Leipzig Riverside Forest

Leipzig Riverside Forest
German: Leipziger Auwald
Auwald, Leipzig
Geography
LocationSchkeuditz, Leipzig, Markkleeberg, Saxony, Germany
Coordinates51°19′02″N 12°21′24″E / 51.31719°N 12.3565364°E / 51.31719; 12.3565364
Ecology
Forest cover2,424 ha (5,989.8 acres)

Leipzig Riverside Forest (German: Leipziger Auenwald) is one of the largest lowland Riparian forests in Central Europe, lying mostly within the city limits of Leipzig city in Germany. The nature reserve is partially covered with bottomland forest and contains a large variety of endangered species.

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