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Leipzig
City in Saxony, Germany

Leipzig

Leipzig is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony.

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The city has a population of 633,592 residents as of 31 December 2025. It is the eighth-largest city in Germany and is part of the Central German Metropolitan Region. Leipzig is located about 150 km (90 mi) southwest of Berlin, in the southernmost part of the North German Plain, at the confluence of the White Elster and its tributaries Pleiße and Parthe.

Get in

Getting to Leipzig

Leipzig is a transportation hub in Saxony and offers fast connections by rail, road and air throughout Germany. Important east-west and north-south routes have crossed here for a long time and they still do today. Leipzig can easily be reached by car, as it is very well connected with the Autobahn system. The nearest Autobahns are A14 (North, Northeast), A9 (West) and A38 (South).

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    Intercity

    Long distance buses connect Leipzig with several major German cities.

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    Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
  3. 03
    Leipzig/Halle Airport
Do

Things to do

If you understand some German, get a copy of the monthly city magazine Kreuzer or use the event calendar on their website to get information on upcoming events. You can buy the Kreuzer for €2.50 in press shops and bookstores throughout the city.

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    Sightseeing

    Katharinenstaße 8 (starts at Tourist Information, ends on Augustusplatz),.

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    Sightseeing

    Kurt-Schumacher Straße (coming from Hauptbahnhof/Westhalle, walk a few steps towards Berliner Straße/Wilhelm-Liebknecht Platz),.

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    Gewandhaus

    Mendelssohn's orchestra still exists, but the concert hall is new.

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    Oper Leipzig

    Though the building was opened in 1960, the company looks back at more than 300 years of history.

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    Leipziger Buchmesse

    Besides the main event on the fairground, readings take place in various locations around the city.

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    Leipziger Kleinmesse

    Cottaweg (Tram 3, 7, 8, 15 to Angerbrücke).

Eat

Where to eat

Try specialities of Leipzig: Lerchen, a sweet dough-wicker filled with marzipan, sold in bakeries. Quarkkeulchen, served in traditional restaurants as a dessert Leipziger Allerlei, a vegetable dish Reformationsbrötchen, a pastry, sold in bakeries in October prior to Reformation Day For breakfast or for a snack during the day, turn to one of the many bakery shops you'll find all over the city.

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    Zur Pleißenburg

    Ratsfreischulstraße 2.

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    Wurstmeister

    Richard-Wagner-Straße 10A.

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    Leos Brasserie

    Reichsstraße 20.

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    Gaststätte Kollektiv

    Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 72.

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    Schnellbuffet Süd

    Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 139.

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