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Touring Möckern
The district Möckern of in Saxony is a subburb located in Germany about 92 mi south-west of Berlin, the country's capital place.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Night Temperature | 6°C / 44 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 3% |
Air Humidity | 54% |
Air Pressure | 991 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 29th of March 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
20°C (67 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
13°C (56 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Leipzig a Luxury Collection Hotel Hotel Fuerstenhof
Arthotel Ana Symphonie
The Westin Leipzig
Apartment Central am Zoo
Apartment Central
Lindner Hotel Leipzig
Mercure Hotel Art Leipzig
Travel24 Hotel Leipzig-City
StadtHaus by Hentschels Apartments
Am St. Georg
Videos from this area
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Rb Leipzig vs. Erzgebirge Aue - DFB-Pokal - Choreo + Home Support @Zentralstadion (29.10.2014)
Rb Leipzig Choreo und Support aus Block 28 beim DFB-Pokalspiel (2. Runde) gegen den 1.FC Erzgebirge Aue am 29.10.2014 im Zentralstadion Leipzig.
Udo Lindenberg (2014) Intro/Odyssee - Live in Leipzig!
Udo Lindenberg (2014) Intro/Odyssee - Live am 13. Juni 2014 in der RedBull-Arena in Leipzig! *!abonnieren!*
Zoo Leipzig - im Frühsommer
Bei herrlichem Frühsommer Wetter beschloss ich mal wieder einen schönen Zoobesuch zu machen. Also los geht es! Zuerst natürlich zu den possierlichen Erdmännchen, deren Jungtiere gerade...
RB Leipzig - FC Ingolstadt 04
Die letzten 3min in der Partie, mit anschließenden Pfeifkonzert gegen den "Schiedsrichter"
Zoo Leipzig - Gondwanaland - Riesentropenwelt - Rundgang 19.05.2012 - Full-HD
Rundgang durch die Riesentropenwelt "Gondwanaland" im Zoo Leipzig vom 19.05.2012 - absolut empfehlenswert, das Highlight unseres Zoobesuches. Gefilmt in HD mit der Panasonic Bridge-Kamera ...
Straßenbahn Leipzig - historische Gotha Bahn - Tram
Im Film zeige ich den historischen Gotha Wagenzug des Straßenbahnmuseums Leipzig Möckerns. Es handelt sich um Triebwagen 1206 Typ:32, Baujahr 1967. Er wird von zwei 60KW Elektromotoren...
Contrail Spotting: Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 D-ABYF
Sometimes you don't need to be on an airport for planespotting: This is D-ABYF, a Boeing 747-8 operated by Lufthansa (LH/DLH) and named "Sachsen-Anhalt" (en: "Saxony-Anhalt"), after one of...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
The Battle of Breitenfeld (German: Schlacht bei Breitenfeld; Swedish: Slaget vid Breitenfeld) or First Battle of Breitenfeld (sometimes First Breitenfeld and in older texts Battle of Leipzig), was fought at the crossroads villages of Breitenfeld {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:51|24|N|12|20|E||| | |name= }}, Podelwitz {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:51|24|N|12|23|E||| | |name= }}, and Seehausen {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:51|24|N|12|25|E||| | |name= }}, approximately five miles northwest of the walled city of Leipzig on September 17 (new style, or Gregorian dating), or September 7 (by the older Julian calendar, in wide use at the time), 1631.
Leipzig Zoological Garden
The Leipzig Zoological Garden, or the Leipzig Zoo, was opened in Leipzig, Germany on June 9, 1878. It was taken over by the city of Leipzig in 1920 after World War I and now covers about 225,000 square metres and contains more than 2,000 animals of 500 different species. The zoo is internationally noted for its large carnivore exhibit. It has bred more than 2,000 lions, 250 rare Siberian tigers, and other carnivores like bears.
St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
For other churches with the same or similar name, please see St. Thomas' Church. The Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) is a Lutheran church in Leipzig, Germany. It is most famous as the place where Johann Sebastian Bach worked as a cantor, and as the current location of his remains.
Auerbachs Keller
Auerbachs Keller (Auerbach's Cellar in English) is the best known and second oldest restaurant in Leipzig, dating to at least the first half of the fifteenth century. It was already one of the city’s most important wine bars by the 16th century and is described in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's play Faust I as the first place Mephistopheles takes Faust on their travels.
Arena Leipzig
The Arena Leipzig is a multipurpose indoor arena located in Leipzig, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people for sporting events and up to 12,200 for shows and concerts. It is part of the Sportforum Leipzig, which also contains the Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) and the Sportmuseum Leipzig.
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.
Pleissenburg
The Pleissenburg was a historical building in the city of Leipzig in Saxony which is in modern-day Germany. It was built in the 13th Century by the Margrave Dietrick and named after the river Pleisse which runs nearby. Martin Luther gave the first evangelical sermon in the castle chapel on Pentecost Sunday in 1519. After heavy damage during the siege in the Schmalkaldic War in 1547, the Elector Maurice of Saxony built a fortification with moats.
Thomasschule zu Leipzig
St. Thomas School, Leipzig (German: Thomasschule zu Leipzig Latin: Schola Thomana Lipsiensis) is a co-educational and public boarding school in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It was founded by the Augustinians in 1212 and is one of the oldest schools in the world. St. Thomas is known for its art, language and music education.
Naturkundemuseum Leipzig
Naturkundemuseum Leipzig is a natural history museum in Leipzig, Germany. The museum contains the insect collection of Alexander Julius Reichert.
Leipzig synagogue
The ornate Moorish Revival Leipzig synagogue in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, was built in 1855 by German Jewish architect Otto Simonson who had studied under Gottfried Semper, architect of the Semper Synagogue in Dresden. The synagogue was commissioned by the small Leipzig Jewish community and by Jewish merchants from throughout Europe who gathered for the annual Leipzig Trade Fair.
Brühl (Leipzig)
The Brühl is a street in Leipzig, Germany, just within the former city wall.
13th Panzergrenadier Division (Bundeswehr)
The 13th Panzergrenadier Division (13. Panzergrenadierdivision) is a mechanized division of the German Army. Its staff is based at Leipzig. The division is a unit of the German Army's stabilization forces and specialized on conflicts of low intensity and homeland defense. The division is Germany's permanent contribution to Multinational Corps North East.
Parthe
The Parthe is a river in Saxony, Germany, right tributary of the Weiße Elster. Its total length is 60 km. The Parthe originates in northern Saxony, between Colditz and Bad Lausick. It flows northwest through Parthenstein, Naunhof, Borsdorf and Taucha before entering the city of Leipzig. The Parthe joins the White Elster in northwestern Leipzig.
Luna Park, Leipzig
Luna Park was an amusement park near Leipzig, Germany that existed from 1912 to 1932. It was built around the Auensee lake, a former gravel pit. The park featured a scenic railroad ride, a hippodrome, a dance hall, restaurants, and a public beach. Immensely popular prior to the onset of World War I, Luna Park's fortunes waned in the latter 1920s and early 1930s as the effects of the Great Depression encircled the world. The park ceased operating as a commercial enterprise on January 13, 1932.
Zentralstadion (1956)
Zentralstadion was a multi-use stadium in Leipzig, Germany. It was initially used as the stadium of 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig matches. It was replaced by the current Zentralstadion in 2004. The capacity of the stadium was 100,000 spectators.
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
The Red Bull Arena, formerly Zentralstadion, located in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, is the premier football facility in the former East Germany. It is the largest football stadium in the former East Germany and has also hosted music concerts as well as football. Various Leipzig football teams have used the stadium as a home stadium, including VfB Leipzig at various points in the 20th century (including large-scale European matches in the 1970s and domestic football in the 1990s).
Leipziger Parkeisenbahn
The Leipziger Parkeisenbahn (Leipzig park railway) is a 15 minimum gauge railway in Leipzig, Germany. The line is also known as the Parkeisenbahn Auensee. The Railway was first opened in 1951 as "Pioniereisenbahn", one of the children's railways in the former Eastern Bloc- Countries. The line of 1.9 kilometres goes around a lake called Auensee (formed in 1909, from a gravel pit, the material used to build Leipzig Central Station).
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.
Waldstraßenviertel
Waldstraßenviertel, is a neighbourhood in the north west of the centre of Leipzig in Saxony, Germany. It is considered as one the largest complete areas of Gründerzeit in Europe and is therefore considered of important cultural and heritage status. Many of its buildings are therefore protected or listed.
Bach-Archiv Leipzig
The Bach-Archiv Leipzig or Bach-Archiv is an institution for the documentation and research of the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach. The Bach-Archiv also researches the Bach family, especially their music. Based in Leipzig, the city where Bach lived from 1723 until his death, the Archiv is recognised by the German government as a "cultural beacon" of national importance. Since 2008 the Bach-Archiv has been part of the University of Leipzig.
Altes Theater (Leipzig)
The Altes Theater was the first theatre building in the German city of Leipzig. It was sited on Richard-Wagner-Platz.
Kleine Luppe
Kleine Luppe is a river of Saxony, Germany.
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.
German Central Library for the Blind
The German Central Library for the Blind (German: Deutsche Zentralbücherei für Blinde), abbreviated DZB, is a public library for the visually impaired located in the city of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Its collection of 72,300 titles is amongst the largest in the German speaking countries. The institution consists of a lending library, a publishing house, and a research center for barrier-free communication. It also has production facilities for braille books, talking books, and braille music.
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.