Marburg Stadt + Land

Old university

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The world’s first Protestant university, founded in 1527 by Landgrave Philipp the Magnanimous, provides a major contribution to the town life thanks to its over 26.500 students in medicine, natural sciences, the humanities and social sciences.

The building of the old university, which is still visible today, was built between 1873 and 1891 by Carl Schäfer in the neo-Gothic style on the foundations of the Dominican abbey dating from the late 13^th century. The auditorium located here provides a unique glimpse into the history of the town of Marburg with its large historic canvases by Peter Janssen.

The university church, built at the start of the 14^th century, is 500 years older than the neo-Gothic old university next door.