The climate activists from Fridays for Future wanted to counter this feeling of powerlessness. That is why they had spontaneously called for a demonstration today. The Leipzig Open, on the other hand, had been planned for some time. The biggest women’s tennis tournament in eastern Germany has also risen even further in prestige. It kicked […]
A steel giant is rising – though it cannot be seen doing so. A pop giant, on the other hand, is set to fill the Parkbühne for two evenings. Less welcome are the price rises for public transport and at the local music school. Before the summer break, the Capa-Haus is hosting one more exhibition […]
1918: Munich is in a state of emergency. The city is in turmoil. Violence is breaking out. Soldiers are shooting at one another. Kurt Eisner declares Bavaria a republic. The First World War has come to an end. It is revolution. History is being made. A note appears on the door of the poet Rainer […]
These are allegations that leave one speechless: a man, now 68 years old, is alleged to have dragged his biological daughter onto a bed in his flat almost four years ago, touched her inappropriately and raped her. The defendant has been on trial at Leipzig Magistrates’ Court since Thursday, 30 July 2026. At the request […]
The Leipzig Lions are in the middle of their second GFL2 season. However, following two early wins, they have now come crashing down to earth with a bump in the harsh reality of the league. Following a heavy 0–42 defeat away to the Hamburg Pioneers, they also suffered a surprisingly heavy 10–33 home defeat against […]
The Merz government at federal level has proved a major disappointment, particularly for young voters. Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche, in particular, is systematically working to undermine the laws on the energy transition and to slow down the urgently needed restructuring of Germany’s energy supply. However, this summer’s extreme heatwaves are showing all citizens […]
The opencast mines took up land and displaced people. Yet they also provided jobs and a sense of community… The Minister-Presidents of Central Germany are meeting today at a rehabilitated opencast mine site to discuss the future of structural change following the phase-out. The event features an exciting book launch, the prospect of reduced rail […]
Torgauer Platz is one of those locations in Leipzig’s road network that has been on the agenda for many years now, with plans to finally redevelop it. Yet this construction project, too, has been repeatedly postponed. Now, at long last, the project is set to go ahead in 2027. This also involves tram services on […]
It was a special moment when, back in 1990, the sociologist Cordia Schlegelmilch packed her bag and set off for a small town in the GDR, which at that time had only six weeks left to exist. Her main motivation was: “I wanted to find out how the residents of a small town were coming […]
A motorist in Grünau had a literally scorching experience today. His car caught fire whilst he was driving – all that remained was a wreck. Price hike for allotments: Leipzig plans to almost double the lease fees for allotments from next year. And: watch out for pickpockets! The LZ summarises the key events from Wednesday, […]
Years of dithering over grid expansion are now having consequences in Saxony too: More and more applications for grid connections for renewable energy installations are being put on hold and piling up with the grid operators, as if Saxony were still in the year 2016 and could leisurely stroll into a climate-friendly future without fossil […]
On 24 July, Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) was publicly rebuked by the Federal Constitutional Court. “The Federal Constitutional Court has declared the Federal Ministry of the Interior’s blanket withdrawal from the resettlement programme for Afghan refugees to be arbitrary. ‘The revocation of visas that have been granted must be examined on […]
Klar, Sommerloch – aber ´ne Baustelle, die einen Stau verursacht, findet sich fast immer: mehr Zeit auf der Prager Straße einplanen! Wenig Zeit bleibt den Studierenden der Musik- und Theater-Hochschule, nämlich keine 24 Stunden mehr. Und auch an der Uni gehts heute um Pünktlichkeit (aber mit Chance auf Nachholtermine). Und was Laserdrucker mit Ihrer Steuererklärung […]
Deportations are back in political vogue. Whether the people affected are in legitimate employment or may ultimately face execution at the end of their journey seems to be of little concern to political decision-makers and their compliant civil servants. Viewed as a political trend, daily deportations are simply part of the routine: a signature on […]
Amid protests by activists and a large police presence, another mass deportation to Afghanistan appears to have taken place at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Also: Investigators have recovered a video confession pledging allegiance to IS from the mobile phone of the suspected CSD attacker who was shot dead on Saturday. The LZ summarises the key events from […]
A suitcase in Paris would, of course, be nicer. But here there’s only one for the districts of Leipzig where there are no longer any citizens’ offices. What’s more, bicycles are looking for their former owners. The Passage Cinema invites you to view our society through the eyes of a chicken that has only just […]
Sometimes you just have to show people. Especially when Uncle Herbert, sitting at the family dinner table, once again lets his gut feeling take over, claiming that it used to be just as hot in the past and that the climate has always been changing anyway. But gut feeling has nothing to do with facts. […]
Stadtwerke Leipzig had actually intended to generate a profit of almost 100 million euros in 2025. The target was 98.8 million euros. However, the final figure turned out to be lower: 93.5 million. In its annual report, Stadtwerke Leipzig did cite the higher costs (up by 9 million euros) as one explanation. However, the main […]
He was sorry, he wanted to apologise and he regretted his criminal actions, he emphasised several times during the trial: the Leipzig Regional Court has now handed down its verdict on a 28-year-old man. For years, the young man had been ordering expensive electronic goods using false personal details and, following a bogus return, had […]
The Peaceful Revolution of 1989 showed that, with courage, solidarity and peaceful protest, people can bring about change in a political system. Hundreds of thousands of citizens took to the streets with candles, chanting “We are the people”, and fought for freedom, democracy and the right to decide their own future. More than 35 years […]
New road closures, new diversions – there’s building, building and more building going on in Leipzig. LZ shows you how to get into and through the city, to the station or around it, by bus and train. From today, there are also replacement timetables for regional services, for example on the route to Chemnitz. To […]
When you follow the discussions coming out of the Saxon countryside, you get the impression that most Saxons are against the energy transition and the expansion of renewable energy. And the Minister-President seems to be their mouthpiece when he raves about coal, natural gas and nuclear power. But this impression is misleading. It is the […]
How does one tell a story that ultimately cannot be substantiated by documents, because they were destroyed? Or falsified, tailored to ensure that the death of a Bonn civil servant on a business trip to Leipzig was not classified as a murder case? And yet still caused a stir? In *The Fechtner Case*, Katrin Reiser […]
If a federal state has a relatively well-developed, efficient public transport system, many of its residents generally do not need a private car. If, on top of that, one in three residents also lives in one of the major cities with efficient public transport, the demand falls further. It is therefore hardly surprising that Saxony, […]
At the Grassi Museum of Applied Arts, visitors can regularly admire treasures of historical craftsmanship from the Leipzig region. Since 19 July, for example, the museum has been hosting the special exhibition ‘Metalwork! The Otto Seyffart Company, Altenburg’. It runs until 4 October. The Altenburg-based company Otto Seyffart was one of the major players in […]
Church buildings are a feature of many towns and villages. They are known as landmarks, the centre of a town or village, or points of reference. These places of worship are of great significance in terms of architecture, art history and regional history. This time, we are looking at a small but charming church in […]
We’re heading into the home straight! The second and final phase of construction is set to begin on Monday at the huge LVB building site on the west side of Leipzig Central Station. For three weeks, however, this will once again throw the timetables for many trams into disarray. An intriguing question has now been […]
It’s generally considered impossible – until someone comes along and simply does it: the Leipzig-based actor Wolfgang Zarnack now actually intends to produce a 50-part anti-war series – all on his own. Filmmaking is a team effort; a war film even more so, almost always involving a mass battle with extras, a studio and a […]
A two-day children’s festival right in the city centre – this weekend, Augustuspatz will be transformed into a fun-filled adventure course for children on their summer holidays. For residents living along the railway line in Wahren, there’s a brief respite, whilst at the Parkbühne, Australian rock legends Rose Tattoo bid farewell to their European audience. […]
“Our position is clear: we will not simply accept the further expansion of the cargo airport and the associated additional burden on people and the environment. The legal action makes it possible to have the planned expansion plans reviewed by the courts. To ensure that this case does not fail due to the plaintiffs’ lack […]
His friend and rival, Alfred von Tirpitz, is a figure in the history books. But what about Wilhelm Büchsel? No warship was named after him. He was not glorified in the same way as Tirpitz. And when he died of the Spanish flu in 1920, he had been all but forgotten. Yet he served as […]
The current special exhibition at the Bibliotheca Albertina, ‘Insect Knowledge: Historical Books and Specimens on Entomology’, was originally due to end on 9 August. However, the exhibition featuring these tiny crawlers continues to attract a great deal of interest. The University Library is therefore extending the exhibition by two weeks and will continue to display […]
In a new study, researchers at the University of Leipzig have investigated the causes of the above-average summer soil drying and rising temperatures in Europe. They found that these are largely due to a change in circulation patterns: These are changes in typical weather patterns, which account for around 55 per cent of the summer […]
The title says it all. Nations can lose their minds. Just as individual people can. History is full of examples of this. And they all relate to the same phenomenon: the destruction of truth. For our coexistence as a society only works if we can agree on the same reliable facts. But what if that […]
A burst pipe on Käthe-Kollwitz-Straße overnight has temporarily disrupted the water supply, whilst private transport will remain hampered for a few more weeks. Also: It has been revealed who is likely to succeed the ousted CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn in the Bundestag. The LZ summarises the key events from Wednesday, 22 July 2026, […]
Most people in Leipzig are completely unaware that there is a Max Planck Institute for Cognitive and Neural Sciences in the city. Yet this is where researchers are studying the organ that enables us humans to form a picture of the world – our brain. From 1 August, this otherwise very low-key research will be […]
Most people in Leipzig have long since gone on holiday. At the Leipzig Group, however, the figures were still being crunched for quite some time. On Monday 20 July, the municipal group presented its final accounts for the 2025 financial year. The management is particularly proud that it was able to increase total investment across […]
On 11 July, the 32nd Leipzig Annual Exhibition closed its doors, having welcomed more than 3,000 visitors. But that wasn’t the end of it. Under the title ‘In the Name of the Sacred Centre’, the exhibition by the winner of the 31st Leipzig Annual Exhibition, featuring paintings by Hans-Hendrik Grimmling, will open under the title […]
LZ reader Gerd Stefan really did want to know. In his reader’s comment on the review of Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk’s new book *Fascism Is Not an Opinion*, he wrote: “I’d also be interested to know the definition of fascism that underlies the book’s title, especially as the author, it seems, was aiming to launch a sweeping […]
The bottle stays closed! At any rate, those are Deutsche Bahn’s plans. By mid-October, the company aims to enforce a nationwide ban on alcohol consumption at all railway stations. Due to engineering works on the railway line between Leipzig and Döbeln, the Regio RB110 will only be able to operate as a rail replacement service […]
Democracy does not thrive on everyone holding the same opinion. Democracy thrives on different opinions being tolerated, discussed and resolved peacefully. The debate over the right course of action is as much a part of democracy as the election itself. But democracy is at risk when more and more people feel that politics no longer […]
With a prayer service, a panel discussion and an exhibition at the New Town Hall, Leipzig is commemorating, today, 21 July, those who have died as a result of their drug addiction. Since 1998, the National Day of Remembrance for Deceased Drug Addicts has drawn attention to individual stories and highlighted that behind every statistic […]
Anniversaries inspire historians. One such anniversary was the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants’ War in 2024/2025. One of the bloodiest events took place in Frankenhausen, where the crowd of peasants gathered there was mercilessly beaten down by the princes’ mercenaries. It was also here that Thomas Müntzer was taken prisoner. In Martin Luther’s view, […]
The scam was simple – and worked for years until his arrest in early 2026: using a false identity, a young man ordered high-end electronics from online retailers, for which he claimed a refund following a bogus return, without actually returning the goods. Instead, he sometimes sold some of the goods on. Since Monday, 20 […]
This is just the tip of the iceberg. We have already reported on several occasions here about trams being prevented from continuing their journey by illegally parked vehicles. But illegally parked vehicles also obstruct other types of vehicles. The Left Party raised this issue at the last council meeting with a question. “Increasingly, refuse and […]
Construction work is underway – both in the city and on the way there. Visitors from Chemnitz should expect longer journey times. On the plus side, train journeys to Döbeln are running smoothly again from today. For children on the school holidays, there are exciting discovery tours through the local council’s headquarters. And at the […]
We’ll need a little more patience for now. But perhaps this autumn will be a real treat for walkers and day-trippers, bringing lovely weather for outings and making it the perfect time to head back to the Saale-Unstrut region. There’s a new development there that’s sure to please more than just people with reduced mobility. […]
The present is always shaped by the past. All the more so when the past is romanticised as a paradise and a sense takes hold that our world is currently going down the drain. A sense of doom dominates social media. And many kitchen-table conversations. This also influences elections. For it is the far-right parties […]
It wasn’t the Champions League just yet, but RB Leipzig’s first pre-season friendly. As a result, the match against fourth-tier side Altglienicke proved to be a hard-fought affair. A brawl in the city centre resulted in serious injuries. Also: From tomorrow, Saxony’s Ministry of Social Affairs is launching a new campaign to raise awareness of […]
Get out of the city for a change – even if it’s just a Sunday outing. There are plenty of worthwhile destinations in the area around Leipzig. And next Sunday, 26 July, from 11.00 am, there’s a special event starting on the banks of the Mulde near Grimma Abbey Church: a literary and musical walk […]
Church buildings are a feature of many towns and villages. They are recognised as landmarks, the heart of a community or points of reference. These places of worship hold great significance in terms of architecture, art history and regional history. This time, we are looking at a church in Leipzig with an eventful past – […]
Will we find, from 2030 onwards, that Leipzig is no longer able to launch any major construction projects at all because there is simply no financial leeway left in the budget? That is the question on everyone’s lips. For the past three years, the budget has been spiralling completely out of control, completely overwhelmed by […]
At first he pretended to be interested in buying the goods – but then he simply tried to snatch them. The police have now arrested the suspected repeat offender. Harkortstraße will remain closed to traffic for longer than expected – due to reckless behaviour! And: 39 years ago today, a State Council resolution brought an […]
“Due to the budget deficit and the prioritisation of ongoing measures over new ones, no additional investment measures for the implementation of the development plan for the Naturbad Nordost can be included in the 2025/2026 biennial budget.” This is what it sounds like when an administration informs the city council that measures for nature conservation […]
For anyone who enjoys weekend city breaks in Saxony and capturing the region’s historic beauty on camera, a trip to Torgau is now once again particularly worthwhile. One of the most picturesque sights can now be seen once more without scaffolding or tarpaulins. The view of Hartenfels Castle from the Elbe side is clear once […]
A record, a first, British legends and a party as colourful as the rainbow. It’s going to be a spectacular weekend. And because you can’t have a festival without some building work: there’s digging going on in Böhlitz-Ehrenberg. The city harbour is celebrating its first harbour festival, the Academy of Graphic Arts and Book Design […]
It will not be enough, even though the Saxon Ministry for Regional Affairs announced on 13 July: “From with immediate effect, 199.3 million euros is available in Saxony for new grants for the construction and modernisation of social housing. That is over seven million euros more than last year. This funding will enable around 740 […]
The Elbe also features in the story. It’s very peaceful. It’s still quite narrow here in its upper reaches in the Sudeten Mountains, where the little town of Hostinné is situated. Nina has no inkling yet that Hostinné might have something to do with her breakdown following the death of her mother, Irma, when she […]
The Leipzig police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a supermarket. Also: Far-right extremist Marla Svenja Liebich is now being held at Zeithain Prison following her forced return to Germany from the Czech Republic. The LZ summarises the key events from Thursday, 16 July 2026, in Leipzig, Saxony and beyond. Attempted robbery in […]
It is not just global warming that is causing problems for Germany. It is bringing into sharp relief just how devastated our native landscapes have long since become. They now offer hardly any protective functions against extreme weather events. A new ECONICS study highlights this in stark terms. Germany is losing the natural protective function […]
Does Germany need an Institute for Political Clowning? We asked ourselves this question and came to the conclusion that – yes, perhaps it’s not a bad idea. The German Bundestag took its time: for a full nine months, the Bundestag administration examined the proposal to establish an Institute for Political Clowning. The outcome of this […]
It’s enough to make you neigh with laughter! The Scheibenholz racecourse is turning into a huge comedy club today. This year’s summer theatre season kicks off this evening at the ANKER socio-cultural centre, proving that teachers are sometimes right when they believe in their pupils – in this case, a female pupil. Saxony’s food banks […]
There are already a number of illustrated books on Leipzig’s architecture, most of which focus on specific periods, such as Leipzig’s Gründerzeit era or particular historical landmarks. But how does one view a city when attempting to discover the architectural eras of the past 1,000 or even 3,000 years? And there is certainly something to […]
For the fourth time this year, the CDU’s constituency office in Möckern has been the target of political attacks. The police are investigating, but have also been called upon to look into two new arson incidents that need to be solved. And: The SC DHfK handball team have unveiled their kit for the coming season […]
Alleged forgery of a medical certificate, unexcused absence from the trial according to the court, a warrant for his arrest to ensure his attendance: Gero Strauß, an ENT specialist and former managing director of the Leipzig Head Centre, caused quite a stir at the Regional Court at times with his behaviour. The 54-year-old faces charges […]
Sometimes it is small steps that make a city increasingly climate-friendly. Take, for example, the introduction of a cycle courier service by Leipzig City Council in 2020. At the time, there were still doubts amongst those in charge as to whether such a courier service would prove its worth. After all, up until then, everything […]
LZ went along to see for itself: the workers and local residents affected by the bridge construction sites on Pittlerstraße and Linkelstraße are true heroes. The work is necessary, but hard to put up with. The situation is less heroic for our smaller companions. Today, the Budde-Haus is focusing on the decline of insects – […]
The taxi industry in Leipzig is also suffering from rising fuel prices. Since the last survey in 2022, the situation has deteriorated drastically. And so the proposal on fares in the Leipzig taxi industry, which came before the city council on 2 July, was long overdue. The minimum wage for taxi drivers, which has been […]
Several major summer roadworks are starting today across the city; whilst these will initially cause some inconvenience, they are set to improve the traffic situation in the long term. Leipzig’s public transport operator is discontinuing a night bus route. ZiMMT e.V. is helping people who are aware of sexual violence to take action rather than […]
This concern was only too understandable, given that during the last elections Leipzig seemed to be literally drowning in a deluge of election posters. Many poles were covered from top to bottom. Some parties covered entire streets with their posters. And many posters were already lying torn to shreds on the grass after just a […]
When is it time to take stock? To talk about one’s life and what really matters? What has truly given this life meaning? Actually, one might think, Richard Gauch would still have had plenty of time. Actually, he isn’t quite at the age for writing his memoirs yet. But he has led an exciting life, […]
No fewer than two football teams from the 2. Bundesliga were in Leipzig this weekend. Here, they played friendly matches against Leipzig’s Regionalliga sides. Despite ultimately losing, 1. FC Lok against Hertha BSC and BSG Chemie against 1. FC Magdeburg put in spirited performances. BSG Chemie Leipzig vs. 1. FC Magdeburg 1–4 (1–1) As with […]
Several fires kept the emergency services busy in Leipzig this weekend. Also: A tragic incident occurred at Lake Kulkwitz, in which a 38-year-old man died on Saturday evening. The LZ summarises the key events from the weekend of 11–12 July 2026 in Leipzig, Saxony and beyond. Fires at a DIY store and involving cars Several […]
Just a few years ago, the city council was still debating whether Leipzig should introduce a tourist accommodation tax or not. Now, everyone is pleased that the city can raise additional funds from it, which in turn benefit tourism. But who exactly? From the city’s point of view, the City Council’s Economic Committee has sufficient […]
Ultimately, it always comes down to acceptance. This is true of the energy transition too. All the more so when two districts of Leipzig – Hartmannsdorf and Knautnaundorf – are particularly affected within their local areas, as it is primarily here that Leipzig’s wind power capacity is being expanded. They then find themselves with significantly […]
It was to be expected that there would be a commotion over this agenda item at the council meeting on 2 July. Die-hard patriarchs simply cannot help but shout out and vociferously express their old-fashioned displeasure. They have internalised patriarchy. And so it did indeed get noisy in the city council when the motion ‘Proposal […]
A special milestone for the Leipzig Volunteer Pass: in June 2026, the 6,000th Leipzig Volunteer Pass was awarded. The anniversary pass was presented to Luise Popp, who has been volunteering as a coach at Roter Stern Leipzig for many years. The award recognises her long-standing commitment to girls’ football and voluntary work in Leipzig. The […]
It wasn’t just 20th-century science fiction that depicted the dawn of the 21st century as a technological miracle. Space would have been conquered long ago, and humanity would have set off for the stars. And we would all be living in gleaming cities with futuristic modes of transport and helpful robots. School textbooks painted similar […]
A café in the city centre and a pizzeria in Lindenau were damaged in quick succession during the night by explosions caused by explosives. The police are investigating but are keeping tight-lipped about further details. We spoke to the owner of the pizzeria. A tram collided with a car on Südplatz this evening. And: The […]
On 1 January 2026, the dog licence regulations for Leipzig – which had been adopted in December – came into force. They had been the subject of heated debate, partly because the city had a keen interest in microchipping as many dogs registered in Leipzig as possible, so that tax collection could be carried out […]
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