Saxony is located in eastern Germany and borders the Polish Voivodeships of Lower Silesia and Lubusz to the east. Saxony is internationally accessible via Dresden and Leipzig/Halle’s airports as well as its efficient rail, bus, and motorway connections.
The baroque state capital of Dresden is its economic and cultural centre alongside Leipzig. The industrial revolution came early to this region and industrial culture today remains an essential part of Saxony's identity. Even today, historic industrial buildings in almost every Saxon city stand testament to this era. Culturally, the region has several large concert halls and opera houses, such as the Gewandhaus in Leipzig or the Semperoper in Dresden. There are also many museums that rare and valuable collections, such as the Grünes Gewölbe in Dresden, the Chemnitz Art Collection, or the Silesian Museum in Görlitz. For outdoor and climbing enthusiasts, mountains of Saxon Switzerland are particularly interesting. Its Sandstone Mountains near the Elbe and the Saxon Switzerland National Park attract visitors from around the globe, and the Ore Mountains also have a long tradition as a winter sporting destination.
Saxony has 76 hospitals, including two university hospitals in Leipzig and Dresden.
The Dresden Elbland region stands for an astonishing amount of diversity on both sides of the Elbe, from Pirna to Dresden and Torgau. It is home to world-famous cities as well as enchanting villages and outstanding natural beauty. The Church of Our Lady, the Zwinger, the Semper Opera House, the River Elbe, a wide range of museums and theatres: the city is one of Germany's most popular tourist destinations. Millions of visitors flock to the Elbe metropolis every year to experience its sights, historic buildings, exciting history, art treasures and special flair.
Anyone who explores the Elbland will experience a special blend of culture, nature and enjoyment. Meissen tells more than 1,000 years of Saxon history and attracts porcelain lovers from all over the world. Elegant villas, romantic vineyards, magnificent gardens and a historic town centre that has become a shopping mile - all this is Radebeul. And Moritzburg, with its fairytale castle, Saxon State Stud and almost park-like forest and meadow landscape, is worth a visit all year round. The best way to experience the (urban) landscape is actively - by bike, on foot or by boat on the river.
The Leipzig Heart Centre is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The team of more than 1,400 employees offers high-performance cardiac medicine under the direction of renowned scientists and internationally experienced physicians. In addition to cardiac surgery, cardiology and intensive care, the portfolio includes paediatric cardiac surgery and much more. The aim of the centre is to provide patients with the best possible care and to establish innovative and gentle treatment options.
The Helios Klinikum Aue combines tradition and history with innovative and modern medicine in the building of the former city hospital. The academic teaching hospital of the Technical University of Dresden is one of the leading healthcare facilities in western Saxony. Around 1,200 employees provide high-quality care to around 100,000 patients every year. In addition to an interdisciplinary medical programme, the hospital offers a monthly open lecture series called 'Medicine for Everyone'.
The Helios Hospital Pirna is a specialised outpatient and inpatient healthcare centre for the district of Saxon Switzerland - Eastern Ore Mountains. As a standard care hospital with 410 beds and 30 places in the day clinic, it provides comprehensive medical treatment for over 16,000 inpatients and more than 30,000 outpatients every year. Ongoing specialist training ensures comprehensive care in a wide range of specialties. Patients' convalescence is supported by cultural activities such as temporary art exhibitions.
The Helios Hospital Plauen is an acute care hospital and academic teaching hospital of the University of Leipzig. The hospital has 668 beds in 20 departments run by chief physicians. With over 1,500 employees, it provides excellent medical and nursing care to more than 29,000 inpatients and around 115,000 outpatients every year. The facility is particularly notable for its colorectal cancer, robotics and spinal specialist centre.
Helios Park Hospital Leipzig is the largest basic and standard care hospital in Saxony with 796 full and partial inpatient beds and treatment places, 154 rehabilitation places and 30 places for adaptation and assisted living. With its somatic and psychiatric clinics, it offers modern medicine for body and soul. The hospital has a certified bowel centre, a liver centre, endoprosthetics and a also focuses on older people with its geriatric department.
