Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 271,863 (31 Dec 2008) | Area 1,647 km² | |
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Vehicle registration L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR Clubs and Teams RB Leipzig, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig Points of interest Monument to the Battle of t, St Thomas Church - Leipzig, St Nicholas Church - L, Museum der bildende, Gewandhaus Leipzig Colleges and Universities Leipzig University of Applie, Leipzig University, Hochschule für Grafik und Buch, HHL Leipzig Graduate, University of Music and Thea | ||
Leipzig (official name: Landkreis Leipzig) is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the city Leipzig, which is partly surrounded by the district, but not part of it. It borders (from the west and clockwise) the state Saxony-Anhalt, the urban district Leipzig, the districts Nordsachsen and Mittelsachsen, and the state Thuringia.
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Map of Leipzig, Germany
Geography
The district is located in the Leipzig Bay and is rather flat. Individual hills are found in the north (Hohburg Hills) and south of the district. Its larger rivers are the Mulde, Pleiße and White Elster. Also worth mentioning are the many lakes of the Leipzig Neuseenland in the west of the county, that were formed by flooding old brown coal pits.
History
The district was established by merging the former districts Muldentalkreis and Leipziger Land as part of the district reform of August 2008.
Geography
The district is located in the lowlands around Leipzig. The main rivers of the district are the Mulde, the Weiße Elster and the Pleiße.