Halle, or simply Halle, is the second largest city of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is the sixth-most populous city in the area of formeā¦Halle, or simply Halle, is the second largest city of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is the sixth-most populous city in the area of former East Germany after Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz and Magdeburg as well as the 31st-largest city of Germany. With around 226,000 inhabitants, it is less populous than the state capital, Magdeburg. With Leipzig, the largest city of Saxony, Halle forms the polycentric Leipzig-Halle conurbation. Leipzig/Halle International Airport lies between the two cities, in Schkeuditz. The Leipzig-Halle conurbation is at the heart of the larger Central German Metropolitan Region.