Leipzig

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Leipzig is a major city in eastern Germany known for its rich cultural heritage, vibrant music and arts scene, and important role in trade and commerce.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
associatedWithPerson Felix Mendelssohn
surface form: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Richard Wagner
continent Europe
country Germany
dialingCode +49 341
hasAirport Leipzig/Halle Airport
hasCityRightSince 1165
hasCulturalInstitution Bach-Archiv Leipzig
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
surface form: Gewandhausorchester

Leipzig Opera
Leipzig Trade Fair (Leipziger Messe)
Museum der bildenden Künste (Museum of Fine Arts)
Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas Church)
St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
surface form: Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church)
hasPopulation around 600000 (early 2020s)
hasSportsTeam RB Leipzig
hasSportsVenue Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
hasTransport Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (main railway station)
hasUniversity Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig
University of Leipzig
surface form: Leipzig University

Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK Leipzig)
historicalEvent Battle of Leipzig
surface form: Battle of Leipzig (1813)

Revolutions of 1989
surface form: Monday demonstrations of 1989
isCapitalOf District of Leipzig
surface form: Leipzig district (urban district)
knownFor cultural heritage
music history
publishing industry (historically)
role in 1989 Peaceful Revolution in East Germany
trade fair tradition
vibrant arts scene
languageUsed German
locatedIn Saxony
eastern Germany
locatedOn River Parthe
surface form: Parthe River

River Pleiße
surface form: Pleisse River

White Elster River
memberOf Metropolregion Mitteldeutschland
surface form: Metropolitan region of Central Germany
partOf West Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
postalCodeRange 04103–04357 (core range)
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
twinCity Birmingham
Kraków
Lyon
Salonika
surface form: Thessaloniki

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Gottsched placeOfDeath Leipzig
subject surface form: Johann Christoph Gottsched
Gottsched residence Leipzig
subject surface form: Johann Christoph Gottsched
Riesa region locatedNear Leipzig
Landsberg locatedNear Leipzig
Upper Saxon Circle appliesToJurisdiction Leipzig
this entity surface form: City of Leipzig
Karl Straube workLocation Leipzig
Sportforum Leipzig complex locatedIn Leipzig
subject surface form: Sportforum Leipzig
Zentralstadion locatedIn Leipzig
Zentralstadion owner Leipzig
this entity surface form: City of Leipzig
Wurzen locatedEastOf Leipzig
Wurzen connectedByRailTo Leipzig
George Placzek workLocation Leipzig
Markranstädt locatedNear Leipzig
Lippendorf near Leipzig
Picander placeOfDeath Leipzig
Picander residence Leipzig
BWV 244 firstPerformanceCity Leipzig
Saxon railway network hasHub Leipzig
film "The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach" hasSetting Leipzig
subject surface form: The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach
ICE routeIncludesCity Leipzig
Geithain locatedNear Leipzig
Johann Kuhnau workLocation Leipzig