Breitenfeld
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Breitenfeld may refer to:
- Breitenfeld, LeipzigBreitenfeld, LeipzigThe village of Breitenfeld belongs to the city of Leipzig. The village lies in the vicinity of the old road to Landsberg. On the south, it borders of the borough of Gohlis, in the west on Lindenthal and in the east, on Wiederitzsch.- History :...
, a northwestern suburbSuburbThe word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
(once an outlying village and crossroads 4 miles (6.4 km) outside of LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
s curtain walls) on the plainPlainIn geography, a plain is land with relatively low relief, that is flat or gently rolling. Prairies and steppes are types of plains, and the archetype for a plain is often thought of as a grassland, but plains in their natural state may also be covered in shrublands, woodland and forest, or...
of LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, Germany - two battles that were fought there during the Thirty Year's war:
- Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)The Battle of Breitenfeld or First Battle of Breitenfeld , was fought at the crossroads villages of Breitenfeld , Podelwitz , and Seehausen , approximately five miles northwest of the walled city of Leipzig on September 17 , or September 7 The Battle of Breitenfeld or First Battle of Breitenfeld...
- Battle of Breitenfeld (1642)Battle of Breitenfeld (1642)The Second Battle of Breitenfeld, also known as the First Battle of Leipzig , took place at Breitenfeld , Germany, during the Thirty Years' War— fully eleven years after the first battle at the crossroads village had unbottled the Swedish forces under Gustavus II Adolphus wherein he had...
- Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
- Breitenfeld, Saxony-AnhaltBreitenfeld, Saxony-AnhaltBreitenfeld is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Gardelegen....
, a municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany - Breitenfeld am TannenriegelBreitenfeld am TannenriegelBreitenfeld am Tannenriegel is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Styria, Austria....
, a municipality in Styria, Austria - Breitenfeld an der RittscheinBreitenfeld an der RittscheinBreitenfeld an der Rittschein is a municipality in the district of Feldbach in Styria, Austria....
, a municipality in Styria, Austria