Research texts

A city couldn't be more diverse: comparisons with the global metropolises of Paris and Venice make Leipzig a universally…

When the first people gathered after the peace prayers in St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig as early as 1982, nobody could…

... a major commercial centre! In 1497 Leipzig was granted the imperial trade fair privileges by Emperor Maximilian.…

Leipzig can look back on an eventful history. Around 1165, Leipzig was granted city rights and market privileges and…

The Colditz Story: ‘His heart would sink a little deeper’ and he ‘had to commend his soul to Almighty God’ – this is how…