Saxony (disambiguation)

Saxony is a historical region in Germany and a federal state.

Saxony may also refer to:

Current German states

Historical German states

  • Old Saxony (unknown–785), tribal territory of the Saxons
  • Duchy of Saxony (804–1296), the settlement area of the Saxons in the late Early Middle Ages
  • Electorate of Saxony (1356–1806), a state of the Holy Roman Empire
  • Kingdom of Saxony (1806–1918), a confederacy in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany
  • Gau Saxony (1926–45), an administrative division of Nazi Germany
  • Province of Saxony (1816–1945), a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia

People

Ships

Other

  • Upper Saxony, name given to German lands held by the House of Wettin in what is now called Central Germany
  • Saxony (duck), breed of duck
  • Saxony (wine region), the wine region of Saxony
  • Saxony Hotel, in Miami Beach, Florida, US
  • Saxony Mill, building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rockville, Connecticut, US
  • Sachsen bei Ansbach, town in the district of Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany
  • Saxony yarn, a fine 3-ply yarn spun from the wool of merino sheep

See also

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