Leipzig also hosted the Fencing World Cup rein 2005 and hosts a number of international competitions hinein a variety of sports each year.
The University of Leipzig attracts millions of euros of investment yearly and celebrated its 600th birthday hinein 2009.
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The easternmost section of the new Erfurt-Leipzig/Halle line under construction gave the airport a long-distance railway Krankenstation, which welches also integrated into the ICE network when the railway line welches completed hinein 2015.
The St. Paul's Church was destroyed by the Communist government rein 1968 to make room for a new main building for the university. After some debate, the city decided to establish a new, mainly secular building at the same location, called Paulinum, which was completed rein 2012.
To plan your stay hinein Leipzig according to your personal preferences and budget, you will find the right accommodation offer here. You can choose from hotels and guest houses as well as unique youth hostels and camping sites hinein harmony with nature.
Passenger flights are operated to and from the major German hub airports, European metropolises and holiday destinations, especially to the Mediterranean region and North Africa. The airport is of international importance hinein the cargo sector.
Auerbach's Cellar: a young Goethe imbibed hinein this basement-level Wirtschaft while studying in Leipzig; it features as the location of a scene from his play Faust.
The Leipzig Panometer is a visual Rundblick displayed inside a former gasometer, accompanied by a thematic exhibition.
Leipzig has a here dense network of carsharing stations. Additionally, since 2018 there is also a stationless car sharing Anlage rein Leipzig.
Starting hinein 2000, an ambitious urban-renewal plan first stopped Leipzig's population decline and then reversed it. The plan focused on saving and improving the city's attractive historic downtown area and particularly its early 20th century building stock, and attracting new industries, partly through infrastructure improvement.
Tonlos more work welches scheduled to complete the Elster-Saale canal. Such a move would allow small boats to reach the Elbe from Leipzig. The intended completion date has been postponed because of an unacceptable cost-benefit ratio.
An all-season local dish is Leipziger Vermischtes, a stew consisting of seasonal vegetables and crayfish.
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