Old City Hall

Leipzig is located in the east of Germany, in a low-lying area in the north-western part of Saxony by the rivers Elster, Pleisse and Parthe. Its average altitude above sea-level is 118 m.

Leipzig currently has about 500,000 inhabitants. The city covers an area of 297.6 km2 and enjoys a generally relatively mild climate. The annual mean temperature is between 9 and 11 degrees Celsius.