bundesland

sachsen

Sachsen is easily the most industrialized Bundesland of the former East Germany.  Sachsen experienced a great deal of western and foreign investment in the 1990s, and the increase in modern industrial plants here is far greater than investments made in the other Neuebundesländer.  The city of Zwickau now has a new Volkswagen assembly plant, and many of the trains built in Germany are now assembled in Sachsen. 

The city of Leipzig is currently trying to recreate itself as an historical tourist destination, but Sachsen is attempting to become more than just a place of music and philosophy.  The city where Bach became famous is the home to the largest terminal train station in Europe, and it is Germany's gateway to eastern Europe.

Other major cities in Sachsen include Chemnitz and the Hauptstadt Dresden.