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Südvorstadt (Leipzig)
Südvorstadt is a Boroughs and localities of Leipzig, locality in the south borough ''(Stadtbezirk)'' of Leipzig, Germany. The English language, English translation of Südvorstadt is ''Southern Suburb''. The Südvorstadt is crossed from north to south by the Karl-Liebknecht-Straße (Leipzig), Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse. Due to its proximity to the Leipzig-Mitte, city centre, but also to larger green spaces, it is a popular residential area with old buildings of the Gründerzeit period. The fact that it is particularly preferred by young people is explained in particular by the scene of advertising, cabaret and alternative developed along the Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse and the proximity of the Leipzig University. Population Geography The locality of Südvorstadt extends between the centre of the city and the Connewitz locality. It was established as an boroughs and localities of Leipzig, administrative unit when the city was divided into municipal areas in 1992 and does not full ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipzig
Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Germany and is part of the Central German Metropolitan Region. The name of the city is usually interpreted as a Slavic term meaning ''place of linden trees'', in line with many other Slavic placenames in the region. Leipzig is located about southwest of Berlin, in the southernmost part of the North German Plain (the Leipzig Bay), at the confluence of the White Elster and its tributaries Pleiße and Parthe. The Leipzig Riverside Forest, Europe's largest intra-city riparian forest, has developed along these rivers. Leipzig is at the centre of Neuseenland (''new lake district''). This district has Bodies of water in Leipzig, several artificial lakes created from former lignite Open-pit_mining, open-pit mines. Leipzig has been a trade city s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Leipzig City Tunnel
The City Tunnel is a twin-bore railway tunnel for the city-centre S-Bahn in Leipzig. It links Leipzig Hauptbahnhof with the central Markt station, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station and Bayerischer Bahnhof. Construction began in July 2003. The first bore was structurally completed in March 2008, the second in October 2008. The tunnel and new tracks linking it with the rest of the network were opened for commercial service on 15 December 2013, the date of the timetable change in December 2013. Route ''From South to North'' * Leipzig MDR (originally ''Leipzig Semmelweißstraße'', outside the tunnel) * Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof (platform length of 140 m) * Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz (platform length of 140 m) * Leipzig Markt (platform length of 140 m) * Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (platform length of 215 m. Option to extend in a northerly direction to a length of 400 m); 800 m long ramps * Leipzig Nord (originally ''Leipzig Theresienstraße'', outside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesstraße 2
The Bundesstraße 2 (abbr. B2) is a German federal highway, running some 1000 kilometres from the Polish border near Gartz to the Austrian border near Garmisch-Partenkirchen. From north to south; it passes through major cities such as Berlin, Potsdam, Leipzig, Gera, Bayreuth, Nuremberg, Augsburg, and Munich. It is largely paralleled by Bundesautobahn 9, and a small portion coincides with Bundesautobahn 952. It corresponds to a long portion of the Via Imperii of the Holy Roman Empire which continued all the way to Venice via the Brenner Pass. In Berlin B2 forms among others the following squares and streets Alexanderplatz, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, Unter den Linden Unter den Linden (, "under the Tilia, linden trees") is a boulevard in the central Mitte (locality), Mitte district of Berlin, Germany. Running from the Berlin Palace to the Brandenburg Gate, it is named after the Tilia, linden trees (known ..., Straße des 17. Juni, Großer Stern, Kaiserdamm, Theodo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allotment (gardening)
An allotment (British English), is a plot of land made available for individual, non-commercial gardening for growing food plants, so forming a kitchen garden away from the residence of the user. Such plots are formed by subdividing a piece of land into a few or up to several hundred parcels that are assigned to individuals or families, contrary to a community garden where the entire area is tended collectively by a group of people. The term "victory garden" is also still sometimes used, especially when a garden dates back to the World War I, First or World War II, Second World War. The individual size of a parcel typically suits the needs of a family, and often the plots include a shed for tools and shelter, and sometimes a hut for seasonal or weekend accommodation. The individual gardeners are usually organised in an allotment association, which leases or is granted the land from an owner who may be a public, private or ecclesiastical entity, and who usually stipulates that it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fockeberg
Fockeberg is a Schuttberg in the southern part of Leipzig, Saxony, southeastern Germany, and is actually a pile of rubble left over from the Bombing of Leipzig in World War II. Today it is a wooded hill which overlooks the Südvorstadt and the city center of Leipzig from the height of on one side and the Leipzig Riverside Forest on the other. At above sea level, it is one of the highest peaks in Leipzig, nevertheless below the discharges of Leipzig- Seehausen () or Leipzig-Liebertwolkwitz () and the natural hills of ''Galgenberg'' () at the border with Markkleeberg and ''Monarchenhügel'' in Leipzig- Liebertwolkwitz. Odonymy It is located in the Südvorstadt neighbourhood southwest of the intersection of Hardenbergstrasse and Fockestrasse, which gave it its name. The street itself was named in 1908 in honor of the Lipsian merchant August Adolf Focke (1817–1885), known for having donated part of his fortune for a municipal clinic and a poorhouse. History At the end of World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racecourse Scheibenholz
The Racecourse Scheibenholz () is a horse racing, racecourse in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It was founded in 1867 on wooded land in the Leipzig Riverside Forest belonging to the Scheibe family, hence its name. It is managed by the ''Leipziger Reit- und Rennverein Scheibenholz e. V. (LRRS)''. Situation The racecourse is located in Leipzig-Südvorstadt (Leipzig), Südvorstadt, southwest of the Leipzig-Mitte, city center. It is surrounded by the banks of the Bodies of water in Leipzig, Pleisse Flood Channel to the west, Clara-Zetkin-Park (Leipzig), Clara-Zetkin-Park to the north, Karl-Tauchnitz-Strasse and the neighbourhood Musikviertel to the west, Wundtstrasse to the southwest, and Schleussiger Weg to the south. It covers an area of approximately . The length of a lap is , before 1932 the length was . Building In 1867, a wooden grandstand was constructed by the master Carpentry, carpenter Steib. In 1907, the grandstand was rebuilt as a 2-storey elongated grandstand building with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
