schmich; German Politics and Society, Vol. 24, 2006
Subjects: Germany--Political aspects, Parliamentary procedure--Analysis
...low level of coalition discipline present in Saxony-Anhalt that year. When Saxony-Anhalt is removed from the analysis, the average...Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, and Saxony-Anhalt. I also interviewed representatives of parties...
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Eastern Blues, Southern Comforts: Searching for Heimat on the Bayous
Journal article by Nick Hodgin; The Mississippi Quarterly, Vol. 63, 2010
Subjects: Cultural identity--Analysis, Filmmakers--Criticism and interpretation, Heimat (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation, Movie directors--Criticism and interpretation, Schorr, Michael--Criticism and interpretation, Schultze Gets the Blues (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation, Southern United States--Social aspects
...such a region. Deindustrialized Saxony Anhalt, the setting for the first portion...many brown coal strip-mines), Saxony Anhalt was also the most polluted region...occasionally passive East Germans). Saxony Anhalt may be portrayed as a depressed...
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The Influence of Large-Scale Airborne Particle Decline and Traffic-Related Exposure on Children's Lung Function
Journal article by Dorothea Sugiri, Ulrich Ranft, Tamara Schikowski, Ursula Kramer; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 114, 2006
Subjects: Air pollution
...Bezirkshygieneinstitut Leipzig 1990), and Saxony-Anhalt (East German study sites except...of the Medical Association of Saxony Anhalt approved the study. Written informed...Freistaates Sachsen (SLFS) 2000; in Saxony Anhalt (East Germany), from 0.8...
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Ladegast-orgeln in Sachsen-anhalt/im Wandel der Zeit: Die Ladegasts Und Ihre Orgeln/die Nikolaikirche Zu Leipzig Und Ihre Orgel
Magazine article; The American Organist, Vol. 42, February 2008
...and his instruments. The German state of Saxony-Anhalt was part of the former East Germany. Its...Wernigerode. Ladegast-Orgeln in Sachsen-Anhalt ("Ladegast organs in Saxony-Anhalt") begins with extensive introductory remarks...
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Fa & Antifa in the Fatherland
Magazine article by Leonard Zeskind; The Nation, Vol. 267, October 5, 1998
Subjects: Anti-fascist movements--Germany, Fascists--Germany, Germany--Political aspects
...When the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt in what used to be East Germany...the vote in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt this past April. On September...only fifty members in all of Saxony-Anhalt. DVU candidates were virtually...
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Choices Change for Germany
Magazine article by Alan Watson; The World Today, Vol. 54, August 1998
Subjects: Fringe political movements, Germany, Political parties, Politics, Reunification, Social change
...brilliant performance in the poll in Saxony-Anhalt in April, increasing its seats...car. The neo Communist PDS as Saxony-Anhalt demonstrated, is too dangerous...strength of the extremist vote in Saxony-Anhalt, where jointly the right wing...
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Wine Connects: The Rhineland Wince Culture
Magazine article by Stephen J. Osmond; World and I, Vol. 13, August 1998
Subjects: Germany, Wine industry--Germany, Wineries--Germany, Wineries--History
...region, surrounding the Saale and Unstrut Rivers in Saxony-Anhalt, is officially celebrating one thousand years of viticulture...and from the Mosel and Saar Rivers in the west to Saxony-Anhalt. It is an area of extraordinary beauty, intriguing...
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Radical Right Makes Its Mark
Magazine article by Martin Schain; The World Today, Vol. 54, August 1998
Subjects: Conservatism, Europe, Fringe political movements, Hate, Nazi groups, Political parties
...reinventing their program. The success of the DVU in Saxony-Anhalt this year, for example, may be linked to the focus...develop strong leadership. Nevertheless, the vote in Saxony-Anhalt has all of the hallmarks of an electoral pattern that...
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newspaper articles on: Saxony Anhalt  - 23 results

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Saxony in Style; DAVID MASTIN CRUISES THE FLBE FROM DRESDEN TO HAMBURG
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), December 15, 2007
Subjects: Cruise lines
Saxony in Style; DAVID MASTIN CRUISES THE FLBE...Magdeburg, capital of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The Elbe rises in a mountain range in...Bohemia, passing in 1408 to the Dukes of Saxony. Konigstein was never taken, even during...
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Dresden's New Magnificence; Baroque Glory Returns to Florence on the Elbe
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 26, 2006
...speaking, Dessau is in neighboring Saxony-Anhalt; its proximity to Leipzig qualifies...the park and lakeside palaces. Saxony has much to offer visitors: art...shoe store in Leipzig, also in Saxony, uses a larger-than-life sculpture...
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Business Forum Makes a Mark on Germany
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), January 5, 2005
...for the German city of Magdeburg, the capital of the Saxony-Anhalt region. The forums next networking event will take...supporter, is also working with partners from the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany, Valencia in Spain and Limburg in...
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Kohl's Underdog Role in German Politics Familiar: Press Pillories Longtime Leader Fo Economic Downturn
Newspaper article by David Fouquet; The Washington Times, September 15, 1997
Subjects: Kohl, Helmut
...Hamburg this month and later in Lower Saxony could set the stage for a showdown...election. Other 1998 elections in Saxony Anhalt and Bavaria guarantee a year of permanent...await the elections in March in Lower Saxony before deciding on its own candidate...
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German Right Gains New Party Toehold
Newspaper article by Jasmin Fischer; The Washington Times, November 29, 2001
...other German states with the exception of Bavaria and Saxony are soon to follow. Bavarians should not feel slighted...for the April elections in the east German state of Saxony-Anhalt. According to Mr. Mueller, the party will focus on...
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encyclopedia articles on: Saxony Anhalt  - 27 results

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Saxony-Anhalt
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SAXONY-ANHALT sak s ne-an halt, Ger. Sachsen...under Soviet military occupation, Saxony-Anhalt consisted, roughly, of the former...of the former state of Brunswick . Saxony-Anhalt was abolished as an administrative...
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Anhalt
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ANHALT an halt, former state, c...former Prussian provinces of Saxony and Brandenburg. Dessau, the...Saale rivers. Until 1918, Anhalt was ruled by one of the most...Celebrated members of the house of Anhalt were Leopold I, prince of Anhalt...
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Saxony
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...German states of Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt, and Bavaria; on the south...Brunswick . The ducal title of Saxony went to Bernard of Anhalt, a younger son of Albert the...Anhalt to form the state of Saxony-Anhalt .) The kingdom sided (1866...
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Lower Saxony
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LOWER SAXONY Ger. Niedersachsen ne d rsak s n, state...Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia on the east; and the...and moors form the central belt. Lower Saxony is drained by the Weser, Ems, Aller...
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Germany
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Mecklenburg West Pomerania , North Rhine Westphalia , Saxony Anhalt , Brandenburg , Berlin Hesse , Thuringia , Saxony...present states of Mecklenburg West Pomerania, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg. East Berlin was the capital...
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