The Leipzig-Halle Saxony-Anhalt conurbation is at the heart of the larger Central German Metropolitan Region.
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12 Facts About Halle Saxony-Anhalt
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Halle Saxony-Anhalt is an economic and educational center in central Germany.
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Halle Saxony-Anhalt became a center for Pietism, a movement encouraged by King Frederick William I of Prussia because it caused the area's large Lutheran population to be more inclined to Fredrick William I's religion, as well as more loyal to the Prussian king instead of to the decentralized feudal system.
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When Saxony-Anhalt was re-established as a Bundesland in 1990, Magdeburg, not Halle, became the capital.
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Current mayor of Halle Saxony-Anhalt is independent politician Bernd Wiegand since 2012.
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The Franckesche Stiftungen are home to the Stadtsingechor zu Halle Saxony-Anhalt, which was founded before the year 1116 and is one of the oldest boys' choirs in the world.
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Halle Saxony-Anhalt is home to Germany's oldest Protestant church library, known as the Marienbibliothek, with 27,000 titles.
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Halle Saxony-Anhalt was a centre of German Pietism and played an important role in establishing the Lutheran church in North America, when Henry Muhlenberg and others were sent as missionaries to Pennsylvania in the mid-18th century.
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Halle Saxony-Anhalt Zoo contributes to the EAZA breeding programme, in particular for the Angolan lion and the Malaysian tiger.
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Halle Saxony-Anhalt is known for its thriving coypu population, which is native to South America.
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Leipzig is connected to this route, but since it is a terminus station, Halle Saxony-Anhalt is more likely to be used as an intermediate stop for Berlin-Munich trains.
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