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07Sachsen · The Free State’s capital

Sachsen’s state capital is Dresden.

The constitution explicitly names Dresden. Sachsen’s Landtag is also based there.

About 4 min readReviewed: 21 October 2026
AI-generated quiet European city scene with a river and trees.
Constitution of SachsenArticle 2(1)
Fictional city illustration; not a documentary view of Dresden.
The short answer

Dresden is correct.

Article 2 of Sachsen’s constitution designates Dresden as the capital. Leipzig, Chemnitz and Zwickau are therefore not the required answer.

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The constitution states the answer directly.

You do not need to choose the best-known city or compare population figures. “State capital” is a political and legal designation. For the Free State of Sachsen, that role belongs to Dresden.

A concrete reference is the state parliament: Sachsen’s Landtag has its address at Bernhard-von-Lindenau-Platz in Dresden. The Sachsen–Dresden connection therefore becomes more than a memorised city name.

Two fictional adults look through a notebook on an urban riverside promenade.
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The other three answers

Familiarity does not determine capital status.

Leipzig

Leipzig is not the state capital named in Article 2. Even if that name is especially familiar to you, the required capital is Dresden.

Chemnitz

Chemnitz is not the Free State’s capital. The question requires the fixed pairing of Sachsen and Dresden.

Zwickau

Zwickau is also not the required state capital. Distinguish recognising a city name from identifying the explicitly designated capital.

The city and federal state are different levels.

The Landtag in Dresden is the parliament of all Sachsen. It is not Dresden’s city council. A state institution and a municipal institution can work in the same city while having different responsibilities.

The capital question requires neither a current officeholder’s name nor a ranking by city size. The constitutional rule is the appropriate reference for the answer.

Article 2(1) · Constitution of Sachsen ↗
Your memory cue

Sachsen → Dresden.

Link the pair to Sachsen’s Landtag in Dresden.

Three words for this question

die Landeshauptstadtstate capital
The capital of a federal state; for Sachsen, this is Dresden.
der FreistaatFree State
Part of Sachsen’s official name as a German federal state.
der Landtagstate parliament
The elected representative assembly of the whole federal state.
Sächsische Verfassung · Art. 2 ↗

Add parliament and government to the capital connection.

SN 03For how many years is the state parliament in Sachsen elected?
Catalogue answer

5

The Landtag is normally elected for five years.

SN 09What is the head of government called in Sachsen?
Catalogue answer

Minister President

The head of government is called Minister-President.

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Sources & context

An independently written study guide, not an official BAMF publication or advice for an individual case. The sources below were reviewed on 21 October 2026 for the claims explained here; the test question comes from the existing question bank.

The two editorial pictures are AI-generated illustrations. They do not document real events or official proceedings.