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Which East German districts were combined to form the modern state of Saxony?

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Map of Germany highlighting the state of Saxony in white, located in the eastern part of the country near the border with the Czech Republic and Poland. Major cities within Saxony such as Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz, Freiberg, and Zwickau are labeled. An inset in the upper left shows Saxony's location within Germany in red. Surrounding countries including France, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Poland, and the Czech Republic are also shown.
Saxony

The modern state of Saxony was re-created in 1990 during the reunification of East Germany and West Germany. It was formed by combining the former East German Bezirke (districts) of:

Additionally, a small portion of the former Cottbus district was included in the new state's territory.1