Editing Saxony (section)

== Geography ==
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===Topography===
{{See also|List of mountains and hills of Saxony|Natural regions of Saxony}}

The highest mountain in Saxony is the [[Fichtelberg]] (1,215 m) in the [[Western Ore Mountains]].

===Rivers===
{{See also|List of rivers of Saxony}}
[[File:Sachsen2.gif|thumb|Topographic map of Saxony]]
There are numerous rivers in Saxony. The [[Elbe]] is the most dominant one. The [[Neisse]] defines the border between Saxony and Poland. Other rivers include the [[Mulde]] and the [[White Elster]].

===Largest cities and towns===
{{See also|List of cities in Saxony by population}}
The largest cities and towns in Saxony according to the 31 July 2022 estimate are listed below.<ref name=SaxonyPopulations>{{cite web | url=https://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/aktuelle-zahlen/statistik-sachsen_aI1_einwohnerzahlen-monat.xlsx| title=Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden| website=Statistik.sachsen.de | date= 31 July 2022| access-date= 7 November 2022}}</ref> Leipzig forms a [[conurbation]] with [[Halle (Saale)|Halle]], known as ''Ballungsraum Leipzig/Halle''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stadtplan.net/sonderkarten/detail.php/?karte=sachsen-anhalt/Ballungsraum-Leipzig-Halle_2388|title=Ballungsraum Leipzig/Halle |website=Stadtplan.net|access-date=5 November 2018}}</ref> The latter city is located just across the border of [[Saxony-Anhalt]]. Leipzig shares, for instance, an [[S-train]] system (known as ''S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.s-bahn-mitteldeutschland.de/s_mitteldeutschland/view/index.shtml|title=S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland|first=Deutsche Bahn AG, Unternehmensbereich Personenverkehr, Marketing|last=eCommerce|website=S-bahn-mitteldeutschland.de|access-date=5 November 2018|archive-date=24 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224071619/http://www.s-bahn-mitteldeutschland.de/s_mitteldeutschland/view/index.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> and an airport<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leipzig-halle-airport.de/en/|title=Flughafen Leipzig/Halle – Passengers and visitors > Flights > Flights|website=Leipzig-halle-airport.de|access-date=5 November 2018}}</ref> with Halle.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; margin-right:60px "
|-
!Rank
!City
!Population
|-
|align=left|1
|align=left|[[Leipzig]]
|612,441
|-
|align=left|2
|align=left|[[Dresden]]
|560,648
|-
|align=left|3
|align=left|[[Chemnitz]]
|246,537
|-
|align=left|4
|align=left|[[Zwickau]]
|87,027
|-
|align=left|5
|align=left|[[Plauen]]
|64,419
|-
|align=left|6
|align=left|[[Görlitz]]
|56,443
|-
|align=left|7
|align=left|[[Freiberg]]
|40,271
|-
|align=left|8
|align=left|[[Freital]]
|39,576
|-
|align=left|9
|align=left|[[Pirna]]
|38,771
|-
|align=left|10
|align=left|[[Bautzen]]
|38,331
|}

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File:Altes Rathaus, Nikolaikirche, von Norden Leipzig 20180814 001.jpg|[[Leipzig]]
File:Dresden from Albertbrücke.jpg|[[Dresden]]
File:Altes und Neues Rathaus am Chemnitzer Marktplatz 2015.jpg|[[Chemnitz]]
File:Zwickau Hauptmarkt Panorama.jpg|[[Zwickau]]
File:Plauen i.V. Zentrum.jpg|[[Plauen]]
File:18-09-29-Görlitz-RalfR-DJI 0418.jpg|[[Görlitz]]
File:Freiberg-Petri-Obermarkt.jpg|[[Freiberg]]
File:Freital-pano.jpg|[[Freital]]
File:City Bautzen Germany 104.JPG|[[Bautzen]]
</gallery>