diff --git a/src/main/engine/PreviewServer.ts b/src/main/engine/PreviewServer.ts
index 1ca995f..124901c 100644
--- a/src/main/engine/PreviewServer.ts
+++ b/src/main/engine/PreviewServer.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ interface DayBlockContext {
 interface PostListTemplateContext {
   page_title: string;
   language: string;
+  is_date_archive: boolean;
+  show_archive_range_heading: boolean;
+  archive_context: {
+    kind: 'root' | 'year' | 'month' | 'day' | 'tag' | 'category';
+    name: string | null;
+    year: number | null;
+    month: number | null;
+    day: number | null;
+  } | null;
+  min_date: { day: number; month: number; year: number } | null;
+  max_date: { day: number; month: number; year: number } | null;
   is_list_page: boolean;
   is_first_page: boolean;
   is_last_page: boolean;
@@ -81,6 +92,16 @@ interface PostListTemplateContext {
   day_blocks: DayBlockContext[];
 }
 
+type ArchiveRouteKind = 'date' | 'non-date';
+
+type DateArchiveContext = {
+  kind: 'root' | 'year' | 'month' | 'day' | 'tag' | 'category';
+  name?: string;
+  year?: number;
+  month?: number;
+  day?: number;
+};
+
 interface SinglePostTemplateContext {
   page_title: string;
   language: string;
@@ -360,6 +381,14 @@ function getArchiveDateKey(date: Date): string {
   return `${year}-${month}-${day}`;
 }
 
+function toDateParts(date: Date): { day: number; month: number; year: number } {
+  return {
+    day: date.getDate(),
+    month: date.getMonth() + 1,
+    year: date.getFullYear(),
+  };
+}
+
 function buildPaginationHref(basePathname: string, page: number): string {
   const base = basePathname === '/' ? '' : basePathname;
   if (page <= 1) {
@@ -646,6 +675,8 @@ export class PreviewServer {
       const result = await this.loadPublishedSnapshotsPage({ status: 'published' }, pageOptions);
       return this.renderPostList(result.posts, rewriteContext, {
         archiveGrouping: false,
+        routeKind: 'date',
+        archiveContext: { kind: 'root' },
         basePathname: pagedPathname,
         pagination: { page, maxPostsPerPage, totalPosts: result.totalPosts },
         page_title: pageContext.pageTitle,
@@ -659,6 +690,8 @@ export class PreviewServer {
       const result = await this.loadPublishedSnapshotsPage({ status: 'published', tags: [tag] }, pageOptions);
       return this.renderPostList(result.posts, rewriteContext, {
         archiveGrouping: true,
+        routeKind: 'non-date',
+        archiveContext: { kind: 'tag', name: tag },
         basePathname: pagedPathname,
         pagination: { page, maxPostsPerPage, totalPosts: result.totalPosts },
         page_title: pageContext.pageTitle,
@@ -672,6 +705,8 @@ export class PreviewServer {
       const result = await this.loadPublishedSnapshotsPage({ status: 'published', categories: [category] }, pageOptions);
       return this.renderPostList(result.posts, rewriteContext, {
         archiveGrouping: true,
+        routeKind: 'non-date',
+        archiveContext: { kind: 'category', name: category },
         basePathname: pagedPathname,
         pagination: { page, maxPostsPerPage, totalPosts: result.totalPosts },
         page_title: pageContext.pageTitle,
@@ -702,6 +737,8 @@ export class PreviewServer {
       const result = await this.loadPostsForDayPage(year, month, day, pageOptions);
       return this.renderPostList(result.posts, rewriteContext, {
         archiveGrouping: true,
+        routeKind: 'date',
+        archiveContext: { kind: 'day', year, month, day },
         basePathname: pagedPathname,
         pagination: { page, maxPostsPerPage, totalPosts: result.totalPosts },
         page_title: pageContext.pageTitle,
@@ -717,6 +754,8 @@ export class PreviewServer {
       const result = await this.loadPublishedSnapshotsPage({ status: 'published', year, month: month - 1 }, pageOptions);
       return this.renderPostList(result.posts, rewriteContext, {
         archiveGrouping: true,
+        routeKind: 'date',
+        archiveContext: { kind: 'month', year, month },
         basePathname: pagedPathname,
         pagination: { page, maxPostsPerPage, totalPosts: result.totalPosts },
         page_title: pageContext.pageTitle,
@@ -730,6 +769,8 @@ export class PreviewServer {
       const result = await this.loadPublishedSnapshotsPage({ status: 'published', year }, pageOptions);
       return this.renderPostList(result.posts, rewriteContext, {
         archiveGrouping: true,
+        routeKind: 'date',
+        archiveContext: { kind: 'year', year },
         basePathname: pagedPathname,
         pagination: { page, maxPostsPerPage, totalPosts: result.totalPosts },
         page_title: pageContext.pageTitle,
@@ -913,6 +954,8 @@ export class PreviewServer {
     rewriteContext: HtmlRewriteContext,
     options: {
       archiveGrouping: boolean;
+      routeKind: ArchiveRouteKind;
+      archiveContext?: DateArchiveContext;
       basePathname: string;
       page_title: string;
       language: string;
@@ -977,9 +1020,60 @@ export class PreviewServer {
       ? buildPaginationHref(options.basePathname, (pagination as PaginationContext).page + 1)
       : '';
 
+    let minDateParts: { day: number; month: number; year: number } | null = null;
+    let maxDateParts: { day: number; month: number; year: number } | null = null;
+
+    const hasRangeHeading = Boolean(
+      !isFirstPage
+      && posts.length > 0
+      && (
+        options.routeKind === 'date'
+        || options.archiveContext?.kind === 'tag'
+        || options.archiveContext?.kind === 'category'
+      ),
+    );
+
+    if (hasRangeHeading) {
+      let minDate = posts[0].createdAt;
+      let maxDate = posts[0].createdAt;
+
+      for (const post of posts) {
+        if (post.createdAt.getTime() < minDate.getTime()) {
+          minDate = post.createdAt;
+        }
+        if (post.createdAt.getTime() > maxDate.getTime()) {
+          maxDate = post.createdAt;
+        }
+      }
+
+      minDateParts = toDateParts(minDate);
+      maxDateParts = toDateParts(maxDate);
+    }
+
     return {
       page_title: options.page_title,
       language: options.language,
+      is_date_archive: options.routeKind === 'date',
+      show_archive_range_heading: hasRangeHeading,
+      archive_context: options.routeKind === 'date'
+        ? {
+            kind: options.archiveContext?.kind ?? 'root',
+            name: options.archiveContext?.name ?? null,
+            year: options.archiveContext?.year ?? null,
+            month: options.archiveContext?.month ?? null,
+            day: options.archiveContext?.day ?? null,
+          }
+        : options.archiveContext
+          ? {
+              kind: options.archiveContext.kind,
+              name: options.archiveContext.name ?? null,
+              year: options.archiveContext.year ?? null,
+              month: options.archiveContext.month ?? null,
+              day: options.archiveContext.day ?? null,
+            }
+          : null,
+      min_date: minDateParts,
+      max_date: maxDateParts,
       is_list_page: isListPage,
       is_first_page: isFirstPage,
       is_last_page: isLastPage,
@@ -998,6 +1092,8 @@ export class PreviewServer {
     rewriteContext: HtmlRewriteContext,
     options: {
       archiveGrouping: boolean;
+      routeKind: ArchiveRouteKind;
+      archiveContext?: DateArchiveContext;
       basePathname: string;
       page_title: string;
       language: string;
diff --git a/src/main/engine/templates/post-list.liquid b/src/main/engine/templates/post-list.liquid
index 678971f..9f1d6a2 100644
--- a/src/main/engine/templates/post-list.liquid
+++ b/src/main/engine/templates/post-list.liquid
@@ -3,6 +3,33 @@
   {% render 'partials/head', page_title: page_title %}
   <body>
     <main>
+      {% if archive_context %}
+        {% assign month_names_de = "Januar|Februar|März|April|Mai|Juni|Juli|August|September|Oktober|November|Dezember" | split: "|" %}
+        {% if show_archive_range_heading and min_date and max_date %}
+          {% if archive_context.kind == 'tag' or archive_context.kind == 'category' %}
+            <h1 class="archive-heading">{{ archive_context.name }} - {{ min_date.day }}.{{ min_date.month }}.{{ min_date.year }} - {{ max_date.day }}.{{ max_date.month }}.{{ max_date.year }}</h1>
+          {% else %}
+            <h1 class="archive-heading">Archiv {{ min_date.day }}.{{ min_date.month }}.{{ min_date.year }} - {{ max_date.day }}.{{ max_date.month }}.{{ max_date.year }}</h1>
+          {% endif %}
+        {% else %}
+          {% if archive_context.kind == 'tag' or archive_context.kind == 'category' %}
+            <h1 class="archive-heading">{{ archive_context.name }}</h1>
+          {% elsif archive_context.kind == 'month' and archive_context.month and archive_context.year %}
+            {% assign month_index = archive_context.month | minus: 1 %}
+            {% assign month_name = month_names_de[month_index] %}
+            <h1 class="archive-heading">Archiv {{ month_name }} {{ archive_context.year }}</h1>
+          {% elsif archive_context.kind == 'year' and archive_context.year %}
+            <h1 class="archive-heading">Archiv {{ archive_context.year }}</h1>
+          {% elsif archive_context.kind == 'day' and archive_context.day and archive_context.month and archive_context.year %}
+            {% assign day_month_index = archive_context.month | minus: 1 %}
+            {% assign day_month_name = month_names_de[day_month_index] %}
+            <h1 class="archive-heading">Archiv {{ archive_context.day }}. {{ day_month_name }} {{ archive_context.year }}</h1>
+          {% else %}
+            <h1 class="archive-heading">{{ page_title }}</h1>
+          {% endif %}
+        {% endif %}
+      {% endif %}
+
       <section class="post-list" data-template="post-list" data-list-page="{{ is_list_page }}" data-first-page="{{ is_first_page }}" data-last-page="{{ is_last_page }}">
         {% for day_block in day_blocks %}
           {% if day_block.show_date_marker %}
diff --git a/tests/engine/PreviewServer.test.ts b/tests/engine/PreviewServer.test.ts
index c840444..ad8bfb4 100644
--- a/tests/engine/PreviewServer.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/PreviewServer.test.ts
@@ -316,6 +316,143 @@ describe('PreviewServer', () => {
     expect(html).toContain('<h1>Explicit Single Post Title</h1>');
   });
 
+  it('uses blog description as h1 on first date archive page and date range h1 on later pages', async () => {
+    const posts = [
+      makePost({
+        id: 'd-1',
+        slug: 'd-1',
+        title: 'D1',
+        content: 'Body 1',
+        createdAt: new Date('2020-02-05T10:00:00.000Z'),
+      }),
+      makePost({
+        id: 'd-2',
+        slug: 'd-2',
+        title: 'D2',
+        content: 'Body 2',
+        createdAt: new Date('2020-02-04T10:00:00.000Z'),
+      }),
+      makePost({
+        id: 'd-3',
+        slug: 'd-3',
+        title: 'D3',
+        content: 'Body 3',
+        createdAt: new Date('2020-01-02T10:00:00.000Z'),
+      }),
+      makePost({
+        id: 'd-4',
+        slug: 'd-4',
+        title: 'D4',
+        content: 'Body 4',
+        createdAt: new Date('2020-01-01T10:00:00.000Z'),
+      }),
+    ];
+
+    server = new PreviewServer({
+      postEngine: makeEngine(posts),
+      settingsEngine: {
+        setProjectContext: vi.fn(),
+        async getProjectMetadata() {
+          return {
+            description: 'Meine Blog Beschreibung',
+            maxPostsPerPage: 2,
+          };
+        },
+      },
+      getActiveProjectContext: async () => ({ projectId: 'default' }),
+    });
+
+    await server.start(0);
+
+    const firstPageHtml = await (await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/`)).text();
+    expect(firstPageHtml).toContain('<h1 class="archive-heading">Meine Blog Beschreibung</h1>');
+
+    const secondPageHtml = await (await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/page/2/`)).text();
+    expect(secondPageHtml).toContain('<h1 class="archive-heading">Archiv 1.1.2020 - 2.1.2020</h1>');
+  });
+
+  it('renders month archive heading with German month name on first page', async () => {
+    const posts = [
+      makePost({ id: 'm-1', slug: 'm-1', title: 'M1', content: 'Body 1', createdAt: new Date('2020-02-05T10:00:00.000Z') }),
+      makePost({ id: 'm-2', slug: 'm-2', title: 'M2', content: 'Body 2', createdAt: new Date('2020-02-04T10:00:00.000Z') }),
+    ];
+
+    server = new PreviewServer({
+      postEngine: makeEngine(posts),
+      settingsEngine: {
+        setProjectContext: vi.fn(),
+        async getProjectMetadata() {
+          return {
+            description: 'Meine Blog Beschreibung',
+            maxPostsPerPage: 50,
+          };
+        },
+      },
+      getActiveProjectContext: async () => ({ projectId: 'default' }),
+    });
+
+    await server.start(0);
+
+    const monthPageHtml = await (await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/2020/2/`)).text();
+    expect(monthPageHtml).toContain('<h1 class="archive-heading">Archiv Februar 2020</h1>');
+  });
+
+  it('renders tag heading on first page and adds date range on later pages', async () => {
+    const posts = [
+      makePost({ id: 't-1', slug: 't-1', title: 'T1', content: 'Body 1', tags: ['dev'], createdAt: new Date('2020-02-05T10:00:00.000Z') }),
+      makePost({ id: 't-2', slug: 't-2', title: 'T2', content: 'Body 2', tags: ['dev'], createdAt: new Date('2020-02-04T10:00:00.000Z') }),
+      makePost({ id: 't-3', slug: 't-3', title: 'T3', content: 'Body 3', tags: ['dev'], createdAt: new Date('2020-01-02T10:00:00.000Z') }),
+      makePost({ id: 't-4', slug: 't-4', title: 'T4', content: 'Body 4', tags: ['dev'], createdAt: new Date('2020-01-01T10:00:00.000Z') }),
+    ];
+
+    server = new PreviewServer({
+      postEngine: makeEngine(posts),
+      settingsEngine: {
+        setProjectContext: vi.fn(),
+        async getProjectMetadata() {
+          return { description: 'Beschreibung', maxPostsPerPage: 2 };
+        },
+      },
+      getActiveProjectContext: async () => ({ projectId: 'default' }),
+    });
+
+    await server.start(0);
+
+    const firstPageHtml = await (await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/tag/dev/`)).text();
+    expect(firstPageHtml).toContain('<h1 class="archive-heading">dev</h1>');
+
+    const secondPageHtml = await (await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/tag/dev/page/2/`)).text();
+    expect(secondPageHtml).toContain('<h1 class="archive-heading">dev - 1.1.2020 - 2.1.2020</h1>');
+  });
+
+  it('renders category heading on first page and adds date range on later pages', async () => {
+    const posts = [
+      makePost({ id: 'c-1', slug: 'c-1', title: 'C1', content: 'Body 1', categories: ['news'], createdAt: new Date('2020-02-05T10:00:00.000Z') }),
+      makePost({ id: 'c-2', slug: 'c-2', title: 'C2', content: 'Body 2', categories: ['news'], createdAt: new Date('2020-02-04T10:00:00.000Z') }),
+      makePost({ id: 'c-3', slug: 'c-3', title: 'C3', content: 'Body 3', categories: ['news'], createdAt: new Date('2020-01-02T10:00:00.000Z') }),
+      makePost({ id: 'c-4', slug: 'c-4', title: 'C4', content: 'Body 4', categories: ['news'], createdAt: new Date('2020-01-01T10:00:00.000Z') }),
+    ];
+
+    server = new PreviewServer({
+      postEngine: makeEngine(posts),
+      settingsEngine: {
+        setProjectContext: vi.fn(),
+        async getProjectMetadata() {
+          return { description: 'Beschreibung', maxPostsPerPage: 2 };
+        },
+      },
+      getActiveProjectContext: async () => ({ projectId: 'default' }),
+    });
+
+    await server.start(0);
+
+    const firstPageHtml = await (await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/category/news/`)).text();
+    expect(firstPageHtml).toContain('<h1 class="archive-heading">news</h1>');
+
+    const secondPageHtml = await (await fetch(`${server.getBaseUrl()}/category/news/page/2/`)).text();
+    expect(secondPageHtml).toContain('<h1 class="archive-heading">news - 1.1.2020 - 2.1.2020</h1>');
+  });
+
   it('supports tag, category, and page-slug routes', async () => {
     const tagged = makePost({ id: 'tag1', title: 'Tagged', slug: 'tagged', tags: ['dev'] });
     const categorized = makePost({ id: 'cat1', title: 'Categorized', slug: 'categorized', categories: ['news'] });