Re:Future Leipzig: Incredible Shrinking City (2015)
by thecivil on Monday June 13, 2016 @03:47AM
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i find this arcticle almost completely misleading. just a couple of thoughts:
the city "once boasting a population of over 700,000" never saw more than 600,000 people after 1957. it's correct that it lost about 100,000 between 1990 and 2000, but as it is gaining more than 10,000 per annum for a couple of years now, it is approaching 600,000 in 2017 or 2018. in fact, it is the fastest growing city in germany[1]. i don't see how this correponds to "Since 2007, the city is regaining some population at a very slow level."
Concerning vacant houses: "large parts of the city still remain quite empty" is definitly untrue. There's almost nothing left of the huge vacancy of the 90s and property prices skyrocketed.
long story short: think this article is a fairly accurate description of the situation of the Leipzig -- fifteen years ago.
the city "once boasting a population of over 700,000" never saw more than 600,000 people after 1957. it's correct that it lost about 100,000 between 1990 and 2000, but as it is gaining more than 10,000 per annum for a couple of years now, it is approaching 600,000 in 2017 or 2018. in fact, it is the fastest growing city in germany[1]. i don't see how this correponds to "Since 2007, the city is regaining some population at a very slow level." Concerning vacant houses: "large parts of the city still remain quite empty" is definitly untrue. There's almost nothing left of the huge vacancy of the 90s and property prices skyrocketed.
long story short: think this article is a fairly accurate description of the situation of the Leipzig -- fifteen years ago.
[1] http://leipglo.com/2015/12/09/germanys-fastest-growing-city/