Sachsen-Anhalt – question 3
Which is a district in Saxony-Anhalt?
German original: Welches ist ein Landkreis in Sachsen-Anhalt?. In the test, all questions are asked in German.
Answer options
- Ammerland
- Altötting
- Uckermark
- Börde — Correct answer
Explanation
Börde is a district (Landkreis) in Saxony-Anhalt. Districts administer several municipalities and are the local administrative level between municipalities and the federal state.
Key terms in this question
- Which — An interrogative word used to ask about a specific thing or person from a group. It is used to request a choice or identification.
- Which — An interrogative word used to ask about a selection from a group (e.g., 'Which party won?').
- rural district / county — A Landkreis is an administrative unit in Germany that groups several municipalities and towns together. It has its own administration and is responsible for tasks such as road construction, schools, and social services.
- Federal state — A federal state is one of the 16 regions that together form Germany. Each state has its own government, parliament, and areas of responsibility.
- Saxony — Saxony is a federal state located in eastern Germany. Its capital city is Dresden.
- Saxony-Anhalt — Saxony-Anhalt is a federal state in eastern Germany, with Magdeburg as its capital city. It borders the states of Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, Thuringia, and Saxony.
- which / what — 'Welche' is a German interrogative or relative pronoun used to ask about or refer to a specific thing or person from a group.
- which / which one — 'Welchen' is an inflected form of the German interrogative pronoun 'welcher' (which), used in the accusative or genitive plural. It is used to ask about a specific person, thing, or group from a set of options.