The Universität Heidelberg holds its first lecture, making it the oldest German university.

Heidelberg University

Public university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is Germany's oldest university and one of the world's oldest…