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Leipzig is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
611,850 1
Area (sq km)
297.8 1
Founding Year
1015 1
Founding Year
1015 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Latitude
51.34 degrees north 1
Longitude
12.375 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Germany, Countries
Source Leipzig (Wikipedia)
Saxony, States or Territories

leipzig is associated with saxony.

Source Leipzig (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Max Klinger

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Source Getty ULAN artist record 500023867, Klinger, MaxBirth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: Leipzig (Saxony, Germany) (inhabited place)
Richard Wagner

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Source Wikidata: Richard Wagner
Leipzig University

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Source Leipzig University (Wikipedia)English Wikipedia, intro text
Quote, English Wikipedia, intro text
Leipzig University (German: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and Germany's second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence).

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Mass in B minor

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Schelter and Giesecke Type Foundry

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Weidmannsche Buchhandlung

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Source Wikidata: Weidmannsche Buchhandlungtier 2
Reichsgericht

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Source Reichsgericht (source article)Lead, first sentence
Quote, Lead, first sentence
was the Supreme Court of the German Reich based in Leipzig from 1879 to 1945
Leipzig University

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Source Leipzig University (Wikipedia)Lead, sentence 1
Quote, Lead, sentence 1
Leipzig University (German: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and Germany's second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence).

Found There

Mariage (card game)

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Source Mariage (card game) (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
The game, first documented in 1715 in Leipzig
Sources
1. Leipzig (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Leipzig is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    611,850
  • Infobox, Population year
    2024-12-31
  • Infobox, Area
    297.8
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    51.34000°N, 12.37500°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    51.34000°N, 12.37500°E
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1015
    Leipzig was first documented in 1015 in the chronicles of Bishop Thietmar of Merseburg as urbs Libzi (Chronicon, VII, 25) and endowed with city and market privileges in 1165 by Otto the Rich.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1015
    Leipzig was first documented in 1015 in the chronicles of Bishop Thietmar of Merseburg as urbs Libzi (Chronicon, VII, 25) and endowed with city and market privileges in 1165 by Otto the Rich.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1015
    Leipzig was first documented in 1015 in the chronicles of Bishop Thietmar of Merseburg as urbs Libzi (Chronicon, VII, 25) and endowed with city and market privileges in 1165 by Otto the Rich.
  • Associated With: Germany, Infobox, Country
    germany
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Leipzig - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2879139
    51.33962 12.37129 P PPLA3 DE 13 00 14713 14713000 504971 116 Europe/Berlin
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 116 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 12.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 12.25
51.25 12.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Leipzig
Wikidata Q2079, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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