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Breitenfeld, Leipzig

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In 1856, the patrimonial authority was relinquished and Breitenfeld acquired local autonomy within the duchy of Saxony, as a community with its own village council. In 1923, the village formed part of the conjoined community of Lindenthal, and in 1999, joined with the city of Leipzig. Since 2002,
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died, his illegitimate son, Dietrich II, inherited the property. The property of Breitenfeld, which included Wiederitzsch and Lindenthal, came under the legal jurisdiction of the
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Breitenfeld has been the main home of the Leipzig animal rescue, and the city's fairgrounds and exhibition hall is located at the village.
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Breitenfeld was first mentioned in documents in 1271, as part of the estate of the Margrafs of Landsberg. When the elder
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in 1631. It was erected in 1831 on the two hundredth anniversary of the battle and bears the following inscription:
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established his command post in the Breitenfeld mill, from which he coordinated the attacks on
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since 1999. It lies 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the city centre, near the old road to
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Reconstruction of destroyed farms and houses, 1950. Photo by Hans-Gunter Quarschinsky, 1950
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In the eastern portion of the village, a monument to Gustav Adolf reminds viewers of the
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Lindenthal und Breitenfeld. Eine historische und städtebauliche Studie.
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is a village in Germany, incorporated into the city of
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Stadtteil
Leipzig
Breitenfeld is located in Germany
Breitenfeld is located in Saxony
51°24′10″N 12°20′40″E / 51.40278°N 12.34444°E / 51.40278; 12.34444
Germany
State
Saxony
District
Urban district
Leipzig
Time zone
UTC+01:00
CET
DST
UTC+02:00
CEST
Vehicle registration
www.leipzig.de
Leipzig
Landsberg
Wiederitzsch
autobahn A14
Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
Thirty Years' War

Dietrich of Landsberg
Bishopric of Merseburg
Reformation
Thirty Years War

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