IFL - Leibniz-Institute for Länderkunde

Archive for Geography

The Archive for Geography at the IfL ist the largest of its kind in the Geman-speaking countries. It was founded in 1902 by a private scholar and vulcanologist from Leipzig, Alphons Stübel. Today the letters, diaries, manuscripts and route maps of more than 150 geographers and explorers are preserved here. The comprehensive picture library contains historical photographs an postcards, photograph albums and a collection of landscape paintings.

Service and information for users

All collections of papers in the archive are inventorised, and many can be searched online. If you like to visite us in Leipzig-Paunsdorf in order to use the Archive for Geography personally, please inform us by E-Mail about topic and launching date of your investigation.

Opening hours

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:00–18:30
Friday 8:00–16:00