Breitenfeld | |
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Location of Breitenfeld  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°24′10″N 12°20′40″E / 51.40278°N 12.34444°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Urban district |
| City | Leipzig |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | L |
| Website | www.leipzig.de |
Breitenfeld is a village in Germany, incorporated into the city of Leipzig since 1999. It lies 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the city centre, near the old road to Landsberg. To the south, it borders the suburbanised villages of Lindenthal and Wiederitzsch; to the north it is bordered by the autobahn A14. It was the site of the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631), an important Swedish-Protestant victory in the Thirty Years' War.