It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our state’s website.

You will find here a wealth of information about Saxony-Anhalt.

I would be only too delighted if it encouraged you to get to know our state at closer quarters, because a visit there is always a rewarding experience.

We welcome the opportunity to tell you all about the state of Saxony-Anhalt and its people, its rich culture and history, its interesting and varied landscape and its great cultural heritage, as well as the commitment shown to the upkeep of these traditions in our own times.

What do we have to offer?

• Tempting holiday packages,
• an attractive commercial and scientific hub, with rapidly expanding industries,
• universities, technical colleges and research institutes with an international bias,
• well-developed rail networks, motorways and inland waterways,
• the international airport of Leipzig-Halle.

If you feel inspired to discover Saxony-Anhalt for yourself, I can warmly recommend a visit. In the meantime, I hope you will find your virtual tour of our state both enjoyable and interesting.

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Böhmer
Minister-President