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Leipzig

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Leipzig , city (1994 pop. 490,850), Saxony, E central Germany, at the confluence of the Pleisse, White Elster, and Parthe rivers. Economy One of Germany's major industrial, commercial, and transportation centers, it has many rail lines and two airports. Manufactures include textiles, electrical products, automobiles, machine tools, and chemicals. The city harbors major industries in heavy construction and engineering. The area is heavily polluted with sulfur dioxide from nearby coal-processing plants. Important international trade and industrial fairs have been held in the city since the... Read more

Leipzig
Leipzig. Ger. city in Saxony with long tradition of sacred and secular music. St Thomas...1789–1804) and Karl Straube (1918–40). The first opera written for Leipzig was N. A. Strungk's Alceste (1694). Telemann comp. at least 20 operas for Leipzig. The Schauspielhaus was built 1766 after which ... Read more

University of Leipzig
State-supported university in Leipzig, Germany, founded in 1409. In the 1500s it was a centre...Between 1953 and 1990 it was named Karl Marx University of Leipzig. University of Leipzig University of Leipzig University of Leipzig Read more

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	Leipzig Shows Solidarity with America: Gewandhaus Orchestra and Leipzig Tourist Service on U.S. Tour ; LEIPZIG, Germany, Oct. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Now more than ever! This is what the famous Gewandhaus Orchestra and Leipzig Tourist Service (LTS) say. In all consequence they decided...on tour through the USA from Oct. 14 until Nov. 1, 2001. Leipzig, the city of music and of the Peaceful Revolution will... Read more
	`Leipzig is coming!': In constructing future, city is proud of past.(Travel) ; To call Leipzig a boom town takes emphasis away from its...trade, music, religion and politics, but Leipzig is second only to Berlin in having the...builders at work make this boom obvious. Leipzig kommt bumper stickers proclaim that Leipzig... Read more
	Tripping the Leipzig fantastic ; Tripping the Leipzig fantastic Leipzig before the Great War was an impossibly romantic place. The author...War, my mother - in the innocence of her girlhood - arrived at Leipzig to study at the Konigliche Conservatorium der Musik, founded by... Read more
	Ode to joylessness; or, the good news about Leipzig. (Europe) ; ...to joylessness; or, the good news about Leipzig GOETHE called it little Paris . Schiller...Goodness knows how they would react to Leipzig now, East Germany's second-biggest city...capital of East Berlin, grey and grubby Leipzig makes it shockingly plain just how huge... Read more
	Soc: Leipzig proud to host World Cup draw ; AAP Sports News (Australia) 12-03-2005 Soc: Leipzig proud to host World Cup draw By Erik Kirschbaum LEIPZIG, Germany, Reuters - The eyes of the world will once again be on Leipzig -- a small city trapped behind the Iron Curtain until... Read more
	City Living: Twin cities: All change; Feature writer of the year Mel Hunter discovers music, culture, and a healthy tradition of eating and drinking in Leipzig, the last stop in her series on cities twinned with Birmingham. ; Byline: Mel Hunter 'Change is the main word for the situation in Leipzig,' says Kirstin Kirmes, speaking from Leipzig City Council. If Leipzig was left in the starting blocks for much of the last century, it has taken on the... Read more
	Saxony: jealous sisters. (cities of Leipzig and Dresden) ; LEIPZIG AND DRESDEN WHEN first one German city, then another, and...the leading claimant, but Saxony's ever- jealous sisters, Leipzig and Dresden, risk stepping on each other's toes as they...unification. Now Dresden, the old seat of Saxon royalty, and Leipzig, a proud merchant city, are battling over much ... Read more
	East German expressionism; The Leipzig school of painting has become a phenomenon by eschewing art trends.(FEATURES)(WEEKEND) ; ...Science Monitor In the old Saxon city of Leipzig, art rivals soccer in excitement. Aficionados...art world. At the heart of the fuss: the Leipzig Art Academy in the former East Germany...traveling exhibition, Life after Death: New Leipzig Paintings from the Rubell Family Collection... Read more
	BMW plant reflects manufacturing changes.(BMW's manufacturing process at its new assembly plant in Leipzig, Germany)(International Pages) ; ...unusual shape of a new assembly plant in Leipzig, Germany, will be the most obvious sign...planning to start in the next few months. The Leipzig plant will start series production in...features of BMW's intentions are clear. At Leipzig, it will: * Use far more modules and sub-assembli... Read more
	New Leipzig School Provides a Study in Hype ; The New Leipzig School of painting is being billed as...in the former East German city, the New Leipzig School has been the talk of the art town...Death," a touring show of the Rubells' Leipzig holdings, is on view at American University... Read more

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	Everyday life transformed: a case study of Leipzig since German unification.
	Figuring the new Germany: close on the heels of Leipzig native Neo Rauch, younger artists from the eastern German city are garnering critical attention. Two private collections on view in the U.S. spotlight this school representational painting.(Cover Story)
	Mel Leipzig at Gallery Henoch.(paintings exhibition)

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