Leipzig (Leipzig) - the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, located in the east of Germany. Every year, many open-air markets and markets are held in the city, which is why Leipzig was given the name "Messestadt", which means "city of fairs."
Leipzig became famous as a hero city for his leading role during the democratic revolution in 1989. And in Leipzig once lived Bach, Schumann, Wagner, Mendelssohn and Goethe, who wrote here a lot of key scenes of "Faust". Leipzig is known throughout Germany for first-class operas and classical music concerts
The tourist center is located on Katharinenstraße 8, in the city center
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How to get to Leipzig
Since November 2013, direct flights to Leipzig from Moscow's Domodedovo are carried out by Germania (in flight 3 hours 10 minutes). Leipzig Airport accepts both domestic and international flights of many airlines, including Lufthansa, German Wings, AirBerlin, Condor and Cirrus.
Leipzig is an important railway junction connecting eastern and western Germany. Leipzig can be reached from Frankfurt (cost 61 EUR, travel time 3 hours 30 minutes), Munich (74 EUR, 5 hours), Dresden (18 EUR, 1 hour 45 minutes), Berlin (36 EUR, 1 hour 15 minutes) and Hamburg (79 EUR, 3 hours)
Leipzig is located south of the Autobahn A14 connecting Halle with Dresden and 15 km east of the A9 motorway connecting Berlin with Nuremberg
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Climate
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sen | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| In the afternoon | + 2 | + 3 | + 8 | + 13 | + 18 | + 22 | + 23 | + 23 | + 20 | + 14 | + 7 | + 3 |
| at night | - 3 | - 3 | + 0 | + 4 | + 8 | + 11 | + 13 | + 13 | + 10 | + 5 | + 2 | + 0 |
The climate is continental and quite stable throughout the year. In summer, the weather is usually warm, while the winters are cool. The coldest months are December, January and February. The most favorable time for visiting Leipzig is from May to September
Transport
Public transport services are provided by LVB company, whose information office is located in Willy-Brandt-Platz, there is also a central tram station. The high-speed S-Bahn railway connects Leipzig with the suburbs. The ticket will cost 1, 3 EUR for a short trip and 1, 7 EUR for a long trip. The fare for the day costs 4, 9 EUR
The main taxi service providers Funktaxi and Löwen Taxi charge 2, 1 EUR per call plus 1 EUR for each kilometer passed.
The bike can be rented at the rental office of Zweirad Eckhardt, on the street Güterstrasse near the main railway. station, for 8 EUR per day. The item is open Monday to Friday from 6:00 to 20:00 and on Saturday from 9:00 to 16:00
Shopping and Stores
In the last week of November, Christmas is opening in Leipzig market Weinachtsmarkt. On Saturdays, there is a gastronomic market near the central stadium in the city, and on the last weekend of every month there is the flea market Antik- und Trödelmarkt, located on Bornaische Straße.
Large shopping centers: Paunsdorf Center, Nova Eventis and Hauptbahnhof on the railway . railway station
Cuisine and restaurants of Leipzig
Culinary specialties of Leipzig are Lerchen cakes made of sweet dough, balls from Quarkkeulchen cottage cheese dough, Reformationsbrötchen rolls, which are sold only in October, and a vegetable dish Leipziger Allerlei, which translates as "Leipzig stuff". Traditional Saxon cuisine can be enjoyed at the Apels Garten restaurants or at the Barthel's Hof in Hainstraße 1.
Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing in Leipzig
From the sights of Leipzig, you can distinguish the Church of St. Thomas (Thomaskirche), built in the 14th century in the Gothic style and famous throughout the world for his "choir of boys", which for 27 years was led by Johann Sebastian Bach. In front of the church you can see a monument to Bach and a museum dedicated to the great composer
Historical interest is represented by the Church of St. Nicholas, the oldest and largest church in Leipzig; The building of the Old Town Hall, built in the 16th century in the Renaissance style, within the walls of which now houses the museum of the history of the city. Behind the Town Hall is the building of the Baroque Exchange Building
Goldschmidtstraße 12, the house where the composer Felix Mendelssohn lived was located, and on the street Inselstraße 18 the house of Robert Schumann is located. The Leipzig Zoo is known for Europe's largest aquarium
The Battle of the Nations near Leipzig
One of the symbols of the city is the Battle of the Nations monument, the largest monument of its kind in Europe, built in memory of the famous battle of the nations on October 16-19 1813 year. The monument is a 100-meter monument on top of which there is an observation deck with a panoramic view of Leipzig and its environs
Museums of Leipzig
For the art lovers, numerous museums of Leipzig are interesting: the Grassi Museum, the Museum of Modern Art (Galerie für zeitgenössische Kunst) and the Museum of Fine Arts (Museum Der Bildenden Kunste).
The Nature Museum of the Naturkundemuseum is noteworthy. There are also such unusual museums in Leipzig as the museum of the history of psychiatry (Sächsisches Psychiatriemuseum) and the coffee museum Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum.
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