Leipzig
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Leipzig (, Upper Sorbian Lipsk) is, with a population of over 510,615, the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Rivers Pleiße, White Elster and Parthe.
Leipzig's name is derived from the Slavic word Lipsk, which means "settlement where the linden tree (US; lime trees in UK) stand".
First documented in 1015 and endowed with city and market privileges in 1165, Leipzig has fundamentally shaped the history of Saxony and of Germany. Leipzig...
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