Leipzig
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Summary
Leipzig is a big city[1]. Leipzig ranks in the top 5% of big city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,592 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Fairtrade Town[3]
- Member of: Climate Alliance[4], Mayors for Peace[5], Kommunaler Sozialverband Sachsen[6], WAGEV[7]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saxony[8]
- Country: Germany[9]
- Located in or next to body of water: Elsterflutbett[10], Weisse Elster[11], Pleiße[12]
- Head of government: Burkhard Jung[13]
- Instance of: city[14], major regional center[15], urban municipality in Germany[16], urban district in Saxony[17]
- Shares border with: Landkreis Leipzig[18], Nordsachsen[19], Rackwitz[20], Krostitz[21], Jesewitz[22], Taucha[23], Borsdorf[24], Brandis[25], Großpösna[26], Markkleeberg[27], Zwenkau[28], Pegau[29], Markranstädt[30], Schkeuditz[31]
- Twinned administrative body: Addis Ababa[32], Bamako[33], Birmingham[34], Bologna[35], Brno[36], Frankfurt[37], Hanover[38], Herzliya[39], Ho Chi Minh City[40], Houston[41], Kyiv[42], Klaipėda[43], Kraków[44], Lyon[45]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Leipzig[46]
- Postal code: 04003[47], 04357[48], 04275[49], 04155[50], 04157[51], 04109[52], 04105[53], 04229[54], 04317[55], 04159[56], 04177[57]
- Commons category: Leipzig[58]
- Licence plate code: L[59]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Leipzig include Leipzig/Halle Airport[60], a commercial airport[61], in Germany[62], founded in 1927[63]; Leipziger Lerche[64], founded in 1876[65]; German cruiser Leipzig[66], a light cruiser[67]; Leipziger Straße[68], a street[69], in Germany[70]; Leipzig-Altenburg Airport[71], a commercial airfield[72], in Germany[73]; Lipscani[74], a thoroughfare[75], in Romania[76]; Leipzig Bay[77], a landscape[78], in Germany[79]; and Leyptsig[80], a village[81], in Russia[82], founded in 1843[83].
Why It Matters
Leipzig has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[84] Leipzig is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[85]
Entities named for Leipzig include Leipzig/Halle Airport[60], a commercial airport[61], in Germany[62], founded in 1927[63]; Leipziger Lerche[64], founded in 1876[65]; German cruiser Leipzig[66], a light cruiser[67]; Leipziger Straße[68], a street[69], in Germany[70]; Leipzig-Altenburg Airport[71], a commercial airfield[72], in Germany[73]; and Lipscani[74], a thoroughfare[75], in Romania[76].
FAQs
What awards did Leipzig receive?
Honors received include Fairtrade Town[3].