The Battle of Leipzig (16th – 19th October 1813), also known as the Battle of the Nations (Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig), was the largest clash, in terms of forces engaged and losses suffered by the two sides, during the Napoleonic Wars and one of the decisive defeats suffered by Napoleon Bonaparte.

It brought about the defeat French in the German campaign, forced the emperor to a difficult retreat to France and caused the final collapse of the system of alliances organized by Napoleon in Europe. The battle, fought with great fury by the two sides, saw for the first time the simultaneous participation on the field of the mass of the armies of the anti-French continental European powers (Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden) and its outcome was determined above all by the clear numerical superiority of the coalesced.

Every year, on the same date, on the great battlefield south of the city, groups of figures in historical uniforms from all over Europe recall the clash in arms.

The monument, dedicated to peace, offers a terrace to admire the panorama of Leipzig.

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Fair city par excellence, it boasts a pulsating historic center, surrounded by the so-called “Ring”, a characteristic ring of avenues that follows the ancient fortifications.

Leipzig is also one of the major European capitals of music, being linked to composers such as Mendelssohn and Schumann, whose museum houses are preserved, and Johann Sebastian Bach, who spent 27 years there and to whom a permanent exhibition is dedicated in the museum enriched by the archive located in front of the Church of St. Thomas, where his tomb is also located.

The old town is the heart of the city, one of the architectural symbols is the old town hall (Altes Rathaus) in Renaissance style, built in 1500, which houses the Civic Museum of History.

On the market square overlooks the Royal House of Saxon rulers.

In front of the Old Commodity Exchange is the monument to Goethe, whose gaze turns to the Madler Passage, the gallery where the historic Auerbachs Keller restaurant stands, where the famous opera “Faust” was set.

In the Church of St. Nicholas, the oldest in Leipzig, the prayers of peace were held that in 1989 would lead to the process of german reunification.

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