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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Augustusplatz locatedIn Leipzig
Augustusplatz governedBy Leipzig
this entity surface form: City of Leipzig
Beckmann placeOfBirth Leipzig
subject surface form: Max Beckmann
Paulinum locatedIn Leipzig
Neubebauung des Augustusplatzes in Leipzig beteiligteInstitution Leipzig
this entity surface form: Stadt Leipzig
Campus-Bibliothek locatedIn Leipzig
Augustusplatz area of Leipzig locatedIn Leipzig
subject surface form: Augustusplatz
Augustusplatz area of Leipzig owner Leipzig
subject surface form: Augustusplatz
this entity surface form: City of Leipzig
Hans Hartung birthPlace Leipzig
Muldental locatedNear Leipzig
Thekla district locatedIn Leipzig
Thekla district partOf Leipzig
this entity surface form: city of Leipzig
Thekla district hasCity Leipzig
Riesa locatedNear Leipzig
town of Rochlitz locatedNear Leipzig
subject surface form: Rochlitz
Weiße Elster flowsThrough Leipzig
White Elster River flowsThrough Leipzig
subject surface form: White Elster
Leipziger Straße namedAfter Leipzig
Max Klinger placeOfBirth Leipzig
Max Klinger workLocation Leipzig
Erich Kähler placeOfBirth Leipzig
Hermann Carl Vogel residence Leipzig
Blagoi Popov trialOccurredIn Leipzig
Leipzig Prison locatedIn Leipzig
Tuiskon Ziller placeOfDeath Leipzig
Tuiskon Ziller workLocation Leipzig
Wolfgang Kapp placeOfDeath Leipzig
Bernard Katz placeOfBirth Leipzig
Gewandhaus concert hall ownedBy Leipzig
this entity surface form: City of Leipzig