| Leipzig | |
| Native Name: | Direktionsbezirk Leipzig |
| Native Name Lang: | de |
| Settlement Type: | Direktionsbezirk |
| Coordinates: | 51.33°N 12.83°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Germany |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saxony |
| Extinct Title: | Disestablished |
| Extinct Date: | 1 March 2012 |
| Seat Type: | Region seat |
| Seat: | Leipzig |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 3964 |
| Population Total: | 996516 |
| Population As Of: | 31 Dec. 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | €41.261 billion (2022) |
| Website: | www.rpl.sachsen.de |
Leipzig is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of Saxony, Germany, located in the north-west of the state. It coincided with the Planungsregion Westsachsen. It was disbanded in March 2012.
The Direktionsbezirk Leipzig came into existence on 1 August 2008 and succeeded the Regierungsbezirk Leipzig. The territory of Regierungsbezirk Leipzig was slightly larger, and included the former district of Döbeln. With the exception of the districts Altenburg and Schmölln, the territory of the Regierungsbezirk corresponded to that of the former Bezirk Leipzig which existed from 1952 to 1990.
A Regierungsbezirk Leipzig existed already from 1939 to 1943, when the former Kreishauptmannschaften in Saxony were renamed following the custom in Prussia.
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