Leyptsig
Leyptsig Лейпциг | |
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Location of Leyptsig  | |
  Leyptsig Location of Leyptsig | |
| Coordinates: 53°34′0″N 61°2′45″E / 53.56667°N 61.04583°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| Founded | 1842–1843[1] |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 457214 |
| OKTMO ID | 75614435101 |
Leyptsig (Russian: Лейпциг) is a rural locality (a village) in Varnensky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, in the Asian part of Russia, close to the border with Kazakhstan. It has a population of 717 (2010 Census);[4]
History
The settlement was founded in 1842–1843, and named after the city of Leipzig, to commemorate the 1813 Battle of Leipzig.[1]
It is one of several villages in the Chelyabinsk Oblast named after major European cities, other including Varshavka (named after Warsaw), Parizh (named after Paris), Berlin (named after Berlin), Varna (named after Varna) and Bredy (named after Breda).
References
- ^ a b "Топонимы (буква Л)" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.