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About Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg University was founded in 1386 by Elector Rupert I, with permission from Pope Urban VI, making it the oldest university in present-day Germany. During the Thirty Years' War its Bibliotheca Palatina library was taken to Rome in 1622. In 1803 Grand Duke Karl Friedrich of Baden re-established it as a state institution, and its Latin name, Ruperto Carola, honours both founders.
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- International
- 20.6%
- Founded
- 1386
- Type
- Public
- Campus
- Urban
Heidelberg, Germany49.408, 8.691
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- QSQS#80World · 2026Source
- WebometricsWebometrics#96World · 2026Germany #2Source
- CWURCWUR#70World · 2026Germany #4Source
- ARWUARWU#59World · 2026Source
- URAPURAP#86World · 2025Germany #5Source
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