Einbürgerungstest Saxony: the 10 state questions

The state coat of arms of the Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen) shows a green crancelin running diagonally to the right. The background is a shield divided nine times horizontally in black and gold (Article 2(3) of the state constitution).

The state colours white and green (Article 2(2)) are not the colours of the coat of arms, which shows black, gold and green. So you recognise the coat of arms by the black-and-gold stripes with the green crancelin.

Several municipalities and towns together form a district (Landkreis). Districts handle tasks that are too big for a single municipality. These include, for example, waste collection or bus routes that do not run only within one town or municipality.

Saxony (Sachsen) is divided into ten districts. The Vogtlandkreis is one of them.

The state parliament (Landtag) is the parliament of the Free State. Under Article 44 of the state constitution, it is elected for five years. Its legislative term ends with the first sitting of a new state parliament, even in the case of early dissolution.

So the state parliament is in office for five years.

The state parliament also elects the Minister-President (Ministerpräsident), as set out in Article 60 of the state constitution.

In local elections in Saxony (Sachsen), you can vote from the age of 18. The minimum age for voting is 18, and the minimum age for standing for election, that is, the age from which you can stand as a candidate yourself, is also 18.

The same voting age applies in Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and in Saarland.

The state colours of the Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen) are white and green (Article 2(2) of the state constitution). They are set out in the constitution and are not part of the coat of arms. The coat of arms, by contrast, shows black, gold and green.

The state flag shows these two colours.