# Leutzsch > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leutzsch > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leutzsch.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leutzsch > Source revision: 1346600576 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox German place |name=Leutzsch |City=[Leipzig](/source/Leipzig) |type=Stadtteil |image_photo = (20260320) Leutzsch 32.jpg |state = Sachsen |district = urban |area =4.53 |population=11047 |Stand=2024-12-31 |postal_code=04179 |area_code =0341 |coordinates = {{coord|51|20|52|N|12|18|50|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} }} '''Leutzsch''' ({{IPA|de|ˈlɔʏtʃ}}) is a western [locality](/source/Boroughs_and_localities_of_Leipzig) of [Leipzig](/source/Leipzig) in [Saxony](/source/Saxony), [Germany](/source/Germany). It is part of the borough Alt-West.[https://www.leipzig.de/buergerservice-und-verwaltung/aemter-und-behoerdengaenge/satzungen/?tx_ewerkformsmanager_pi%5Buid%5D=377&tx_ewerkformsmanager_pi%5Baction%5D=download&tx_ewerkformsmanager_pi%5Bcontroller%5D=Statues&cHash=618807ccfa6b2984c9a6ca155d5d19c1 Hauptsatzung der Stadt Leipzig], § 26, February 2021. It is characterized by residential areas from the [Wilhelminian period](/source/Gr%C3%BCnderzeit), an [Art Nouveau](/source/Art_Nouveau) villa colony and mostly disused industrial plants. Some of them have found new life as artist studios.{{Cite web |url=https://leipglo.com/2023/08/22/5-things-to-do-in-leutzsch/ |title=5 Things to Do In: Leutzsch |date=2023-08-22 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=The Leipzig Glocal, Webzine in English}} Leutzsch was an independent municipality of about 15,000 inhabitants, until it was incorporated into Leipzig in 1922. Leutzsch is home to the [Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark](/source/Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark), home of [BSG Chemie Leipzig](/source/BSG_Chemie_Leipzig_(1997)) and formerly of [FC Sachsen Leipzig](/source/FC_Sachsen_Leipzig). == Position == Leutzsch is located about {{convert|5|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} west-northwest of [Leipzig city center](/source/Leipzig-Mitte). It borders [Lindenau](/source/Lindenau_(Leipzig)) to the south (with Prießnitzstrasse, the Lindenau cemetery and Merseburger Strasse as borders), and Böhlitz-Ehrenberg to the west (border at Ludwig-Hupfeld-Strasse, [Leutzsch train station](/source/Leipzig-Leutzsch_station), Am Ritterschlößchen and Am Sportpark). To the north and east it borders the [Leipzig Riverside Forest](/source/Leipzig_Riverside_Forest), with the forest Leutzscher Holz, the Burgaue, the [Nahle](/source/Nahle) and the [Kleine Luppe](/source/Kleine_Luppe). A little north of Leutzsch is the [lake Auensee](/source/Auensee_(Leipzig)), which belongs to the neighboring quarter of Wahren. The commercial area on Schomburgkstraße is in the Leutzsch quarter, but is counted as part of the statistical district of Neulindenau. == History == {{See also|History of Leipzig}} === Early development as a village === thumb|left|Village church of Leutzsch around 1850 The place name is of Slavic origin: Łuč'e is derived from łuka, which means 'meadow' in [Old Sorbian](/source/Sorbian_languages).Inge Bily: ''[http://landschaften-in-deutschland.de/themen/78_B_158-die-bedeutung-der-namen/ Geographische Namen und ihre Bildung.]'' In: ''Landschaften in Deutschland Online'', 06/2015, in German The settlement has probably existed since the Old [Sorbian](/source/Sorbs) conquest of the land in the 8th century. The original village center was located on today's ''Am Tanzplan'' street. In the 11th century, German farmers also settled there. The village was first mentioned in documents under the name Luszh in 1285, when Margrave [Frederick Tuta](/source/Frederick_Tuta) von Landsberg sold it to the Bishop of [Merseburg](/source/Merseburg). Ten years later, he enfeoffed the knight Heinricus de Lvitz (Heinrich von Leutzsch) with the Leutzscher Sattelhof. A chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary was elevated to the village church of St. Laurentius in 1397.''Leutzsch''. In: Vera Denzer, Andreas Dix, Haik Thomas Porada (Hrsg.): ''Leipzig. Eine landeskundliche Bestandsaufnahme im Raum Leipzig.'' [Böhlau Verlag](/source/B%C3%B6hlau_Verlag), Köln/Weimar/Wien 2015, pp. 388–395, on p. 390, in German thumb|left|Leutzsch on a map from 1879 From 1539, the council of the city of Leipzig held the manorial lordship in Leutzsch. From 1562, however, it was administratively subordinate to the Amt Schkeuditz in the Bishopric of Merseburg. This in turn had been under the sovereignty of the [Electorate of Saxony](/source/Electorate_of_Saxony) since 1561 and belonged to the [secundogeniture](/source/secundogeniture) principality of [Saxe-Merseburg](/source/Saxe-Merseburg) between 1656/57 and 1738.Karlheinz Blaschke, Uwe Ulrich Jäschke: ''Kursächsischer Ämteratlas'', Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-937386-14-0, S. 84 f.. in German The population in 1562 was given as 23 [hufner](/source/hufner)s. During the [Thirty Years' War](/source/Thirty_Years'_War), Swedish troops burned down the village. In place of the old estate, a manor house was built around 1700, which was surrounded by a moat and therefore bore the popular name "Wasserschloss" (demolished in 1970, the area is now a park). In 1764, Leutsch recorded {{frac|15|2|3}} hectares of land and 36 men and 8 [Crofters](/source/Crofters). By resolution of the [Congress of Vienna](/source/Congress_of_Vienna), the western part of the Amt Schkeuditz was ceded to [Prussia](/source/Prussia) in 1815. Leutzsch and the eastern part remained with the [Kingdom of Saxony](/source/Kingdom_of_Saxony) and was incorporated into the Kreisamt Leipzig. In 1834, Leutzsch recorded 402 inhabitants.''[https://hov.isgv.de/Leutzsch Leutzsch]'', in: ''Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen''. The [coat of arms](/source/coat_of_arms) of the Lords of Leutzsch shows a linden tree with roots and crown, surrounded by two five-leaf roses. It was the municipal coat of arms until 1890. It can still be seen today at the entrance to the Leutzsch town hall. == Population == {| class="toptextcells" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Inhabitants{{cite web |url=https://statistik.leipzig.de/statdist/table.aspx?cat=2&rub=1 |title=Stadt Leipzig. Bevölkerungsbestand |website=statistik.leipzig.de |language=de |access-date=2024-03-09}} |- | 2000 || {{0}}8.383 |- | 2005 || {{0}}8.439 |- | 2010 || {{0}}8.752 |- | 2015 || 10.028 |- | 2020 || 10.450 |- | 2024 || 11.047 |- |} |} == Buildings == Important buildings in Leutzsch are: * St. Lawrence Church (St. Laurentius Kirche - Protestant church) in [baroque style](/source/Baroque_architecture). * St. Theresa Church (catholic church). * Leutzsch Town Hall (now Leutzsch Citizens’ Office) in [Renaissance Revival style](/source/Renaissance_Revival_architecture), built 1903 / 04.{{Cite web |url=https://www.architektur-blicklicht.de/artikel/touren/rathaus-leutzsch-leipzig/ |title=Rathaus Leutzsch (Stadt Leipzig) |date=2021-04-28 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=architektur-blicklicht.de |last=Seidel |first=Mirko |language=de}} * Administrative Court of Leipzig (Verwaltungsgericht Leipzig) in the former villa of the fur trader Curt Thorer. LeutzschLaurentiusNO.JPG|St. Lawrence Church (St.-Laurentius-Kirche) St-Theresia-Kirche Leipzig.jpg|St. Theresia Church (St.-Theresia-Kirche) Leipzig leutzsch town hall.jpeg|Leutzsch Town Hall Leipzig Verwaltungsgericht.jpg|Administrative Court Leipzig (Verwaltungsgericht Leipzig) Pianoforte-Mechaniken-Fabrik H. F. Flemming.jpg|Former Pianoforte mechanism factory H. F. Flemming Leipzig-Leutzsch, Mädlervilla (2).jpg|Villa Maedler LE-Leutzsch Wasserturm Lacufa-03.jpg|Water tower of the former Lacufa works Leutzscharkaden.jpg|Leutzsch Arkaden shopping center Wasserschl. Leutzsch 3 Rittertafel.jpg|The „knights' table“ in the ''Park am Wasserschloss'' (2022) == Trade == The Leutzsch Arkaden shopping center was opened near the town hall in 2004. == Indoor swimming pool == [[File:Schwimmhalle West.jpg|thumb|300x200px|Schwimmhalle West with indoor swimming pool and an [Apel-stone](/source/Apel-stones) to the fore]] The ''Leipziger Sportbäder'' operates an indoor swimming pool equipped with five 25-meter swimming lanes in Leutzsch.{{Cite web |url=https://www.l.de/en/public-pools/indoor-pools/schwimmhalle-west/ |title=Schwimmhalle West - Swimming in Leipzig-Leutzsch |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Leipziger Gruppe |language=en, de}} == Green Space == The ''Park am Wasserschloss'' (in [English](/source/English_language): Park at the Water Castle)Stadtteilpark am Wasserschloss Leutzsch. In: Petra Mewes, Peter Benecken: Leipzigs Grün – Ein Park- und Gartenführer. Passage-Verlag, Leipzig 2013, ISBN 978-3-938543-49-8, pp. 70/71, in German is the only large public green area in the quarter (with the exception of the extended [Leipzig Riverside Forest](/source/Leipzig_Riverside_Forest) beyond the quarter). The {{convert|2.7|ha|acre|abbr=on}} park is located in the center of Leutzsch and dates back to the estate park of the former manor house. == See also == {{Portal|Germany|Saxony}} * [BSG Chemie Leipzig (1950)](/source/BSG_Chemie_Leipzig_(1950)) * [BSG Chemie Leipzig (1997)](/source/BSG_Chemie_Leipzig_(1997)) * [Leipzig–Großkorbetha railway](/source/Leipzig%E2%80%93Gro%C3%9Fkorbetha_railway) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Leutzsch}} * {{Cite web |url=https://leipglo.com/2023/08/22/5-things-to-do-in-leutzsch/ |title=5 Things to Do In: Leutzsch |date=2023-08-22 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=The Leipzig Glocal, Webzine in English}} * {{Cite web |url=http://www.la-belle-epoque.de/germany/sachsen/lpzleulie.html |title=The Belle Epoque in Europe. Germany: Leipzig - Leutzsch / Lindenau |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Belle Epooque}} {{Adjacent communities | Centre = Leutzsch | North = Wahren | Northeast = | East = Möckern | Southeast = [Leipzig-Mitte](/source/Leipzig-Mitte) | South = [Lindenau](/source/Lindenau_(Leipzig)) | Southwest = | West = Schönau | Northwest = Böhlitz-Ehrenberg }} {{Authority control}} Category:Slavic toponyms Category:Boroughs and quarters of Leipzig Category:Former municipalities in Saxony Category:Leutzsch --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Leutzsch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leutzsch) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leutzsch?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.