located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity fountains in leipzig
___MASK36___ is the capital and the largest city ___MASK98___ Germany as well as one ___MASK98___ its constituent 16 states . With a population ___MASK98___ approximately 3 . 5 million people , ___MASK36___ is the second ___MASK70___ populous city proper and the seventh ___MASK70___ populous urban area in the European Union . Located in northeastern Germany on the banks ___MASK98___ rivers Spree and Havel , it is the centre ___MASK98___ the ___MASK36___ - Brandenburg Metropolitan Region , which has about 6 million residents from more than 180 nations . Due to its location in the European Plain , ___MASK36___ is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate . Around one - third ___MASK98___ the city ' s area is composed ___MASK98___ forests , parks , gardens , rivers and ___MASK89___ . ___MASK94___ , officially the Federal Republic ___MASK98___ ___MASK94___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area ___MASK98___ , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK94___ is the most populous member state ___MASK98___ the European Union . After the United States , it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK94___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , ___MASK13___ , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . The ___MASK57___ German ___MASK12___ or ___MASK75___ Lowland is one of the major geographical regions of Germany . It is the German part of the ___MASK57___ European ___MASK12___ . The region is bounded by the coasts of the ___MASK57___ Sea and Baltic Sea to the north and Germany ' s Central Uplands (" die Mittelgebirge ") to the south . The ___MASK3___ ___MASK98___ ___MASK21___ is a landlocked federal state ___MASK98___ Germany , bordering the federal states ___MASK98___ Brandenburg , ___MASK21___ Anhalt , Thuringia , and Bavaria , as well as the countries ___MASK98___ Poland ( Lower Silesian and Lubusz Voivodeships ) and the Czech Republic ( Karlovy Vary , Liberec and Ústí nad Labem Regions ). Its capital is Dresden , and its largest city is Leipzig . ___MASK45___ is the largest city in the federal state of ___MASK21___ , Germany . With a population of 570 , 087 inhabitants ( 1 , 001 , 220 residents in the larger urban zone ) it is Germany ' s tenth most populous city . ___MASK45___ is located about southwest of Berlin at the confluence of the White Elster , Pleisse and Parthe rivers at the southern end of the North German Plain . The fountains in ___MASK45___ were originally built as part of the city ' s water supply and in the 19th and 20th centuries others were added for decorative functions . They are regarded as objects of historical and art historical interest . The Parthe is a ___MASK71___ in ___MASK21___ , Germany , right tributary of the White Elster . Its total length is 60 km . The Parthe originates in northern ___MASK21___ , between Colditz and Bad Lausick . It flows northwest through Parthenstein , Naunhof , Borsdorf and Taucha before entering the city of Leipzig . The Parthe joins the White Elster in northwestern Leipzig . The White Elster is a long ___MASK71___ in ___MASK34___ Europe , right tributary ___MASK98___ the Saale . Its source is in the westernmost part ___MASK98___ the Czech Republic , near Aš . After a few kilometres , it flows into eastern Germany . In Germany , it flows through the states ___MASK98___ ___MASK21___ , Thuringia and ___MASK21___ - Anhalt . The White Elster flows through the cities ___MASK98___ Plauen , Greiz , Gera , Zeitz , Pegau and Leipzig . It flows into the ___MASK71___ Saale in Halle . The larger urban zone ( LUZ ), or Functional Urban Area ( FUA ), is a measure ___MASK98___ the population and expanse ___MASK98___ metropolitan areas in Europe . It consists ___MASK98___ a city and its commuting zone .