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Monument to the Battle of the Nations

The Monument to the Battle of the Nations is a monument in , , to the 1813 Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations. Paid for mostly by donations and the city of Leipzig, it was completed in 1913 for the 100th anniversary of the battle at a cost of six million gold marks.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: historical monument in Leipzig, Germany
  • Also known as: “Monumento das nações unidas”
  • Address: Straße des 18. Oktober 100, Leipzig, 04299
  • Roof shape: flat
  • Wheelchair access: limited
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kolonialstein and Wilhelm-Külz-Park.

Memorial
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is a memorial, which is situated 360 metres northwest of Monument to the Battle of the Nations.

Park
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is situated 660 metres northwest of Monument to the Battle of the Nations.

Apartment building
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is an apartment building, which is situated 270 metres east of Monument to the Battle of the Nations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reudnitz and Südvorstadt.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km north of Monument to the Battle of the Nations.

Suburb
is a locality in the south borough of , . The is crossed from north to south by the Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse. Due to its proximity to the city centre, but also to larger green spaces, it is a popular residential area with old buildings of the Gründerzeit period. is situated 3 km northwest of Monument to the Battle of the Nations.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km southwest of Monument to the Battle of the Nations.

Monument to the Battle of the Nations

Latitude
51.31244° or 51° 18′ 45″ north
Longitude
12.41311° or 12° 24′ 47″ east
Elevation
155 metres (509 feet)
Inception
1913
Height
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
9F3J8C67+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 21357018
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
8031281
Wiki­data ID
Q699448
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Monument to the Battle of the Nations” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “النصب التذكاري لحرب الأمم”
  • Bashkir: “Халыҡтар һуғышы һәйкәле”
  • Breton: “Völkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • Bulgarian: “Паметник на битката на народите”
  • Cebuano: “Völkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • Chinese: “民族之战纪念碑”
  • Chinese: “民族大会战纪念碑”
  • Chinese: “民族大會戰紀念碑”
  • Corsican: “Monumentu à a Battaglia di e Nazione”
  • Corsican: “Völkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • Czech: “Památník Bitvy národů”
  • Dutch: “Voelkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • Dutch: “Volkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • Dutch: “Völkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • Esperanto: “Monumento por la Batalo de Leipzig”
  • Finnish: “Kansojen taistelun muistomerkki”
  • Finnish: “Völkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • French: “monument de la Bataille des Nations”
  • French: “Monument de la Bataille des Nations”
  • French: “Volkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • Georgian: “ხალხთა ბრძოლის ძეგლი”
  • German: “Völkerschlachtdenkmal Straße des 18. Oktober 100”
  • German: “Völkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת קרב האומות”
  • Hungarian: “A népek csatájának emlékműve”
  • Hungarian: “Népek csatájának emlékműve”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Pertempuran Bangsa-Bangsa”
  • Interlingua: “Monumento del battalia de nationes”
  • Interlingua: “Monumento del battalia del nationes”
  • Italian: “Völkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • Korean: “전승기념비”
  • Lithuanian: “Tautų mūšio paminklas”
  • Macedonian: “Споменик на Битката кај Лајпциг”
  • Macedonian: “Споменик на Битката на народите”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Folkeslagminnesmerket”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Völkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • Norwegian: “Folkeslagminnesmerket”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Bitwy Narodów”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento da Batalha das Nações”
  • Russian: “Памятник битве народов”
  • Serbian: “Споменик бици код Лајпцига”
  • Serbian: “Споменик на битку код Лајпцига”
  • Spanish: “Volkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • Spanish: “Völkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • Swedish: “Völkerschlachtdenkmal”
  • Turkish: “Anıtı to the Battle of the Nations”
  • Turkish: “Monument to the Battle of the Nations”
  • Turkish: “Uluslar Muharebesi Anıtı”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Битві народів”
  • Western Panjabi: “لوک لڑائی دی یاد”

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