▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁graph ic ▁below ▁shows ▁the ▁main ▁towns ▁and ▁cities ▁around ▁Del itz sch ▁and ▁their ▁distance ▁from ▁dow nt own ▁Del itz sch . ▁They ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁districts ▁N ords achsen , ▁An halt - B itter feld ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Leipzig ▁and ▁Halle ▁on ▁the ▁Sa ale . ▁ ▁District s ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Del itz sch ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁around ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁AD ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁chron icles ) ▁and ▁became ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁AD . ▁ ▁Both ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁its ▁found ing , ▁the ▁city ▁fought ▁off ▁many ▁inv aders : ▁first ▁the ▁S lav ic ▁tribes ▁who ▁had ▁lived ▁there ▁before ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁founded ▁and ▁then , ▁later , ▁in ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War ▁( 1 6 1 8 - 1 6 4 8 ), ▁the ▁Sw edes . ▁ ▁A ▁legend ▁arose ▁from ▁this ▁final ▁encounter ▁with ▁the ▁Sw edes , ▁saying ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁Sw edes ▁reached ▁the ▁river ▁Lo ber , ▁the ▁tower ▁w arden ' s ▁daughter ▁sp ied ▁them ▁and ▁ble w ▁a ▁tr ump et , ▁allowing ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁safety ▁and ▁prepare , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁the ▁inv aders ▁were ▁defeated . ▁ ▁Every ▁year ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁historical ▁fair ▁( med ieval ▁style ) ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁this ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Sw edes ▁and , ▁during ▁the ▁fair , ▁sho