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Saxony-Anhalt ((ドイツ語:Sachsen-Anhalt), 〔PONS Wörterbuch Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Englisch, 2011〕) is a landlocked federal state of Germany surrounded by the federal states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia. Its capital is Magdeburg. Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of 〔http://www.stala.sachsen-anhalt.de/gk/fms/fms111.htm〕 and has a population of 2.34 million. Saxony-Anhalt should not be confused with Saxony or Lower Saxony, also German states. ==Geography== Saxony-Anhalt is one of 16 ''Bundesländer'' (see (ドイツ語:Bundesland)) of Germany. It is located in the western part of eastern Germany. By size, it is the 8th largest state in Germany and by population, the 10th largest. It borders four fellow ''Bundesländer'': Lower Saxony to the north-west, Brandenburg to the north-east, Saxony to the south-east, and Thuringia to the south-west. In the north, the Saxony-Anhalt landscape is dominated by plain (North German Plain). The old Hanseatic towns Salzwedel, Gardelegen, Stendal, and Tangermünde are located in the sparsely populated Altmark. The Colbitz-Letzlingen Heath and the Drömling near Wolfsburg mark the transition between the Altmark region and the Elbe-Börde-Heath region with its fertile, sparsely wooded Magdeburg Börde. Notable towns in the Magdeburg Börde are Haldensleben, Oschersleben (Bode), Wanzleben, Schönebeck (Elbe), Aschersleben and the capital Magdeburg, from which the Börde derives its name. The Harz mountains are located in the south-west, comprising the Harz National Park, the Harz Foreland and Mansfeld Land. The highest mountain of the Harz (and of Northern Germany) is Brocken, with an elevation of 1,141 meters (3,735 ft). In this area, one can find the towns of Halberstadt, Wernigerode, Thale, Eisleben and Quedlinburg. The wine-growing area Saale-Unstrut and the towns of Zeitz, Naumburg (Saale), Weißenfels, and Freyburg (Unstrut) are located on the rivers Saale and Unstrut in the south of the state. The metropolitan area of Halle (Saale) forms an agglomeration with Leipzig in Saxony. This area is known for its highly developed chemical industry (the ''Chemiedreieck'' - chemical triangle), with major production plants at Leuna, Schkopau (''Buna-Werke'') and Bitterfeld. Finally, in the east, Dessau-Roßlau and Wittenberg are situated on the Elbe (as is the capital Magdeburg) in the Anhalt-Wittenberg region. ==Administrative subdivisions== The capital of Saxony-Anhalt is Magdeburg. It is the second-largest city in the state, closely after Halle. From 1994 to 2003, the state was divided into three regions (''Regierungsbezirke''), Dessau, Halle and Magdeburg, and, below the regional level, 21 districts (''Landkreise''). Since 2004, however, this system has been replaced by 11 rural districts and three urban districts.〔(District reform law ) 11 November 2005 〕 The rural districts are: * Altmarkkreis Salzwedel * Anhalt-Bitterfeld * Börde * Burgenlandkreis * Harz * Jerichower Land * Mansfeld-Südharz * Saalekreis * Salzlandkreis * Stendal * Wittenberg The urban districts are: * Dessau-Roßlau * Halle (Saale) * Magdeburg 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saxony-Anhalt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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