Editing Leipzig (section)

===Location===
Leipzig is located in the [[Leipzig Bay]], the southernmost part of the [[North German Plain]], which is the part of the [[North European Plain]] in Germany. The city sits on the [[White Elster]], a river that rises in the [[Czech Republic]] and flows into the [[Saale]] south of Halle. The [[Pleiße]] and the [[Parthe]] join the White Elster in Leipzig, and the large inland delta-like landscape the three rivers form is called ''Leipziger Gewässerknoten''. The site is characterized by swampy areas such as the [[Leipzig Riverside Forest|Leipzig Riparian Forest]] (''Leipziger Auenwald''), though there are also some limestone areas to the north of the city. The landscape is mostly flat, though there is also some evidence of [[moraine]] and [[drumlin]]s.

Although there are some forest parks within the city limits, the area surrounding Leipzig is relatively unforested. During the 20th century, there were several open-pit mines in the region, many of which have been converted to lakes.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Untersuchung zum Landschaftswandel im Südraum Leipzig |journal=Standort |date=1 December 2002 |issn=0174-3635 |pages=159–165 |volume=26 |issue=4 |doi=10.1007/s00548-002-0103-3 |language=de |first1=Dagmar |last1=Haase |first2=Matthias |last2=Rosenberg |first3=Robert |last3=Mikutta |s2cid=68472430}}</ref>

Leipzig is also situated at the intersection of the [[ancient road]]s known as the [[Via Regia]] (King's highway), which traversed Germany in an east–west direction, and the [[Via Imperii]] (Imperial highway), a north–south road.

Leipzig was a walled city in the Middle Ages and [[Inner City Ring Road (Leipzig)|the current "ring" road around the historic centre]] of the city follows the line of the old city walls.