427. The state capital of Saxony is …

Answer options

1. Leipzig
2. Dresden
3. Chemnitz
4. Zwickau

Explanation

Dresden is the state capital of the Free State of Saxony and the seat of the state government and the Saxon Landtag (state parliament). Under the federal principle of the Basic Law (Arts. 30, 70 GG), the Länder regulate their internal affairs, which includes designating the state capital. Historically, Dresden served as the capital of the Kingdom of Saxony and later the Free State; although the Länder were dissolved in the GDR, Dresden remained an administrative center and was reaffirmed as capital when Saxony was re-established in 1990. The term “state capital” denotes the administrative seat of a Land and does not necessarily coincide with its largest city.