Editing Leipzig (section)

===Parks and lakes===
Leipzig is well known for its large parks. The ''Leipziger Auwald'' ([[riparian forest]]) lies mostly within the city limits. [[Neuseenland]] is an area south of Leipzig where old open-cast mines are being converted into a huge lake district. It is planned to be finished in 2060.
*[[Leipzig Botanical Garden]] is the oldest of its kind in Germany. It contains a total of some 7,000 plant species, of which nearly 3,000 species comprise ten special collections.
* [[Johannapark]] and [[Clara-Zetkin-Park (Leipzig)|Clara-Zetkin-Park]] are the most prominent parks in the Leipzig city centre ([[Leipzig-Mitte]]).
*''[[Leipzig Riverside Forest|Leipziger Auwald]]'' covers a total area of approx. 2,500 hectares. The Rosental is a park in the north of the forest and borders Leipzig Zoo.
*The [[Leipzig Wildlife Park]] in [[Connewitz]], showing 25 species.

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File:SDC11449 - Epipedobates anthonyi.JPG|Inside Leipzig Botanical Garden
File:Johannapark Leipzig.JPG|Johannapark
File:Leipziger Auenwald April 2014 005.JPG|''Leipziger Auwald''
File:Sonnenaufgang Rosental Leipzig.jpg|[[Rosental]] in the morning
File:Leipzig Friedenspark.jpg|Friedenspark
File:Markkleeberger See Strand.jpg|[[Markkleeberger See]]
File:Cospudener See (1) 2005-09-09.JPG|[[Cospudener See]]
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