Die sprachliche Situation im Raum Leipzig vor tausend Jahren

Abstract

The Lingual Situation in the Area of Leipzig Around 1000 AD. – For the first time a medieval area of Central Germany is under focus for the time after its integration into the German political and lingual domain. Around 1000 AD the area along the rivers Elster, Parthe and Pleiße was mainly settled by Slavs. It belonged to the Slavonic region Chutici. In the tenth century the Christianization of the area took place. From 968 awards it belonged to the diocese of Merseburg within the archdiocese Magdeburg. With the help of documents and narrative sources the linguistic data is analyzed to answer the question of the linguistic predominance there around 1000 AD. The resulting conclusions are relevant for the complete Central German region around the year 1000.