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.
20451
Total area in km²
2
Population in millions
| State capital | Magdeburg |
| Majors towns | Magdeburg, Halle, Dessau-Roßlau |
| Administrative districts | Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Börde, Burgenlandkreis, Harz, Jerichower Land, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saalekreis, Salzlandkreis, Stendal, Wittenberg |
Infrastructure
Motorways
- A 2 Dortmund – Magdeburg – Berlin
- A 9 Munich – Dessau – Berlin
- A 14 Dresden – Halle – Magdeburg
- A 38 Kassel – Halle – Leipzig
- A 36 Braunschweig – Bernburg
- A 71 Sangerhausen – Erfurt – Schweinfurt
- A 143 Halle North junction - Halle South junction
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
Research and Innovation
2
Universities
8
University of Applied Sciences
29
Research Facilities Outside Universities
4
GDP growth rate in % in 2023
8
Unemployment rate in % in 2024
Leisure and travel
60000
Cultural monuments
200
Museums
13
City theatres
2800
Sports clubs
380000
Members of sports clubs
| Family-friendly | |
| Childcare law: | Legal right to full time childcare (ages 0-14) |
| Under-threes in kindergarten: | in Saxony-Anhalt: 52,7% |