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Leipzig University Library

Leipzig University Library, known also as Bibliotheca Albertina, is the central library of the University of Leipzig. It is one of the oldest German university libraries.
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ub.uni-leipzig.de
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 8:00 AM—midnight
    Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays: 8:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Email: info@ub.uni-leipzig.de
  • Type: Library
  • Description: university library
  • Also known as: “Universitaetsbibliothek Leipzig” and “Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig - Bibliotheca Albertina”
  • Address: Beethovenstraße 6, Leipzig, 04107
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University of Music and Theatre Leipzig and Academy for Visual Arts.

University
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The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig is a public university in , , Germany. Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatorium der Musik, it is the oldest university school of music in Germany.

University
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The Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst or Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig is one of the oldest art schools in , dating back to 1764. The academy has four colleges specializing in fine arts, graphic design, photography and new media art with around 500 students.

University
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The is a part of Leipzig University and offers university education for writers. It was founded in 1955 under the name Johannes R. is situated 150 metres north of Leipzig University Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Musikviertel and Südvorstadt.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in , . The 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 .

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.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in the north west of borough Mitte in , . It is considered one of the largest complete areas of Gründerzeit buildings in Europe and is therefore considered of important cultural and heritage status.

Leipzig University Library

Latitude
51.33254° or 51° 19′ 57″ north
Longitude
12.36825° or 12° 22′ 6″ east
Elevation
118 metres (387 feet)
Height
21 metres (69 feet)
Abbreviation
“UB Leipzig”
Open location code
9F3J89M9+27
Open­Street­Map ID
way 766030637
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11395465
Wiki­data ID
Q872896
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Leipzig University Library” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مكتبة جامعة لايبزيج”
  • Azerbaijani: “Leypsiq Universiteti Kitabxanası”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca de la Universitat de Leipzig”
  • Chinese: “莱比锡大学图书馆”
  • Chinese: “阿尔贝蒂娜图书馆”
  • French: “Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig”
  • German: “Albertina”
  • German: “Leipzig UB”
  • German: “UB Leipzig”
  • German: “Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig”
  • Hebrew: “ספריית אוניברסיטת לייפציג”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Universitas Leipzig”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Albertina”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Universitatis Lipsiensis”
  • Russian: “Альбертина (Лейпциг)”
  • Russian: “Альбертина”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca de la Universidad de Leipzig”
  • Turkish: “Leipzig Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi”
  • Turkish: “Leipzig University Library”
  • Ukrainian: “Бібліотека Альбертіна”
  • “Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig”

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