History. Historic coat of arms of the City of Leipzig© Stadt Leipzig. 7th-9th First Slavic settlement near the confluence of the rivers Elster and Parthe. 1015 First mention of ''urbs Libzi'' in the Chronicle's of Bishop Thietmar von Merseburg. around 1165 Margrave Otto the Rich grants Leipzig its city charter and market rights.

Leipzig History Facts and Timeline. (Leipzig, Saxony, Germany) Leipzig is believed to have Slavic origins in history. One of the earliest settlements here was originally known as Lipsk. It grew up at the meeting point of the River Elster and the River Parthe.

Leipzig entered recorded history in ad 1015 as the fortified town of Urbs Libzi and was granted municipal status by 1170. Its favourable position in the middle of a plain intersected by the principal trade routes of central Europe stimulated the town’s commercial development.

Leipzig history. From its humble origins as a small community near a bunch of lime trees to its prominence as a centre for trade and high culture to its turbulent 20th century, Leipzig has had more than its fair share of good times and bad.

30/05/2012 · Also known as the Battle of Nations, Leipzig was, In terms of numbers of troops engaged and amount of artillery, the biggest battle of the Napoleonic Wars.

Leipzigs historisch wertvolle Geschichte reicht über 850 Jahre zurück, als die Stadt am Schnittpunkt der wichtigsten Handelswege entstand. Geschichte - Leipzigs ereignisreiche Historie | Leipzig Region.