Leipzig is, with a population of over 510,200, the largest city in the federal state of
Saxony, Germany.
It is situated at the confluence of the Rivers Pleiße, White Elster and Parthe.
The "Peaceful Revolution" in 1989 which lead to the "Wende" and the
reunification of Germany was initiated in Leipzig.
The city's rich tradition in music and culture is mainly based on the work of
Johann Sebastian Bach and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and finds its expresson in the
worldwide fame of the Gewandhausorchester and the Thomanerchor.
Leipzig is well-known for its university and its trade fair.
Germany's first labour party was founded in the city.
Leipzig's name is derived from the Slavic word Lipsk, which means
"settlement where the linden trees (US; lime trees in UK) stand".
An obsolete English spelling of the name was Leipsic.
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