Markkleeberg is an affluent suburb of Leipzig , located in the Leipzig district of the Free State of Saxony , Germany. The river Pleiße runs through the city, which borders Leipzig to the north and to the west.
5-516: Markkleeberg is known to be the entry point to a region of recultivated open-cast mining lakes south of Leipzig dubbed the Leipziger Neuseenland . The town now called Markkleeberg has its origins in several towns that have been merged over the years. The center of modern-day Markkleeberg used to be called Oetzsch. It was merged with the smaller outlying district Markkleeberg in 1911 and renamed Oetzsch-Markkleeberg. Oetzsch-Markkleeberg
10-547: A Rundling . In 1813 much of the Battle of Leipzig took place where today's Markkleeberg is situated. During 1944 and 1945, a forced labor camp for women was established in the town, initially a subcamp of the Ravensbrück concentration camp and later of Buchenwald . Among the inmates were a thousand Jewish women from Hungary and 250 French resistance fighters. In early April 1945, the surviving inmates were transferred to
15-465: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Neuseenland Neuseenland is an area south of Leipzig , Germany , where old open-cast mines are being converted into a huge lake district. The region's name is a marketing concept and it means "New land of lakes" in German. It should not be confused with the German name for New Zealand , "Neuseeland". It is planned to be finished in 2060 It
20-604: The Mauthausen-Gusen camp in Austria. Today, Markkleeberg is a growing town because of its proximity to Leipzig . (Source since 1998: Statistical bureau of Saxony) Markkleeberg is a well-known tourist destination. Cospudener See , Markkleeberger See , Kanupark Markkleeberg as well as many parks like the Agra-Park are close to the city. Markkleeberg is twinned with: This Leipzig location article
25-404: Was in turn merged with Gautzsch and the whole town was called "Markkleeberg", although Markkleeberg was the smallest, because it sounded most Germanic at a time of Nazi-led Germanisation . The etymology of Markkleeberg may be "clover hill market town". The name of Oetzsch has most likely a Wendish origin. In 1316 it was mentioned in a document as "Euschiz". The village originally had the form of
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