27/04/2018 · Often considered to be the most dramatic historic town in Saxony, Bautzen perches on a massive granite rock and gently slopes down to the bank of the River Spree. The skyline of Bautzen is graced by the soaring tower of still-active Alte Wasserkunst that was used to pump water from the river to the rest of the town, Ortenburg castle, the crooked Reichenturm tower …

This broad sweep of what is now northern Germany became known by the migrants in post-Roman Britain as Old Saxony. The name 'Saxon' itself was formed by combining a word for a type of knife - a seaxe, or sax - plus the common Germanic plural suffix that was often used after the name of a tribe, this being '-on' (whereas today English speakers would use an 's').

A new & exact map of the electorat of Brunswick-Lunenburg and ye rest of ye Kings Dominions in Germany. from The world described, or, A new and correct sett of maps : shewing the kingdoms and states in all the known parts of the earth, with the principal cities, and most considerable towns in the world ... / ... by Herman Moll, geographer ...

The area of Saxony (Sachsen) in the German Empire should not be confused with "Old Saxony," the area inhabited by Saxons. “Old Saxony” corresponds roughly to the modern German states of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and the Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia.Wikipedia. Getting Started [edit | edit source]

The Saxon Wars were the campaigns and insurrections of the more than thirty years from 772, when Charlemagne first entered Saxony with the intent to conquer, to 804, when the last rebellion of disaffected tribesmen was crushed. In all, eighteen battles were fought in what is now northwestern Germany. European History.

Saxony, German Sachsen, Land (state), eastern Germany. Poland lies to the east of Saxony, and the Czech Republic lies to the south. Saxony also borders the German states of Saxony-Anhalt to the northwest, Brandenburg to the north, Bavaria to the southwest, and Thuringia to the west. The capital is Dresden. Area 7,109 square miles (18,413 square km).

04/07/2018 · The German state of Lower Saxony stretches all the way from the verdant Harz Mountains in the south to the sparkling North Sea. The towns and cities belonging to this state are widely diverse: while some are picture-postcard maritime settings, others are practically pages from history books; some enthrall with stunning architecture, while others have inspired …

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