Heidelberg and the Neckar Valley Sights

Bursa (Student Dormitory)

Bursa (Student Dormitory) Review

The word bursa meant "purse" in the Middle Ages and later came to refer to student lodgings such as this former student dormitory. Despite its classical facade, which it acquired in the early 19th century, the building actually dates back to 1477. Medieval students had to master a broad curriculum that included the septem artes liberales (seven liberal arts) of grammar, dialectic, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music.

    Contact Information

  • Address: Bursag. 4, Tübingen, 72070 | Map It
  • Location: Tübingen

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