Hello Leipzig: Here’s how Monday 29 June 2026 begins

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With the rain comes hope: LVB plans to put the first repaired sections of the tram network back into service later today. From today, the city is offering municipal land for private development; the Land Registry has corrected incorrectly measured boundaries – and today, on Augustusplatz, anyone can practise how to save lives using life-saving measures.

Resumption of tram services delayed

They are doing everything they can – and yet nothing is running yet. Since Saturday, Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe have been grappling with massive damage to the tracks, which is so severe that the entire tram network had to be shut down. There had been hopes of resuming services this morning, but these were not realised (as reported by the LZ). Despite the efforts of all available staff, the aim of restoring services could not be achieved.

According to the LVB, the exceptionally high temperatures had caused the joint sealant to soften. This is a bitumen-based sealing material between the asphalt and the rails, which normally prevents dirt from penetrating the track system. As a result, the sticky mass found its way into the rails and points at numerous points, where it clumped together. This not only affected the track system: Trams travelling through the sticky substance were also affected. All maintenance staff have been working round the clock since Saturday – both on the tracks and in the depots – to clean the tram undercarriages that had become clogged.

The first gradual reopenings are now expected to take place during the course of the day. The transport authority will announce which sections are affected and when later today. Information on which services will then be running again will also be available on the LVB website and the LeipzigMove mobile app.

Let’s be honest

Particularly in these extreme temperatures, there is a high risk that people will simply ‘lose their footing’, faint, collapse and, in extreme cases, require resuscitation. That is why Augustusplatz is hosting a large first-aid course today. Emergency services, the Leipzig Fire Brigade, local aid organisations, Leipzig University Hospital, the Leipzig Heart Centre and St. Georg Hospital will be teaching the basics of lay resuscitation and practising life-saving first aid with anyone interested.

The aim of the event is to impart this knowledge to as many people as possible. Because – let’s be honest – most driving licence holders last dealt with this topic during driving lessons. In addition to the practice stations, visitors can look forward to a further programme of hands-on activities. At 11 am, a live scenario will demonstrate the entire rescue chain, from discovering an unconscious person, through dialling the emergency number 112 and performing CPR, right up to the arrival of the ambulance service. In addition, Leipzig’s sports clubs and athletes will be taking part in the event with a team challenge.

No registration is required. Just turn up, find out more, have a chat – and perhaps even lend a helping hand.

Knowing your limits

Anyone who miscounts or makes a mistake in their records must make corrections. This task fell to the Office for Geoinformation and Land Management of the City of Leipzig under Section 14(3) of the Saxon Surveying and Cadastral Act (SächsVermKatG
). In nine local districts, the boundary lines of plots of land were found to be incorrect.

All available cadastral records were analysed to recalculate the boundary points. Affected owners and other interested parties may comment on the boundary lines or raise queries from today until 27 July 2026. The point of contact is the Office for Geoinformation and Land Reorganisation, which can be reached by telephone on 0341/123 5057 or by email at ff@leipzig.de
.

The outcome will be announced once the procedure has been completed. Property owners can now check online via this link
to see which plots of land within the city’s administrative area are affected.

Space for your own home

To help people fulfil their dreams of owning their own home, the city is now opening up its treasure trove of vacant land. From today, interested parties can apply for eleven municipal plots for the construction of detached houses in Leipzig. For the first time, applicants can choose between purchasing a plot at a fixed sale price and acquiring a leasehold with a term of up to 99 years at an annual ground rent rate of 3 per cent. Allocation will not be based on the highest bid, but on a selection process based on social criteria, designed to benefit families in particular. Multi-generational households and people involved in voluntary work will also be taken into account in the allocation process.

“We want to offer people who wish to stay in Leipzig the prospect of owning their own home. With this new procedure, we are creating greater flexibility and are deliberately focusing not on maximising the purchase price, but on social criteria. Particular consideration will be given to families with children, multi-generational households and people who do voluntary work,” explains Clemens Schülke, Mayor and Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs, Employment and Digital Affairs. All information on the development plans, the selection criteria and the procedure is available from today at www.leipzig.de/eigenheime.

The property prospectuses and application forms are available at www.baupilot.com/leipzig. Applications will be accepted until 24 August 2026. The Property Office is offering two viewing appointments for each plot. The dates will also be published on www.leipzig.de/eigenheime. Once the application deadline has passed, contract negotiations will begin with the top-ranked bidders for each plot. Over the coming years, the Property Office intends to market a total of 50 individual plots in established single-family housing estates in several phases.