Does Leipzig have a university?

Yes. AKAD Hochschulen für Berufstätige, Fachhochschule Leipzig and Deutsche Telekom Fachhochschule Leipzig.

LEIPZIG

Saxony · GERMANY (DE) · 51.34°N / 12.37°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,879,139

Leipzig is a city in Germany with a population of 504,971. It sits at 51.34/12.37, runs on Europe/Berlin, is 2 km from Gohlis.

Population 504,971

Place Type County Seat

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Berlin

All facts

fields

Country: Germany
Subdivision: Saxony
Coords: 51.34°N / 12.37°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Gohlis Saxony 45,924 3.0 km

SW Kleinzschocher Saxony 11,031 4.5 km

SW Großzschocher Saxony 9,269 5.4 km

S Markkleeberg Saxony 24,664 7.1 km

N Breitenfeld Saxony 9,043 7.4 km

NE Taucha Saxony 14,552 9.2 km

N Rackwitz Saxony 3,118 10.5 km

E Borsdorf Saxony 8,489 11.3 km

W Markranstädt Saxony 13,053 11.4 km

SE Großpösna Saxony 5,608 12.1 km

Air access

nearby

LEJ

Leipzig/Halle Airport

Large airport

13.2 km

EDAW

Roitzschjora Airfield

Small airport

27.8 km

EDAM

Merseburg Airfield

Small airport

30.1 km

EDAQ

Halle-Oppin Airfield

Small airport

32.3 km

EDCH

Sprossen (Zeitz) Airfield

Small airport

34.4 km

Universities

linked

AKAD Hochschulen für Berufstätige, Fachhochschule Leipzig

akad.de

Deutsche Telekom Fachhochschule Leipzig

fh-telekom-leipzig.de

Handelshochschule Leipzig

hhl.de

Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig

hmt-leipzig.de

Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig (FH)

htwk-leipzig.de

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Leipzig?: 504,971 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Leipzig in?: Europe/Berlin.
Which country is Leipzig in?: Germany (DE).
Which airport serves Leipzig?: Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ).
How far is Leipzig from Berlin?: About 150 km.
Does Leipzig have a university?: Yes. AKAD Hochschulen für Berufstätige, Fachhochschule Leipzig and Deutsche Telekom Fachhochschule Leipzig.
What languages are spoken in Germany?: German.
What currency is used in Germany?: Euro.
How many cities are in Germany?: 11,819 on record.
Which admin region is Leipzig in?: Saxony.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2879139

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2879139,
    "name": "Leipzig",
    "ascii_name": "Leipzig",
    "country_code": "DE",
    "population": 504971,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Berlin",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA3",
    "latitude": 51.33962,
    "longitude": 12.37129
  }
}

Context

comparatives

11.0x the population of Gohlis.
2 km from Gohlis.
Same timezone (Europe/Berlin) as 11,817 other cities in Germany.