Leipzig
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Frae tap: Skyline o Leipzig centre,
Monument tae the Battle o the Naitions at nicht, Federal Admeenistrative Coort o Germany, New Toun Haw, City-Hochhaus Leipzig an the Augusteum o the Leipzig Varsity Central Leipzig
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| Coordinates: 51°20′N 12°23′E / 51.333°N 12.383°ECoordinates: 51°20′N 12°23′E / 51.333°N 12.383°E | |||||||
| Kintra | Germany | ||||||
| State | Saxony | ||||||
| Destrict | Urban destricts o Germany | ||||||
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| • Laird Mayor | Burkhard Jung (SPD) | ||||||
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| • Ceety | 297.60 km2 (114.90 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population (2015-12-31)[2] | |||||||
| • Ceety | 560,472 | ||||||
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) | ||||||
| • Metro | 1,001,220 (LUZ)[1] | ||||||
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||||||
| Postal codes | 04001-04357 | ||||||
| Diallin codes | 0341 | ||||||
| Vehicle registration | L | ||||||
| Wabsteid | www.leipzig.de | ||||||
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Leipzig, an aa cried Leipsic in Inglis, 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.
Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopie, syne 2004
Birmingham, UK, syne 1992[4]
Bologna, Italy, syne 1962, renewed in 1997
Brno, Czech Republic, syne 1973, renewed in 1999[5]
Frankfurt, Germany, syne 1990[6]- Hanover, Germany, syne 1987[7]
Houston, Unitit States, since 1993
Kiev, Ukraine, syne 1961, renewed in 1992
Lyon, Fraunce, syne 1981</[8]
Nanjing, Cheenae, syne 1988
Plovdiv, Bulgarie, syne 1975, renewed in 2007
Thessaloniki, Greece, syne 1984[9]
Travnik, Bosnie an Herzegovinae, syne 2003
Herzliya, Israel, syne 2010
Pairtnerships[eedit | eedit soorce]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=urb_lpop1&lang=de
- ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Leipzig - International Relations". © 2009 Leipzig City Council, Office for European and International Affairs. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ↑ "Partner Cities". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ↑ "Brno - Partnerská města" (in Czech). © 2006-2009 City of Brno. Retrieved 2009-07-17. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Frankfurt -Partner Cities". © 2008 Stadt Frankfurt am Main. Retrieved 2008-12-05. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Hanover - Twin Towns" (in German). © 2007-2009 HANNOVER.de - Offizielles Portal der Landeshauptstadt und der Region Hannover in Zusammenarbeit mit hier.de. Retrieved 2009-07-17. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Partner Cities of Lyon and Greater Lyon". © 2008 Mairie de Lyon. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ↑ "Twinning Cities". City of Thessaloniki. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ "Kraków otwarty na świat". www.krakow.pl. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ↑ "Leipzig - International Relations". © 2009 Leipzig City Council, Office for European and International Affairs. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
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