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Information about Leipzig
Leipzig is situated in the east of Germany, in a low-lying area by the rivers Elster, Pleisse and Parthe in the north-west part of the Free State of Saxony. Average altitude is 118m above sea-level.
Leipzig currently has about 494,000 inhabitants. The city covers 297.5sq.km and enjoys, in general, a relatively mild climate. The average annual temperature is about +11,2°C, in January average 0°C, in July average 18°C; annual precipitation 610 mm; sunshine hours 1,675 h.
Leipzig has a tradition of being a junction point for traffic. Having grown up as a trade-fair and commercial centre at the crossroads of two military and commercial routes, it is today more than ever a focus of traffic routes running in all directions. So there are numerous ways to get to Leipzig by road, rail and air.
Brief History of Leipzig
7.-9. cent.: | First Slav village-type settlement near the confluence of the Elster and Parthe rivers. The Slavs call the settlement Lipsk, meaning "place of the lime trees". | | 1015: | "Urbs Libzi" is first mentioned in the chronicles of Bishop Thietmar von Merseburg. | | 1409: | The University of Leipzig is established. | | 1555-56: | The Weigh House and the City Hall (now the Old City Hall) are build on the marketplace by Hieronymus Lotter. | | 1650: | The world's first daily newspaper is published in Leipzig. | | 1723-50: | Johann Sebastian Bach is organist and choirmaster of St. Thomas's Church, and the City's musical director. | | 1765-68: | Johann Wolfgang Goethe studies at the University of Leipzig | | 1813: | Richard Wagner is born in Leipzig | | 1846: | The Saxon Academy of Sciences is founded in Leipzig. | | 1902-15: | Leipzig Central Station is built. | | 1993: | Leipzig celebrates the 300th anniversary of the Opera House, the 250th anniversary of the Gewandhaus Orchestra and the 150th anniversary of the Conservatory of Music. | | 1996: | The Leipzig Fair Exhibition Centre and a new Terminal at Leipzig/Halle Airport opens. |
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