Saxony is the tenth largest German state as of 2004.
 In addition, Saxony has well-preserved historic towns such as Grlitz, Bautzen, Freiberg, Pirna, Meissen and Stolpen as well as numerous castles and palaces
 Following German reunification, the Free State of Saxony was reconstituted with enlarged borders in 1990 and became one of the five new states of the Federal Republic of Germany

