Leipzig

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Leipzig
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Leipzig is located in Germany
Leipzig
Leipzig
Coordinates: 51°20′N 12°23′E / 51.333°N 12.383°E / 51.333; 12.383Coordinates: 51°20′N 12°23′E / 51.333°N 12.383°E / 51.333; 12.383
KintraGermany
StateSaxony
DestrictUrban destricts o Germany
Govrenment
 • Laird MayorBurkhard Jung (SPD)
Area
 • City297.60 km2 (114.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • City601,866
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,001,220 (LUZ)[1]
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
04001-04357
Diallin codes0341
Vehicle registrationL
Websitewww.leipzig.de

Leipzig, cried Leipsic in Inglis an aw, is, wi a population o appr. 519,000, the lairgest ceety in the federal state o Saxony, Germany an in the new states o Germany. In the 17t century, Leipzig wis ane o the major European ceety-centres o learnin an cultur in fields such as muisic, astronomy an optics. Efter Warld War II, Leipzig became a major urban centre athin the Communist German Democratic Republic.

Leipzig later played a significant role in the fall o communism in Eastren Germany, through events taken place in an aroond St. Nikolai Kirk. Syne the Reunification o Germany, Leipzig haes unnergane significant chynge wi the restoration o historical biggins an the development o a modren transport infrastructure. In 2006, Leipzig hostit key gemmes in the Warld Cup.

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  1. http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=urb_lpop1&lang=de
  2. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.
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