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At the crossing of Goldknopfgasse and Hohe-Schul-Straße you will find a small shadowy square that you will particularly appreciate in summer because there is the terrace of a small café, surrounded by historical buildings. On one of these buildings you will find the inscriptions described here.
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Small bell tower |
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Marabous in front of the High School |
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First Inscription
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Comment
Note that my translation does not speak of a "highschool" but of a "High School", which is the litteral translation of the historical German name of what we would call a university nowadays. The German terminology has evolved from the medieval Hohe Schule to the modern Hochschule, the latter being still used as a German synonym of Universität, which originally is a latinism. In fact, the Latin term of universitas [scientiarum], which means "all of the sciences" or "universe of sciences", has been adopted by a lot of Indo-European languages, at least as a second, more cultivated term.
According to Wikipedia's List of oldest universities in continuous operation (whose worlwide view and neutrality are being disputed in 2012), the Hohe Schule of Ingolstadt was the 39th oldest university of the world. In 1800 it did not cease working but was transferred to Landshut, and finally moved to Munich in 1826 where between 1942 and 1943 it became the center of the White Rose's actions against the Nazi regime and finally the theater of their fatal apprehension.
Second Inscription
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Due to the Gothic letters in which it is written, this inscription seems older than it probably is, because except "Herzog Ludwig dem Bartigen" (nowadays one would say "Herzog Ludwig dem Bärtigen" in standard German) and somewhat outdated (or simply solemn) -e endings it is written in a rather modern German.
The term of "Pfründehaus" (benefice house or simply benefice) is the modern form of a very old historical term that meant a house which a person or an institution of outstanding merit or well-known poverty had received as a reward or a worldly support.
Duke Louis VII of Bavaria (1368 – 1447), called "der Bärtige" (the Bearded) was Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1413 until 1443. To understand his surname, have a look at him in the English Wikipedia under Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria.
For the history of the Bavarian university, see our comment on the first inscription.
The term of "Land" in "Landesuniversität" (the country's university) designates the country that is called Free State of Bavaria up to now. This is due to the still existing federal system of Germany. For details on the free states existing in Germany, see the English Wikipedia under Free state.
Bibliography
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Munich, Bavaria and the Black Forest |
A guide to southern Germany. |
amazon.de/at: English. amazon.es: English. amazon.fr: English. amazon.it: English. |
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Bavaria |
A specialized guide to Bavaria. |
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Internet
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Official site (German language). |
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In the English Wikipedia. |
Encyclopaedic article on the city of Ingolstadt. |
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By Google Maps. |
Zoomable city map of Ingolstadt. |
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First Inscription |
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In the German Wikipedia. |
Detailed encyclopaedic article on this very old building situated in the center of Ingolstadt. (Unfortunately is there no similar article in the English Wikipedia.) |
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List of oldest universities in continuous operation In the English Wikipedia. |
Detailed encyclopaedic list of the oldest universities worldwide that are still in operation (disputed article in 2012). |
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In the English Wikipedia. |
Detailed encyclopaedic article on this Munich student movement against the Nazi regime. With photos of the monument to the White Rose (located in front of the university) and of the the university's atrium, where Sophie and Hans Scholl were arrested after a too hurried distribution of political leaflets. |
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Second Inscription |
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In the English Wikipedia. |
Shorter encyclopaedic article on the Bavarian duke who built the house in which the Ingolstadt university was founded. |
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In the English Wikipedia. |
Detailed encyclopaedic article on the history of worldly and clerical benefices in Europe. |
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In the English Wikipedia. |
Detailed encyclopaedic article on the term of free state, containing links to the various free states of Germany (among others). |
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Arrival by Public Transport
For the arrival in Ingolstadt, see Inscriptions of Ingolstadt.
Looking at the front of the Old Cityhall (Altes Rathaus), take the Moritzstraße on the left of the cityhall. Then turn left into the Dollstraße and continue till the end of this street. Then successively turn right and left into the Hohe-Schul-Straße, where you will find the High School (Hohe Schule) on the left corner of the Goldknopfgasse.
Indications concerning the arrival correspond to our personal knowledge or even experience, but we cannot assume any responsibility for their rightness. When you are reading this page, things may have changed in reality.
Hans-Rudolf Hower, 2012
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