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Schleußig
Schleußig (or ''Schleussig'') is a locality of Leipzig in Germany. It is in the borough (Stadtbezirk) Südwest (southwest). First mentioned in 1391 under the name of ''Slizzig'', Schleußig acquired the status of a rural municipality in 1835 before being integrated into Leipzig in 1891. A good third of the locality is occupied by the Nuns' Woods (''Nonnenholz'') of the Leipzig Riverside Forest (''Leipziger Auwald'') and a small part by the Clara-Zetkin-Park (Leipzig), Clara-Zetkin-Park. The largely closed Gründerzeit, Wilhelminian-style development, the proximity to local recreational areas as well as to the town centre make Schleußig an attractive residential area. Geography Schleußig is located about ( southwest of the city center. The north–south extent of Schleußig is about (, the widest point in the east–west direction is less than (. To the east, the Lower Elster Derivation (''Elsterflutbett'') and to the west the course of the White Elster River form the locali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethanienkirche
The Bethanienkirche ''()'' is a Lutheranism, Lutheran church in the Germany, German city of Leipzig, in the locality of Schleußig. It was built in 1931–1933 and is under Cultural heritage management, heritage protection. History Schleußig, first mentioned in 1376 as Slizzig, belonged ecclesiastically to Kleinzschocher. In 1875 Schleußig had 285 inhabitants, in 1891, the year it was incorporated into Leipzig, there were already 1500. The church in Kleinzschocher was therefore used until 1892. On 30 October 1892 the first service in Schleußig took place in the auditorium of a school. From 1904 to 1905, an interim church was built in the courtyard of the school at Schnorrstrasse 2 / Rödelstrasse. The half timbered, half-timbered building, which was rebuilt here under the direction of the architect Conrad Hermsdorf, had previously served as an emergency church for Leipzig's Andreas and Michaelis congregations. On 30 September 1906, the parish was separated from Kleinzschoche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
