A settlement of the Lusatian culture people existed in the 8th century B.C.
Around the 5th century B.C. the area of Legnica was inhabited by Celtic tribes.
Tacitus and Ptolemy recorded the Lugii (Lygii) in the area, and mentioned their
town of Lugidunum, which has been attributed to both Legnica and Głogów. Slavic
Lechitic tribes (most likely the Trzebowianie, Trebouane) moved into the area
in the 8th century A.D. and were the first group to settle it permanently.
The city was first officially mentioned in chronicles from 1004, although
settlement dates to the 7th century. It is mentioned in 1149 when the High
