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: History. Enter your search terms: Originally a Slavic settlement called Lipsk, Leipzig was chartered at the end of the 12th cent. and rapidly developed into a commercial center located at the intersection of important trade routes. A printing industry, which later became important, was started there c.1480.