Hinein addition to stimulating German nationalism, the war had a major impact in mobilizing a civic spirit hinein numerous volunteer activities. Many volunteer militias and civic associations were formed, and collaborated with churches and the press to support local and state militias, patriotic wartime mobilization, humanitarian relief and postwar commemorative practices and rituals.[36]
[8] It is the eighth-largest city rein 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, hinein line with many other Slavic placenames in the region.[9]
Leipzig is known for its independent music scene and subcultural events. Leipzig has for thirty years been home to the Wave-Gotik-Zusammenfinden (WGT), which is currently the world's largest Gothic festival, where thousands of fans of goth music gather in the early summer.
This integration into the high-speed network considerably reduced the journey times of the ICE from Leipzig to Nuremberg, Munich and Frankfurt am Main. The Leipzig-Dresden railway line, which was the first German long-distance railway to go into Arbeitsgang rein 1839, is also undergoing expansion for 200 stundenkilometer. The most important construction project rein regional transport was the four-kilometer-long city Unterführung, which went into Verfahren rein December 2013 as the main line of the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland.
Starting in 2000, an ambitious urban-renewal plan first stopped Leipzig's Artbestand 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.
The city of Leipzig is also the birthplace of Till Lindemann, best known as the lead vocalist of Rammstein, a Musikgruppe formed in 1994.
The Leipzig Panometer is a visual panorama displayed inside a former gasometer, accompanied by a thematic exhibition.
Moritzbastei is the largest student club in Germany and is famous for its atmosphere and large number of cultural and music events.
The monthly magazine Kreuzer specializes in culture, festivities and the arts rein Leipzig. Leipzig was also home to the world's first daily newspaper in modern times. The Einkommende Zeitungen were first published rein 1650.
In the years following German reunification, many people of working age took the opportunity to move to the states of the former West Germany to seek employment opportunities. This was a contributory factor to falling birth rates.
There are freight stations rein the districts of Erhalten and Engelsdorf. In addition, a freight traffic centre has been Reihe up near the Schkeuditzer Kreuz junction for goods handling between road and rail, as well as a here freight station on the site of the DHL hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Outside these zones, there are stations where the bikes are waiting. The current locations of the bikes can be seen via the app. There are cooperation offers with the Leipzig public transport companies and car sharing rein order to offer as complete a mobility chain as possible.
Leipziger Lerche is a shortcrust pastry dish filled with crushed almonds, nuts and strawberry jam; the name ("Leipzig lark") comes from a lark pâté which was a Leipzig speciality until the banning of songbird hunting in Saxony hinein 1876.
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