New Town Hall
The Pleissenburg was a historical building in the city of Leipzig in Saxony which is in modern-day Germany. It was built in the 13th century by Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen and named after the Pleisse Mill Race which runs nearby and is often called for short Pleisse.Photo: H.-P.Haack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Local government office
- Description: former castle in Leipzig, Saxony
- Also known as: “Neues Rathaus” and “Pleissenburg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Thomas Church and Rathausbrunnen.
St. Thomas Church
Photo: Zarafa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Thomas Church is a Lutheran church in Leipzig, Germany, located at the western part of the inner city ring road in Leipzig's central district. Martin Luther preached in the church in 1539. St. Thomas Church is situated 360 metres north of New Town Hall.
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
University
Photo: Appaloosa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig is a public university in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatorium der Musik, it is the oldest university school of music in Germany. University of Music and Theatre Leipzig is situated 530 metres southwest of New Town Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Musikviertel and Waldstraßenviertel.
Musikviertel
Neighborhood
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Musikviertel is a neighbourhood in Leipzig, Germany. The Musikviertel is part of the locality Zentrum-Süd in the borough of Leipzig-Mitte.The name goes back to the first music institutions built in the neighbourhood, the second Gewandhaus and the new building of the Royal Conservatory of Music.
Waldstraßenviertel
Neighborhood
Waldstraßenviertel is a neighbourhood in the north west of Leipzig's borough Mitte in Saxony, Germany. It is considered one of the largest complete areas of Gründerzeit buildings in Europe and is therefore considered of important cultural and heritage status.
Südvorstadt
Suburb
Photo: Martin Geisler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Südvorstadt is a locality in the south borough of Leipzig, Germany. The Südvorstadt 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.
New Town Hall
- Categories: castle, destroyed building or structure, and government building
- Location: Leipzig, Leipzig Lowlands-Central Hills, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“New Town Hall” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普莱森堡”
- Chinese: “普萊森堡”
- French: “Pleissembourg”
- German: “Pleissenburg”
- German: “Pleißenburg” (historical)
- Italian: “Pleißenburg”
- Japanese: “プライセンブルク城”
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