Leipzig information

Leipzig is, with a population of over 506,000, the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Rivers Pleiße, White Elster and Parthe. Leipzig is well-known for its university and its trade fair. Germany's first labour party was founded in the city.
Leipzig's name is derived from the Slavic word Lipsk, which means "settlement where the linden trees (US; lime trees in UK) stand". An obsolete English spelling of the name was Leipsic. (...) more....

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