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Leipzig District

district of East Germany
AdministrativeArea district_of_the_german_democratic_republic Q48079
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Leipzig District

Summary

Leipzig District is a district of the German Democratic Republic[1]. It draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_the_german_democratic_republic category, ranking #5 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leipzig District is located in German Democratic Republic[3].
  • Leipzig District is in the country of German Democratic Republic[4].
  • Leipzig District's head of government is recorded as Karl Adolphs[5].
  • Leipzig District's head of government is recorded as Erich Grützner[6].
  • Leipzig District's head of government is recorded as Rolf Opitz[7].
  • Leipzig District's head of government is recorded as Joachim Draber[8].
  • Leipzig District's head of government is recorded as Rudolf Krause[9].
  • Leipzig District's instance of is recorded as district of the German Democratic Republic[10].
  • Leipzig District's capital is recorded as Leipzig[11].
  • Leipzig District's shares border with is recorded as Gera District[12].
  • Leipzig District's shares border with is recorded as Halle District[13].
  • Leipzig District's shares border with is recorded as Cottbus District[14].
  • Leipzig District's shares border with is recorded as Dresden District[15].
  • Leipzig District's shares border with is recorded as Karl-Marx-Stadt District[16].
  • Leipzig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Leipzig[17].
  • Leipzig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q1787588[18].
  • Leipzig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kreis Torgau[19].
  • Leipzig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kreis Schmölln[20].
  • Leipzig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q1787442[21].
  • Leipzig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kreis Leipzig-Land[22].
  • Leipzig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grimma District[23].
  • Leipzig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q1596324[24].
  • Leipzig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eilenburg[25].
  • Leipzig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q1787268[26].
  • Leipzig District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q1787254[27].

Body

Geography

Leipzig District is in the country of German Democratic Republic[4]. It is located in German Democratic Republic[3].

Physical Characteristics

Leipzig District covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4966'}[28].

Designation and Status

Leipzig District's instance of is recorded as district of the German Democratic Republic[10].

History and Context

+1952-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Leipzig District[29].

Why It Matters

Leipzig District draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_the_german_democratic_republic category, ranking #5 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

Related Entities

Leipzig

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → district of the German Democratic Republic
    Capital → —
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Leipzig, Q1787588, Kreis Torgau +10
    Category for people born here → Q28056371
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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