Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography
The Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography ( IfL for short ) in Leipzig is the only non-university research institute for geography in Germany. It is a member of the Leibniz Association . Conductor Sebastian Lentz .
history
The Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, newly founded in 1992, has its predecessor in the "Museum for Comparative Regional Studies" founded in Leipzig in 1892. In 1942 the name was changed to "German Institute for Regional Geography ", and after the Second World War in 1969 the DIfL was incorporated into the GDR Academy of Sciences as the "Institute for Geography and Geoecology".
tasks
The Institute for Regional Geography conducts basic research on the regional geography of Germany and Europe and prepares regional geographic information for a wide audience. The IfL is a research institution jointly financed by the federal government and the Free State of Saxony with around 60 employees. The institute is closely networked nationally and internationally. Like 82 other non-university research institutions and service facilities for research, it belongs to the Leibniz Association .
Research structure
The institute's regional geographic research concentrates on two key areas: metropolitan regions and peripheral regions . In the area of research on the history of science, institutional, personal and discourse history aspects and questions are dealt with. The IfL meets the growing demand for well-prepared knowledge about places and regions with three project areas: the National Atlas of the Federal Republic of Germany and various online follow-up products, the series “Landscapes in Germany” and “Data, Facts, Literature” on countries and regions in Eastern Europe .
service
The Central Geographic Library (GZB) at the IfL is the largest specialist geographic library in Germany. In addition to valuable historical books, the GZB collects geographically relevant literature from around the world. The map collection and an extensive Atlantean collection complete the offer. The map collection consists of an estimated 60,000 individual sheets, including approx. 1400 historical maps from the 17th to 19th centuries. The old maps include world maps, city maps, traffic maps, topographic maps, sea maps, military maps or even physical maps of various regions around the world. All maps were digitized and made available unconditionally in 2018 via "Leibniz Maps" in JPG and TIFF format under the CC0 license .
The archive for geography at the IfL has grown into an important repository for the history of geographic science since it was founded in 1902. It includes, among other things, the bequests of around 100 geographers and explorers as well as an extensive picture archive. Both facilities are open to everyone.
Cooperations
The IfL maintains cooperative relationships with institutions of the Leibniz Association in the 5R network , with universities and other research institutions in Germany and abroad, especially in Eastern Europe, as well as with numerous associations and organizations ( German Society for Geography , German Academy for Regional Studies , German Society for East European Customers , South East Europe Society and others).
Web links
- Website of the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography
- ChrOnoAtlas , interactive portal u. a. with access to over 1,200 historical maps
References and comments
- ↑ Leibniz Maps allows interactive access to the historical map collection. Leibniz Maps is a project of the Coding Da Vinci Ost 2018 culture hackathon.
Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 47.9 ″ N , 12 ° 28 ′ 19 ″ E