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Article: Saxony: jealous sisters. (cities of Leipzig and Dresden)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- August 24, 1996
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LEIPZIG AND DRESDEN
WHEN first one German city, then another, and another, all see their destiny as "Europe's east-west crossroads" or as a "gateway to the east", someone is in for disappointment. Berlin may be the leading claimant, but Saxony's ever- jealous sisters, Leipzig and Dresden, risk stepping on each other's toes as they vie for the glory.
The two cities, once the grand old ladies of Central Europe, both have populations of close on 500,000, and both are on their way back from the doldrums of East German communist rule. Industrially, both were wiped out by German unification. Now Dresden, the old seat of Saxon royalty, and Leipzig, a proud merchant ...
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