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Studentenkarzer
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Fran
May 12, 2017
Mark Twain on his travel trough Europe spent sometime in Heidelberg writing his famous Huckelberry Finn, name inspired in the very city of Heidelberg and has a passage on the Students Jail in Heidelberg.
Massimo
July 20, 2017
The Studentenkarzer (students' prison) is located at the back of the Old University in Augustinergasse. From 1778 until 1914, students were imprisoned here for so called "Kavaliersdelikte" (meaning minor transgressions which were kind of fashionable among otherwise honorable gentlemen inscribed at the Heidelberg University, most of them being members of student fraternities).
The Studentenkarzer (students' prison) is located at the back of the Old University in Augustinergasse. From 1778 until 1914, students were imprisoned here for so called "Kavaliersdelikte" (meaning minor transgressions which were kind of fashionable among otherwise honorable gentlemen inscribed at t…
Sophie-Anne
May 27, 2016
Unique prison for students which was in use from the medieval period up until the late 1800's.
Cornelia
July 24, 2022
Historic student prison with interesting graffiti from over 100 years ago
Suse
October 2, 2019
A prison for students from ancient times
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2 Augustinergasse
Heidelberg, BW