11 Facts About Charles University

1.

Charles University, known as Charles University in Prague or historically as the University of Prague, is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic.

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2.

Charles University belongs among the top three universities in Central and Eastern Europe.

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3.

Charles University asked his friend and ally, Pope Clement VI, to do so.

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4.

Emperor Sigismund, son of Charles University IV, took what was left into his personal property and some progress was made.

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5.

Charles University took from them the rights, properties and archives of the Carolinum making the university once more independent under an imperial protector.

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6.

High point of the German Charles University was the era preceding the First World War, when it was home to world-renowned scientists such as physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach, Moritz Winternitz and Albert Einstein.

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7.

At noon on 24 November 1934, several thousand students of the Czech Charles University protested in front of the German university building.

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8.

Reichsprotektor Konstantin von Neurath handed the historical insigniae to the German Charles University, which was officially renamed Deutsche Karls-Universitat in Prag.

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9.

On 1 September 1939 the German Charles University was subordinated to the Reich Ministry of Education in Berlin and on 4 November 1939 it was proclaimed to be Reichsuniversitat.

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10.

The Botanical Garden of Charles University, maintained by its Faculty of Science, is located in the New Town.

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11.

An overwhelming majority of schools with a similar placement like Charles University have incomparably better financing and therefore this success is not only a reflection of professional qualities of our academics but their personal efforts and dedication.

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