Data and Facts: Location Analysis Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt’s reliability, flexibility and efficiency offer investors the perfect conditions to set up a business location. The wide range of educational opportunities, culture and leisure activities on offer make this an excellent place to live and work.

 
Statistics  
Area 20.446 km²
Population 2.356.219 (Stand 30.07.2010)
Population density 116 inhabitants/km²
State capital Magdeburg
Majors towns Magdeburg, Halle, Dessau-Roßlau
Administrative disrics 11
 
Infrastructure  
Motorways A2 Dortmund-Magdeburg-Berlin
A9 München-Dessau-Berlin
A14 Dresden-Halle-Magdeburg
A38 Kassel-Halle-Leipzig
International airport Leipzig/Halle with 24/7 operation for freight flights
Waterways 600 km navigable inland waterways and 18 ports/loading terminals
Railways network Almost 2,000 km of railways run by DB Netz AG and 1,115 km private railways
 
Economy  
GDP growth 2005: 1,2%
2006: 0,9%
2007: 2,8%
2009: -4,2%
2010: 2,4%
Economic focuses Chemicals/plastics industry, mechanical and plant engineering, food industry, automobile supporting industries, renewable alternative energy, logistics
Unemployment 2005: 20,2%
2006: 18,3%
2007: 16 %
2008: 14,6%
2009: 13,6 %
2010: 12,5 %
06/2011: 11,2%
 
Leisure and travel  
Travel destination 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
* Road of Romanesque
* Blue Ribbon waterways
* Garden Dreams Historic Parks
* Heavenly Roads tourist route
Culture 60.000 cultural monuments
200 museums
13 city theatres
Sports around 380,000 Athletes at 2,800 Clubs
 
Education and Research  
Science and innovation  
Universities: 2
Institutes of higher education: 8 (number of students: 52.924 in winter semester 2009/10)
Research facilities outside universities: 12
 
Family-friendly  
Childcare law: Legal right to full time childcare (ages 0-14)
Under-threes in kindergarten: in Saxony-Anhalt: 87,7%