Connewitz
District of Leipzig
Saxony - Germany

Leipzig University

The Leipzig University, located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. Famous alumni include Goethe, Wagner, Nietzsche, Angela Merkel, Raila Odinga, Cai Yuanpei, Tycho Brahe and eight Nobel Prize winners.

Located at 51.339, 12.379 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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University of Leipzig, Universities and colleges in Saxony, Educational institutions established in the 15th century, 1409 establishments, Visitor attractions in Leipzig

Federal Administrative Court of Germany

The Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht) is one of the five federal supreme courts of Germany. It is the court of the last resort for generally all cases of administrative law, mainly disputes between citizens and the state. It hears appeals from the Oberverwaltungsgerichte, or Superior Administrative Courts, which, in turn, are the courts of appeals for decisions of the Verwaltungsgerichte (Administrative Courts).

Located at 51.3331, 12.3697 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof

The Bayerischer Bahnhof (Bavarian station) in Leipzig is Germany's oldest preserved railway station. It was built in 1842 for the Leipzig–Hof line by the Saxon-Bavarian Railway Company, later taken over by the Royal Saxon State Railways (Königlich Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen) and operated as the Saxon-Bavarian State Railways (Sächsisch-Bayerische Staatseisenbahn). The station was closed in 2001 for the construction of the Leipzig city tunnel.

Located at 51.3292, 12.3817 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Saxony, Proposed railway stations in Germany, Buildings and structures in Leipzig, Transport in Leipzig

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (German: Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie) is a research institute based in Leipzig, Germany, founded in 1997. It is part of the Max Planck Society network. The institute comprises five departments and several Junior Scientist Groups, and currently employs about three hundred and thirty people.

Located at 51.3206, 12.3944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Max Planck Society, Research institutes in Germany, Anthropological research institutes, Research institutes established in 1997

University of Music and Theatre Leipzig

The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig (German: Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig) is a public university in Leipzig. Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatory of Music, it is the oldest university school of music in Germany. The institution includes the traditional Church Music Institute founded in 1919 by Karl Straube (1873–1950).

Located at 51.3333, 12.3681 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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German National Library

The German National Library (German: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek or DNB) is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany.

Located at 51.3223, 12.3967 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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German culture, Libraries in Germany, National libraries, Libraries in Berlin, 1912 establishments in Germany, Libraries established in 1912, Deposit libraries

St. Thomas Church, Leipzig

For other churches with the same or similar name, please see St. Thomas' Church. The Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) is a Lutheran church in Leipzig, Germany. It is most famous as the place where Johann Sebastian Bach worked as a cantor, and as the current location of his remains.

Located at 51.3392, 12.3725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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1490s architecture, Religious buildings completed in 1702, 20th-century Lutheran church buildings, Churches in Leipzig, Monuments to composers, Lutheran church buildings converted from Roman Catholicism, Johann Sebastian Bach, Gothic hall churches in Germany

Städtisches Kaufhaus

The Städtisches Kaufhaus in Leipzig, designed by Rayher, Korber and Müller, was constructed from 1894 to 1901.

Located at 51.3383, 12.3772 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Leipzig, Visitor attractions in Leipzig

Reichsgericht

The Reichsgericht (Imperial Court of Justice) was the supreme criminal and civil court in the Deutsches Reich from 1879 to 1945. It was based in Leipzig, Germany. The Supreme Court was established when the Reichsjustizgesetze (Imperial Justice Laws) came into effect and it built a widely regarded body of jurisprudence during the period of the German Empire and Weimar Republic. During the rise of the Third Reich, the Reichsgericht became deeply embroiled in the National Socialist agenda.

Located at 51.3331, 12.3697 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Legal history of Germany, National supreme courts, Buildings and structures in Leipzig, Defunct courts

Gewandhaus

Gewandhaus is a concert hall in Leipzig, Germany, the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Today's hall is the third to bear this name; like the second, it is noted for its fine acoustics. The first Gewandhaus was built in 1781 by architect Johann Carl Friedrich Dauthe. The second opened on 11 December 1884, and was destroyed in the fire-bombings of World War II between 1943 and 1944.

Located at 51.3378, 12.3806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Concert halls in Germany, Buildings and structures in Leipzig, Buildings and structures completed in 1981, Event venues established in 1981, Visitor attractions in Leipzig

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences is located Leipzig, Germany. The institute was founded in 2004 by a merger between the former Max Planck Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience in Leipzig and the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research in Munich. It is one of 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society (Max Planck Gesellschaft).

Located at 51.3347, 12.3887 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2004 establishments in Germany, Max Planck Society, Research institutes in Germany

Pleissenburg

The Pleissenburg was a historical building in the city of Leipzig in Saxony which is in modern-day Germany. It was built in the 13th Century by the Margrave Dietrick and named after the river Pleisse which runs nearby. Martin Luther gave the first evangelical sermon in the castle chapel on Pentecost Sunday in 1519. After heavy damage during the siege in the Schmalkaldic War in 1547, the Elector Maurice of Saxony built a fortification with moats.

Located at 51.3361, 12.3722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Leipzig

Leipzig University of Applied Science

The Leipzig University of Applied Sciences is a Fachhochschule in Leipzig, Germany. With about 7,000 (2012) students, it is the biggest University of Applied Sciences in Saxony.

Located at 51.3142, 12.3725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Leipzig, Universities and colleges in Saxony, Education in Leipzig

Leipzig Botanical Garden

Leipzig Botanical Garden (3.5 hectares), (German: Leipziger Botanische Gärten, Botanischer Garten der Universität Leipzig), is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Leipzig, and located at Linnéstraße 1, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It is the oldest botanical garden in Germany and among the oldest in the world, and open daily without charge. Leipzig's botanical garden dates back to at least 1542, although the garden has moved several times.

Located at 51.329, 12.3916 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Paulinerkirche, Leipzig

The Paulinerkirche was a church on the Augustusplatz in Leipzig, named after the "Pauliner", its original Dominican friars. It was built in 1231 as the Klosterkirche St. Pauli for the Dominican monastery in Leipzig. From the foundation of the University of Leipzig in 1409, it served as the university church. After the Protestant Reformation it was donated to the university and was inaugurated in 1545 by Martin Luther as the Universitätskirche St.

Located at 51.3389, 12.38 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures demolished in 1968, Churches in Leipzig, Former church buildings in Germany, Dominican monasteries, 1230s architecture, Lutheran church buildings converted from Roman Catholicism

Trams in Leipzig

The Leipzig tramway network is part of the public transport system in Leipzig, in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. Opened in 1872, the network has been operated since 1938 by Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe. With its 13 lines, route length of 148.3 km and 510 tram stops, the network is currently the second biggest in Germany, after the Berlin tramway network.

Located at 51.3333, 12.3833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transport in Leipzig, Tram transport in Germany

Moritzbastei

The Moritzbastei is the only remaining part of the ancient town fortifications of Leipzig. Today it is widely known as a cultural centre.

Located at 51.3372, 12.3792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Fockeberg

Fockeberg is a Schuttberg in the south of Leipzig Saxony, southeastern Germany, and is actually a pile of rubble left over from the bombing during World War II.

Located at 51.3175, 12.3622 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Leipzig Museum of Ethnography

The Leipzig Museum of Ethnography (German: Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig) is a large ethnographic museum in Leipzig, Germany. Today it is part of the Grassi Museum, an institution which also includes the Museum of Applied Arts and the Museum of Musical Instruments, based in a large building on the Johannisplatz. The Leipzig Museum of Ethnography is one of three museums in the Saxonian State Ethnographical Collections which belong to the Dresden State Art Collections.

Located at 51.3369, 12.3883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums established in 1869, Ethnographic museums in Germany, Museums in Leipzig, Art museums and galleries in Germany, 1869 establishments in Germany

Bach-Archiv Leipzig

The Bach-Archiv Leipzig or Bach-Archiv is an institution for the documentation and research of the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach. The Bach-Archiv also researches the Bach family, especially their music. Based in Leipzig, the city where Bach lived from 1723 until his death, the Archiv is recognised by the German government as a "cultural beacon" of national importance. Since 2008 the Bach-Archiv has been part of the University of Leipzig.

Located at 51.3389, 12.3722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Music archives, Archives in Germany, Music in Leipzig, East German culture, Johann Sebastian Bach, 1950 establishments in East Germany, University of Leipzig

Leipzig Panometer

The Leipzig Panometer is an attraction in Leipzig, Germany. It is a visual panorama displayed inside a former gasometer, accompanied by a thematic exhibition. The current theme is the Amazon Rainforest. The Panometer was created in 2003 by the Austrian-born artist Yadegar Asisi, who coined the name as a portmanteau of "panorama" and "gasometer". He opened another Panometer in Dresden in 2006.

Located at 51.3144, 12.3867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Leipzig Museum of Applied Arts

The Museum of Applied Arts (German: Museum für Angewandte Kunst) is a museum in Leipzig, Germany. It is the second oldest museum of decorative arts in the country, founded just six years after the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin. Today it is part of the Grassi Museum, an institution which also includes the Museum of Ethnography and the Museum of Musical Instruments, based in a large building on the Johannisplatz.

Located at 51.3369, 12.3883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art museums established in 1874, Decorative arts museums in Germany, Museums in Leipzig, 1874 establishments in Germany

Leipzig University Library

Leipzig University Library, known also as Bibliotheca Albertina, is the central library of the University of Leipzig. It is one of the oldest German university libraries.

Located at 51.3325, 12.3683 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Conne Island

Conne Island is a music venue and cultural centre in Leipzig in the district Connewitz. Outside, there is a large outdoor skate park next to the venue.

Located at 51.3031, 12.3742 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Friedenspark

Friedenspark is a graveyard and park in the city of Leipzig, in Germany. Before 1970, the park was known as Neuer Johannisfriedhof. A number of significant people from the area are buried there.

Located at 51.3275, 12.3947 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks in Germany