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German citizenship test Saxony-Anhalt — the state questions explained
If you sit the test in Saxony-Anhalt, three of your 33 questions come from your state's catalogue. The other 30 are federal. Questions from other states will not appear in your test. 6 of them are explained here.
Saxony-Anhalt was formed in 1990 from the districts of Halle and Magdeburg and carries two traditions in its name. World Heritage sites crowd into a small area: Luther's Wittenberg, where the Reformation began in 1517, the Bauhaus in Dessau, Quedlinburg and Naumburg Cathedral. The Nebra Sky Disc belongs to the Memory of the World register.
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What to know about this state
- The state was formed in 1990 out of the GDR districts of Halle and Magdeburg. Its name joins the Prussian province of Saxony with the former Anhalt. (www.sachsen-anhalt.de)
- The Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt sits in Magdeburg on the Elbe. Magdeburg is the state capital, although Halle on the Saale is of similar size. (www.landtag.sachsen-anhalt.de)
- Martin Luther published his 95 theses in Wittenberg in 1517, which began the Reformation. The Luther memorials in Wittenberg and Eisleben are UNESCO World Heritage. (www.sachsen-anhalt.de)
- The Bauhaus moved from Weimar to Dessau in 1925; its buildings there are World Heritage. The old town of Quedlinburg and Naumburg Cathedral are on the list as well. (www.sachsen-anhalt.de)
- The coat of arms shows the black eagle for the Prussian part alongside a field divided red and silver bearing the green crancelin for Anhalt. (www.sachsen-anhalt.de)
- The Nebra Sky Disc, found in 1999, is regarded as the world's oldest known concrete depiction of the heavens and belongs to the UNESCO Memory of the World register. The northern Harz with the Brocken extends into the state. (www.sachsen-anhalt.de)
No other state packs so many World Heritage sites into so small an area: Wittenberg and Eisleben as places of the Reformation, the Bauhaus in Dessau, Quedlinburg and Naumburg Cathedral. Anyone seeking naturalisation applies to the rural district or independent city where they live; technical oversight lies with the state administration office.
Questions on Saxony-Anhalt
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- Question 1 of 6Saxony-Anhalt · Catalogue question 2
Which is a rural district in Saxony-Anhalt?
- A — Ammerland lies in Lower Saxony, not in Saxony-Anhalt.
- B — Altötting lies in Bavaria, not in Saxony-Anhalt.
- C — The Uckermark lies in Brandenburg, not in Saxony-Anhalt.
- D — Correct: the Börde district lies in Saxony-Anhalt.
Source: www.sachsen-anhalt.de
- Question 2 of 6Saxony-Anhalt · Catalogue question 5
What colours does the state flag of Saxony-Anhalt have?
- A — Blue, white and red is not Saxony-Anhalt's state flag.
- B — Correct: Saxony-Anhalt's state flag shows two equally wide stripes, yellow (top) and black (bottom).
- C — Green, white and red is not Saxony-Anhalt's flag; that is associated with North Rhine-Westphalia.
- D — White and red is not Saxony-Anhalt's state flag; that is associated with Hamburg or Thuringia.
Source: www.sachsen-anhalt.de
- Question 3 of 6Saxony-Anhalt · Catalogue question 6
Where can you get information about political topics in Saxony-Anhalt?
- A — Churches are religious institutions and not an official point of contact for political education.
- B — Correct: the Saxony-Anhalt State Centre for Political Education is the responsible institution for cross-party political information.
- C — The public order office deals with public safety and order, not political education.
- D — The consumer advice centre advises on consumer issues, not political education.
Source: www.sachsen-anhalt.de
- Question 4 of 6Saxony-Anhalt · Catalogue question 7
The state capital of Saxony-Anhalt is called …
- A — Halle (Saale) is the largest city in Saxony-Anhalt, but not the state capital.
- B — Dessau is known for the Bauhaus, but is not the state capital.
- C — Correct: Magdeburg is the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt and the seat of the state parliament and state government.
- D — Wittenberg is known as the town of Luther, but is not the state capital.
Source: www.sachsen-anhalt.de
- Question 5 of 6Saxony-Anhalt · Catalogue question 9
What is the head of government of Saxony-Anhalt called?
- A — "First Minister" is not a title used in Germany.
- B — "Prime Minister" is the title used in other countries, not in German federal states.
- C — "Mayor" is the title for local heads, not for the state as a whole.
- D — Correct: as in most area states, the head of government in Saxony-Anhalt is called Ministerpräsident/in (Minister-President).
Source: www.sachsen-anhalt.de
- Question 6 of 6Saxony-Anhalt · Catalogue question 10
Which minister does Saxony-Anhalt not have?
- A — A justice ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Saxony-Anhalt's.
- B — Correct: foreign policy is exclusively a federal matter (Art. 32 Basic Law); no federal state — including Saxony-Anhalt — has its own foreign ministry.
- C — A finance ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Saxony-Anhalt's.
- D — An interior ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Saxony-Anhalt's.
Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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