Research texts

Leipzig’s musical roots go back to the early 13th century, when margrave Dietrich appropriated an existing church, which…

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…