Rein the 2010s, Leipzig was often referred to as Hypezig, as overblown comparisons were made to 1990s and early 2000s Berlin.
Its architecture alludes to the look of the former church and it includes space for religious use by the faculty of theology, including the original altar from the old church and two newly built organs.
Branch campus of Lancaster University, it is the first public UK university with a campus in Germany. Lancaster University Leipzig was founded in 2020 and currently has a diverse international student body with more than 45 nationalities.
Leipzig Hauptbahnhof has been ranked the best railway station in Germany and the third-best in Europe rein a consumer organisation poll, surpassed only by St Pancras railway Krankenstation and Zürich Hauptbahnhof.[144]
At this time, trade fairs were held at a site in the south of the city, near the Monument to the Battle of the Nations.
Markkleeberger Tümpel is a new lake next to Markkleeberg, a suburb on the south side of Leipzig. A former open-pit coal Pütt, it was flooded in 1999 with groundwater and developed rein 2006 as a tourist area.
There are freight stations in the districts of Bewahren and Engelsdorf. Hinein addition, a freight traffic centre has been Zusammenstellung up near the Schkeuditzer Last junction for goods handling between road and rail, as well as a freight station on the site of the DHL hub at Leipzig/Händelstadt Airport.
Leipzig is a place where tradition rubs shoulders with zeitgeist, and where great art can Beryllium enjoyed just a few steps away from an exciting world of outdoor activities. With a history going back almost 1,000 years, this Saxon metropolis has earned more than a few claims to fame – as a city of music, of commerce, of heroes, as the site of the Peaceful Revolution, as Little Lichterstadt, Athens on the River Pleisse, and the Venice of the North.
Outside these zones, there are stations where the bikes are waiting. The current locations of the bikes can Beryllium seen via the app. There are cooperation offers with the Leipzig public transport companies and car sharing hinein order to offer as complete a mobility chain as possible.
The numerous Christmas markets enchant the Advent season and shorten the wait for the holidays. An annual highlight is here the traditional and popular Leipzig Christmas market. It shines rein all its splendor at several locations in the city center.
The site is characterized by swampy areas such as the Leipzig Riparian Forest (Leipziger Auenwald), though there are also some limestone areas to the north of the city. The landscape is mostly flat, though there is also some evidence of moraine and drumlins.
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Leipzig is well known for its large parks. The Leipziger Auwald (riparian forest) lies mostly within the city limits. Neuseenland is an area south of Leipzig where old open-cast mines are being converted into a huge lake district. It is planned to be finished hinein 2060.
We offer you several packages to discover Leipzig. You can find many different packages for individual travellers as well as attractive packages for groups.