Universitas Istropolitana
The Universitas Istropolitana (often incorrectly referred to as Academia Istropolitana since the 16th century ) in Pressburg (now Bratislava ) was the first university to be founded in what is now Slovakia . The current successor institution is the Comenius University in Bratislava . The word Istropolitana is derived from Istropolis ("Danube City"), the Graecizing name for Bratislava.
It was founded in 1465 by Pope Paul II , on behalf of the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus . It was the second university in what was then the Kingdom of Hungary (after the university in Fünfkirchen, now Pécs, founded in 1367). Numerous well-known lecturers from Austria, Italy and Poland taught at the university, including Galeotto Marzio and Johann Vitez . The university was closed in 1490 after Corvinus' death due to lack of funding. The university building in renaissance style still exists today and houses the college of musical arts .
In 2017, Slovakia is dedicating a 2 euro commemorative coin to the 550th anniversary of the founding of the Universitas Istropolitana.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Coin image 2 euro commemorative coin Slovakia 2017: Universitas Istropolitana , accessed on April 19, 2016
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Coordinates: 48 ° 8 '32.4 " N , 17 ° 6' 22.9" E