LEIPZIG, Germany -- German cities, even the larger ones, are associated with -- among other things German -- linden trees. In addition to the memory of Frankfurt's linden-lined streets, I remember a joyous summer evening in the city a few years ago when I had supper out in the courtyard of a local restaurant, under a canopy of linden trees.
Revisiting Germany recently, my destination was truly the country's most famous linden city: Leipzig.
Located in southeast Germany and an hour's flight from Frankfurt, Leipzig is a city with more than a 1,000-year history, dating back to its founding by the Sorbs, a group of Slavic settlers, who named it "Lipzk," meaning "place of limes (linden)."
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