Community hub
Recent from talks
Knowledge base stats:
Talk channels stats:
Members stats:
Connewitz
Connewitz (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔnəvɪts]) is a locality in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany. It is a subdivision (Ortsteil) in the borough of Leipzig-Süd (Stadtbezirk).
Connewitz is located about 3 km (1.9 mi) south of downtown Leipzig. The area includes floodplain forests and former fields to the east and up to ten meters higher. Only this area is developed.
Schleußiger Weg, Wundt Street, and Richard-Lehmann-Street form the northern boundaries of the district. The eastern and southeastern borders are formed by the Leipzig–Hof railway line. In the south, the built-up area of Markkleeberg forms the border. Here, however, a few short streets in the area called the Wolfswinkel still belong to Connewitz in an isolated location. The Plagwitz-Markkleeberg railway line the western embankment of the Elster floodplain and the western bank of the Elster floodplain follow to the west.
The neighboring localities are, clockwise from the north, Südvorstadt, Marienbrunn, Lößnig, Dölitz-Dösen, Markkleeberg (independent town), Großzschocher, Kleinzschocher and Schleußig.
With 384 ha (948.9 acres) of forest (53% of its area), Connewitz has the largest proportion of forest in Leipzig's districts. This forest, the Connewitzer Holz, forms the main part of the southern Leipzig Riverside Forest as a contiguous area. It is used for both forestry and recreational purposes. In addition to a dense network of footpaths, cycle paths and bridleways, there is also the Leipzig Wildlife Park, which is home to indigenous animal species. Sports and catering facilities are also available.
Historically, Connewitzer Holz and Dölitzer Holz on the other side of the southeastern district boundary on the right bank of the Pleiße formed the Leipziger Ratsholz. Before the village merged with Ötzsch and Dölitz at the beginning of the 20th century, this forest area was interrupted only by a few meadows.
The forest district Connewitzer Holz is divided into Beipert and Probstei on the left side of the river Pleiße and Batschke-Floß ditches, Pfarrholz, Haken, Wolfswinkel, Langes Feld, Dachsbau, Horst, Gautzscher Spitze und Siebenacker between Floß ditches and Pleiße and Streitholz, Stempel, Mühlholz and Apitzsch on the right side of the river Pleiße.
The Pleiße runs the full length of the Connewitzer Holz from south to north. As early as the first half of the 13th century, the three villages of Dölitz, Lößnig, and Connewitz jointly built a ditch off the Pleiße for the operation of their mills, the Mühlpleiße, which still runs today, with minor changes, in the border area between the forest and the settlement area and flows into the Pleiße at the Hakenbrücke bridge. Shortly before this, the flood bed of the Pleiße flows into the Pleiße on the left in the area of the former Jungfernlachen estuary.
Hub AI
Connewitz AI simulator
(@Connewitz_simulator)
Connewitz
Connewitz (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔnəvɪts]) is a locality in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany. It is a subdivision (Ortsteil) in the borough of Leipzig-Süd (Stadtbezirk).
Connewitz is located about 3 km (1.9 mi) south of downtown Leipzig. The area includes floodplain forests and former fields to the east and up to ten meters higher. Only this area is developed.
Schleußiger Weg, Wundt Street, and Richard-Lehmann-Street form the northern boundaries of the district. The eastern and southeastern borders are formed by the Leipzig–Hof railway line. In the south, the built-up area of Markkleeberg forms the border. Here, however, a few short streets in the area called the Wolfswinkel still belong to Connewitz in an isolated location. The Plagwitz-Markkleeberg railway line the western embankment of the Elster floodplain and the western bank of the Elster floodplain follow to the west.
The neighboring localities are, clockwise from the north, Südvorstadt, Marienbrunn, Lößnig, Dölitz-Dösen, Markkleeberg (independent town), Großzschocher, Kleinzschocher and Schleußig.
With 384 ha (948.9 acres) of forest (53% of its area), Connewitz has the largest proportion of forest in Leipzig's districts. This forest, the Connewitzer Holz, forms the main part of the southern Leipzig Riverside Forest as a contiguous area. It is used for both forestry and recreational purposes. In addition to a dense network of footpaths, cycle paths and bridleways, there is also the Leipzig Wildlife Park, which is home to indigenous animal species. Sports and catering facilities are also available.
Historically, Connewitzer Holz and Dölitzer Holz on the other side of the southeastern district boundary on the right bank of the Pleiße formed the Leipziger Ratsholz. Before the village merged with Ötzsch and Dölitz at the beginning of the 20th century, this forest area was interrupted only by a few meadows.
The forest district Connewitzer Holz is divided into Beipert and Probstei on the left side of the river Pleiße and Batschke-Floß ditches, Pfarrholz, Haken, Wolfswinkel, Langes Feld, Dachsbau, Horst, Gautzscher Spitze und Siebenacker between Floß ditches and Pleiße and Streitholz, Stempel, Mühlholz and Apitzsch on the right side of the river Pleiße.
The Pleiße runs the full length of the Connewitzer Holz from south to north. As early as the first half of the 13th century, the three villages of Dölitz, Lößnig, and Connewitz jointly built a ditch off the Pleiße for the operation of their mills, the Mühlpleiße, which still runs today, with minor changes, in the border area between the forest and the settlement area and flows into the Pleiße at the Hakenbrücke bridge. Shortly before this, the flood bed of the Pleiße flows into the Pleiße on the left in the area of the former Jungfernlachen estuary.