437. The state capital of Saxony-Anhalt is ...

Answer options

1. Halle
2. Dessau
3. Magdeburg
4. Wittenberg

Explanation

“Landeshauptstadt” denotes the legally defined seat of a Land’s government and, in practice, usually also the Landtag. In Saxony-Anhalt, following the Land’s re-establishment in 1990, the Landtag chose Magdeburg; in the postwar Land of 1946–1952 the seat had been Halle. Magdeburg’s historic role as an archiepiscopal metropolis and as the eponym of the Magdeburg Law gave the choice cultural and political resonance. This reflects the federal principle of the Basic Law (Arts. 30, 70 GG), under which the Länder determine their internal organization.