University of Heidelberg facts for kids
The University of Heidelberg is one of the oldest universities of Europe and the oldest in Germany. It is in Heidelberg, Germany. It was founded on 23 October 1385. At the beginning, there were only the four traditional faculties. In 1890, the natural science got their own faculty. Later after a re-organisation, the university has 12 faculties.
The University of Heidelberg is also known as Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, after the German prince Rupert I.
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In 1386, Heidelberg University was founded by Rupert I on instruction of Pope Urban VI who demanded modelling it after the ancient University of Paris.
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The main entrance of the New University building in 1988, showing the bronze bust of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom.
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The University Library's collection includes the Codex Manesse, an important German song manuscript of the Middle Ages.
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