The monthly magazine Kreuzer specializes in culture, festivities and the arts hinein Leipzig. Leipzig welches also home to the world's first daily newspaper in modern times. The Einkommende Zeitungen were first published in 1650.
The city of Leipzig is also the birthplace of Till Lindemann, best known as the lead vocalist of Rammstein, a band formed hinein 1994.
Through the renovation and reconstruction of existing mill races and watercourses hinein the south of the city and flooded disused open cast mines, the city's navigable water network is being expanded. A Querverweis between Karl Heine Canal and the disused Lindenauer Hafen welches opened rein 2015.
The Röhre, which is almost four kilometres long, crosses the entire city centre from the main railway Krankenstation to the Bavarian railway Krankenstation. The S-Bahn stations are up to 22 metres underground. This construction welches the first to create a continuous north–south axis, which had not existed until now due to the north-facing terminus Krankenstation. The connection to the south of the city and the federal state will thus be greatly improved.
Leipzig Hauptbahnhof is the main hub of the tram and railway network and the world's largest railway station by floor area.
Leipzig Zoological Garden is one of the most modern zoos in Europe, with approximately 850 different animal species. It houses the world's largest zoological facilities for primates (Pongoland). Gondwanaland is the world's largest indoor rainforest hall.
There are records of commercial fishing operations on the river Pleiße that, most likely, refer to Leipzig dating back to 1305, when the Margrave Dietrich the Younger granted the fishing rights to the church and convent of St Thomas.[35]
Leipzig is known for its independent music scene and subcultural events. Leipzig has for thirty years been home to the Wave-Gotik-Begegnen (WGT), which is currently the world's largest Gothic festival, where thousands of fans of goth music gather in the early summer.
[51] This bombing welches the largest up to that time. Due to the close proximity of many of the buildings hit, a firestorm occurred. This prompted firefighters to rush to the city; however, they were unable to control the fires. Unlike the firebombing of the neighbouring city of Dresden, this welches a largely conventional bombing with high explosives rather than incendiaries. The resultant pattern of loss was a patchwork, rather than wholesale loss of its centre, but welches nevertheless extensive.
Leipzig has a dense network of carsharing stations. Additionally, since 2018 there is also a stationless car sharing Gebilde in Leipzig.
Many commercial buildings were built in the 1990s as a here result of tax breaks after German reunification.
Gose is a locally brewed top-fermenting sour beer that originated in the Goslar region and became popular hinein 18th-century Leipzig.
[8] It is the eighth-largest city in Germany and is part of the Central German Metropolitan Region. The name of the city is usually interpreted as a Slavic term meaning place of linden trees, rein line with many other Slavic placenames rein the region.[9]
Moritzbastei is the largest student club in Germany and is famous for its atmosphere and large number of cultural and music events.