In the eastern German federal states, people are particularly attached to their place of residence. Over three quarters of people feel a particularly strong connection to their own town or village, according to a recent survey on regional identity and solidarity conducted by the opinion research institute YouGov.
Across the country, people in Hamburg rated their sense of belonging highest at 82 percent. In Saarland, the sense of belonging was lowest at 62 percent. In Saxony, 76% of people said they felt a particularly strong sense of belonging to their place of residence.
