Citizenship test Saxony: the state questions

Crancelin on black and gold, Dresden not Leipzig, voting age 18: the ten Saxony questions with answers and English translation, plus a mock exam.

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Like Bavaria and Thuringia, Saxony calls itself a Free State, and three of its ten questions appear in the citizenship test. The coat of arms is striped black and gold with a green crancelin, a wreath of rue, and the state flag is white and green. The capital is Dresden, not the larger Leipzig, nor Chemnitz or Zwickau. In municipal elections you can only vote from 18 in Saxony. The state parliament is elected for five years. The Vogtlandkreis is the correct district; Uckermark belongs to Brandenburg, Altötting to Bavaria and Nordfriesland to Schleswig-Holstein. On the map Saxony lies in the south-east, bordering Poland and the Czech Republic. The head of government is the Minister-President, and there is no foreign ministry. Information comes from the state agency for civic education. The arms are easily confused with Saxony-Anhalt’s, which also show the crancelin.

The ten Saxony questions

The correct answer is marked, with our translation; picture questions are described in words.

  1. Sachsen 1 Welches Wappen gehört zum Freistaat Sachsen?Which coat of arms belongs to the Free State of Saxony?

    Shown as a picture in the test; described in words here.

    1. weiß-blaue Rauten (white and blue lozenges)
    2. schwarzer Bär auf Weiß (black bear on white)
    3. weißes springendes Pferd auf Rot (white leaping horse on red)
    4. schwarz-gold gestreift mit grünem Rautenkranz (black and gold stripes with a green crancelin) (correct answer)

  2. Sachsen 2 Welches ist ein Landkreis in Sachsen?Which is a district (Landkreis) in Saxony?

    1. Vogtlandkreis (Vogtlandkreis) (correct answer)
    2. Altötting (Altötting)
    3. Uckermark (Uckermark)
    4. Nordfriesland (Nordfriesland)

  3. Sachsen 3 Für wie viele Jahre wird der Landtag in Sachsen gewählt?For how many years is the state parliament of Saxony elected?

    1. 3 (3)
    2. 4 (4)
    3. 5 (5) (correct answer)
    4. 6 (6)

  4. Sachsen 4 Ab welchem Alter darf man in Sachsen bei Kommunalwahlen wählen?From what age may you vote in municipal elections in Saxony?

    1. 14 (14)
    2. 16 (16)
    3. 18 (18) (correct answer)
    4. 20 (20)

  5. Sachsen 5 Welche Farben hat die Landesflagge von Sachsen?What colours does the state flag of Saxony have?

    1. blau-weiß-rot (blue, white and red)
    2. weiß-grün (white and green) (correct answer)
    3. grün-weiß-rot (green, white and red)
    4. schwarz-gelb (black and yellow)

  6. Sachsen 6 Wo können Sie sich in Sachsen über politische Themen informieren?Where can you find information on political topics in Saxony?

    1. bei der Landeszentrale für politische Bildung (at the state agency for civic education (Landeszentrale für politische Bildung)) (correct answer)
    2. beim Ordnungsamt der Gemeinde (at the municipal public order office)
    3. bei den Kirchen (at the churches)
    4. bei der Verbraucherzentrale (at the consumer advice centre)

  7. Sachsen 7 Die Landeshauptstadt von Sachsen heißt …The state capital of Saxony is …

    1. Leipzig. (Leipzig.)
    2. Dresden. (Dresden.) (correct answer)
    3. Chemnitz. (Chemnitz.)
    4. Zwickau. (Zwickau.)

  8. Sachsen 8 Welches Bundesland ist Sachsen?Which federal state is Saxony?

    Shown as a picture in the test; described in words here.

    1. große Fläche im Nordwesten (large area in the north-west)
    2. Fläche in der Landesmitte, eher östlich (area in the centre of the country, towards the east)
    3. Fläche in der Mitte des Ostens (area in the middle of the east)
    4. Fläche im Südosten an Polen und Tschechien (area in the south-east bordering Poland and Czechia) (correct answer)

  9. Sachsen 9 Wie nennt man die Regierungschefin/den Regierungschef in Sachsen?What is the head of government of Saxony called?

    1. Erste Ministerin/Erster Minister (First Minister)
    2. Premierministerin/Premierminister (Prime Minister)
    3. Bürgermeisterin/Bürgermeister (mayor)
    4. Ministerpräsidentin/Ministerpräsident (Minister-President (Ministerpräsident)) (correct answer)

  10. Sachsen 10 Welche Ministerin/welchen Minister hat Sachsen nicht?Which minister does Saxony not have?

    1. Justizministerin/Justizminister (justice minister)
    2. Außenministerin/Außenminister (foreign minister) (correct answer)
    3. Finanzministerin/Finanzminister (finance minister)
    4. Innenministerin/Innenminister (interior minister)

Behind the answers

The Saxon arms go back to the Wettin dynasty. In the test, the black and gold stripes with the green crancelin laid diagonally across them are easily confused with Saxony-Anhalt’s arms, which show the same stripes in their upper part but add an eagle above and a bear on a wall below. Stripes and wreath only: Saxony.

The flag is simply white and green. The capital question is harder, because Leipzig is Saxony’s largest city and features in many history questions through the peaceful revolution of 1989. Parliament and government, however, sit in Dresden on the Elbe.

The Vogtlandkreis lies in the south-west of the state, bordering Bavaria and the Czech Republic. For the voting age, Saxony uses 18; it is one of the states that has not lowered it for municipal elections.

After the test

The test is one of several conditions for applying in Saxony. The tool works out when the others are met:

Earliest application

Earliest application

January 2027

Deadline (s. 10 StAG: 5 years’ residence)January 2027
Length of residencefrom January 2027
Residence titlemet
Livelihoodmet
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The 300 general questions are in the question catalogue; to book, see booking the citizenship test.

Common questions

Is Leipzig the capital of Saxony?

No, the capital is Dresden. Leipzig is Saxony’s largest city and one of the options in the test, alongside Chemnitz and Zwickau. The state parliament and government, however, are in Dresden. If you know Leipzig from the history questions on the peaceful revolution, do not let that mislead you here.

How do you tell the Saxon arms from Saxony-Anhalt’s?

Both have black and gold stripes with a green crancelin. Saxony’s arms show only that, while Saxony-Anhalt’s add a black eagle above and a black bear on a wall below. In the test, look for animals: no animals means Saxony, animals mean its neighbour.

What colours is the Saxon state flag?

White and green. The other options in the test are blue, white and red; green, white and red; and black and yellow. These two have long been Saxony’s state colours and are unrelated to the colours of the arms. Remember the order as the catalogue gives it: white first.

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