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District of Leipzig
Saxony - Germany

Leipzig University

The Leipzig University, located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. Famous alumni include Goethe, Wagner, Nietzsche, Angela Merkel, Raila Odinga, Cai Yuanpei, Tycho Brahe and eight Nobel Prize winners.

Located at 51.339, 12.379 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Leipzig Opera

The Leipzig Opera is an opera house and opera company in Leipzig, Germany.

Located at 51.3403, 12.3814 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Leipzig Trade Fair

The Leipzig Trade Fair was a major fair for trade across Central Europe for nearly a millennium. After the Second World War, its location happened to lie within the borders of East Germany, whereupon it became one of the most important trade fairs of Comecon and was traditionally a meeting place for businessmen and politicians from both sides of the Iron Curtain.

Located at 51.3967, 12.4028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Leipzig, Trade fairs in Germany, Economy of East Germany, Visitor attractions in Leipzig

St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig

The St. Nicholas Church has long been one of the most famous in Leipzig, and rose to national fame in 1989 with the Monday Demonstrations when it became the centre of peaceful revolt against communist rule.

Located at 51.3403, 12.3786 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Churches in Leipzig, Lutheran church buildings converted from Roman Catholicism, Gothic hall churches in Germany

Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences

The Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences(MPI-MIS) in Leipzig was founded on March 1, 1996. At the institute scientists (mainly mathematicians) work on projects which apply mathematics in various areas of natural sciences, in particular physics, biology, chemistry and material science.

Located at 51.3414, 12.3914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mathematical institutes, Max Planck Society, Research institutes in Germany

Games Convention

The Games Convention, sometimes called the Leipzig Games Convention and abbreviated as GC, was an annual video game event held in Leipzig, Germany, first held in 2002. Besides video games, the event also covers Infotainment, Hardware, and Edutainment. Its concept was created by the Leipziger Messe (Leipzig Fair) in cooperation with Bundesverband für Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware (German Federal Association for Entertainment Software) amongst others.

Located at 51.3967, 12.4039 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Recurring events established in 2002, Video game trade shows, Trade fairs in Germany

Museum der bildenden Künste

The Museum der bildenden Künste is a museum in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. On 7,000 square meters of display area, 3,500 paintings, 1,000 sculptures and 60,000 graphical works are shown. It covers artworks from the Late Middle Ages to Modernity.

Located at 51.3422, 12.3756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Gewandhaus

Gewandhaus is a concert hall in Leipzig, Germany, the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Today's hall is the third to bear this name; like the second, it is noted for its fine acoustics. The first Gewandhaus was built in 1781 by architect Johann Carl Friedrich Dauthe. The second opened on 11 December 1884, and was destroyed in the fire-bombings of World War II between 1943 and 1944.

Located at 51.3378, 12.3806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Leipzig Central Station

Leipzig Central Station (Leipzig Hauptbahnhof) is, at 83,460 m², the world's largest railway station when measured by floor area. It has 24 platforms housed in six iron trainsheds; a multi-level concourse with towering stone arches; and a 293 metre-long facade. It handles an average of 120,000 passengers per day. The station was opened in 1915 as a joint terminal for the Royal Saxon State Railways and the Prussian state railways.

Located at 51.3453, 12.3822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences is located Leipzig, Germany. The institute was founded in 2004 by a merger between the former Max Planck Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience in Leipzig and the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research in Munich. It is one of 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society (Max Planck Gesellschaft).

Located at 51.3347, 12.3887 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2004 establishments in Germany, Max Planck Society, Research institutes in Germany

Leipzig Book Fair

The Leipzig Book Fair is the second largest book fair in Germany after the Frankfurt Book Fair. The fair takes place annually over four days at the Leipzig Trade Fairground in the northern part of Leipzig, Saxony. It is the first large trade meeting of the year and as such it plays an important role in the market and is often where new publications are first presented.

Located at 51.3967, 12.4028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Leipzig-Schönefeld

Schönefeld is a city quarter in the Northeast of Leipzig. Concerning administrative matters Schönefeld-Ost is a district of Leipzig, while the rest of Schönefeld, together with Abtnaundorf forms a district called Schönefeld-Abtnaundorf.

Located at 51.3583, 12.425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Brühl (Leipzig)

The  Brühl is a street in Leipzig, Germany, just within the former city wall.

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Streets in Leipzig, Richard Wagner, Jewish German history, Fur trade

Paulinerkirche, Leipzig

The Paulinerkirche was a church on the Augustusplatz in Leipzig, named after the "Pauliner", its original Dominican friars. It was built in 1231 as the Klosterkirche St. Pauli for the Dominican monastery in Leipzig. From the foundation of the University of Leipzig in 1409, it served as the university church. After the Protestant Reformation it was donated to the university and was inaugurated in 1545 by Martin Luther as the Universitätskirche St.

Located at 51.3389, 12.38 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures demolished in 1968, Churches in Leipzig, Former church buildings in Germany, Dominican monasteries, 1230s architecture, Lutheran church buildings converted from Roman Catholicism

Augustusplatz

The Augustusplatz is a square located at the east end of the city centre of Leipzig. It is the city's largest square and one of the largest (and, prior to almost all its buildings being destroyed in bombing in the Second World War, the most beautiful) squares in Europe. It is also part of the city's inner-city ring-road and a central hub for its tram network.

Located at 51.3392, 12.3808 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Streets in Leipzig, Squares in Germany

BMW Central Building

The BMW Central Building Located in Leipzig, Germany was the winning design submitted for competition by Pritzker Prize winning architect, Zaha Hadid. The central building is the nerve center for BMW's new $1.55 billion complex built to manufacture the BMW 3 Series Vehicle.

Located at 51.4081, 12.4435 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Seehausen, Leipzig

Seehausen is a northern district of Leipzig. In its district lies the new fairgrounds for the city. Including its villages and hamlets, Seehausen has 1967 residents (1997). The district includes the village with the land on which the new Leipzig fairgrounds and exhibition grounds are located (known as Sachsenpark), and the hamlets of Göbschelwitz, Hohenheida, Gottscheina and Neblitz.

Located at 51.4, 12.4167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Museum of Antiquities of the University of Leipzig

The Museum of Antiquities of the University of Leipzig (German: Antikenmuseum der Universität Leipzig) is a collection of antiques in Leipzig, Germany.

Located at 51.3414, 12.3783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Museums established in 1994, University of Leipzig, Museums in Leipzig, University museums in Germany, Museums of Ancient Rome, Museums of Ancient Greece, Decorative arts museums in Germany

Leipzig Museum of Ethnography

The Leipzig Museum of Ethnography (German: Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig) is a large ethnographic museum in Leipzig, Germany. Today it is part of the Grassi Museum, an institution which also includes the Museum of Applied Arts and the Museum of Musical Instruments, based in a large building on the Johannisplatz. The Leipzig Museum of Ethnography is one of three museums in the Saxonian State Ethnographical Collections which belong to the Dresden State Art Collections.

Located at 51.3369, 12.3883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums established in 1869, Ethnographic museums in Germany, Museums in Leipzig, Art museums and galleries in Germany, 1869 establishments in Germany

Museum of Musical Instruments of the University of Leipzig

The Museum of Musical Instruments of the University of Leipzig (German: Museum für Musikinstrumente der Universität Leipzig) is a museum in Leipzig, Germany. It is located on Johannisplatz, near the city centre. The museum belongs to the University of Leipzig and is also part of the Grassi Museum, whose other members are the Museum of Ethnography and the Museum of Applied Arts. It is one of the largest music instrument museums in Europe, alongside those of Brussels and of Paris.

Located at 51.3378, 12.3881 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Music museums in Germany, Museums established in 1929, University of Leipzig, Museums in Leipzig, University museums in Germany, Musical instrument museums

Grassi Museum

The Grassi Museum is a building complex in Leipzig, Germany, home to three museums: the Ethnography Museum, Musical Instruments Museum, and Applied Arts Museum. It is sometimes known as the "Museums in the Grassi", or as the "New" Grassi Museum (to distinguish it from the older building with this name, now home to the municipal library).

Located at 51.3375, 12.3883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums established in 1929, Museums in Leipzig, University museums in Germany, University of Leipzig

Hugo Schneider AG

Hugo Schneider AG (HASAG) was a small German metal goods manufacturer founded in 1863. Based in Leipzig, it grew from a small business making lamps and other small metal products by hand into a large factory and publicly traded company that sold its wares in several countries around the world. During the First World War, it began making armaments, supplementing the loss of business caused by the war, a decision that ultimately increased the company's profitability.

Located at 51.3526, 12.433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Leipzig Museum of Applied Arts

The Museum of Applied Arts (German: Museum für Angewandte Kunst) is a museum in Leipzig, Germany. It is the second oldest museum of decorative arts in the country, founded just six years after the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin. Today it is part of the Grassi Museum, an institution which also includes the Museum of Ethnography and the Museum of Musical Instruments, based in a large building on the Johannisplatz.

Located at 51.3369, 12.3883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Leipzig City Tunnel

The City Tunnel is a railway tunnel under construction for the city-centre S-Bahn in Leipzig with two tunnels with one track in each direction. It will link the Central Station with the two km distant Bayerischer Bahnhof (which is closed for the construction period). Construction began in July 2003. In March 2008, the first tube was structurally completed, the second in October 2008. The tunnel for the trains should be ready for the timetable change in December 2013.

Located at 51.3456, 12.3808 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Leipzig Jewish community

History[edit] Leipzig has historically been a centre for Jews. Already in the 1250s there is mention of Jewish life in Leipzig. Its central location attracted Jewish traders from all over Europe to the Trade Fair. However, the Jewish community as an officially state-recognised organisation was established only in 1847 and only by then Jews were allowed to settle in Leipzig without any restrictions.

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Jews and Judaism in Germany, Leipzig