Fraternity Frankonia Heidelberg

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Fraternity Frankonia Heidelberg

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Basic data
University location: Heidelberg
University / s: Heidelberg University
Founding: November 15, 1856
Corporation association : association-free
Color status : colored
Colours:
Fox colors:
Type of Confederation: Men's association
Position to the scale : facultative-striking
Motto: United and loyal!
Website: www.frankonia-hd.de

The Frankonia fraternity was founded in Heidelberg in 1856 and is a facultative, striking and colored student union . It does not belong to any corporation and unites students and former students of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg . The members are called Heidelberg Francs .

History of Frankonia

On November 15, 1856, the Frankonia fraternity in Heidelberg was founded. It sees itself as a student corporation in the traditional sense, based on the ideas of the original fraternity. It is the third fraternity under this name in Heidelberg. In 1936, like all other student associations, Frankonia was banned by the National Socialists . During the Second World War , the members carried on the Franconian tradition under the name of Kameradschaft Victor von Scheffel .

Frankonia I.

The first Frankonia appeared in September 1831 when the Old Heidelberg Burschenschaft was founded . It took part in the Hambach Festival (May 27, 1832) and was banned after the Frankfurt Wachensturm (April 3, 1833), in which 11 members of the Frankonia were involved.

Frankonia II.

The second Frankonia was founded at the beginning of the winter semester 1846/47. One of the founding members was Joseph Victor von Scheffel , who first published his swan song in the Frankonia newspaper in 1847 . This fraternity connection also only existed for a short time. It dissolved after the defeat of the revolution of 1848/49. In 1886 - on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Ruperto Carola - the still living members of the second Frankonia joined the current Frankonia.

Frankonia III.

Wall painting by members of the Frankonia fraternity in the Heidelberg Karzer

The current Frankonia emerged from a pub circle that had existed since 1853/54, which was recognized by the University Senate in November 1856 as a Badenia association . In 1858 she changed her name to Frankonia and gave herself the motto Unite and Treu! ( Max von Schenkendorf ). In 1859 the fraternity principles “morality, science, love of the country” were anchored in the constitution. Frankonia consolidated quickly, especially since it was shaped by young members such as von Krafft-Ebing , von Zittel , Mönckeberg and Oncken . With all the insight into the formal necessities of a corporate constitution, it was not overlooked that a common intellectual background is crucial for lifelong friendship and that the formal side should not be an end in itself. The Eisenach Deputy Convent was founded at the instigation of the Green-White-Red Cartel , a merger of Frankonia with the friendly fraternities Germania Jena and Hannovera Göttingen . At the Franco-German War 50 Heidelberger Franken took part, of which three died.

In the 500th anniversary celebration of Ruperto Carola, Frankonia actively participated with numerous federal brothers, especially since the 30th foundation festival is being celebrated at the same time. At the same time the first plans for the construction of a corporation house were forged. On July 20, 1881, Frankonia was a founding member of the General Deputy Convent , which changed its name to German fraternity in 1902. Both in 1893 and 1912 the chairmanship of the association was taken over. In the First World War , 348 Heidelberg Francs took part, with 54 losses. The friendship relationship within the Green-White-Red Cartel was expanded in 1919 to include the Derendingia fraternity in Tübingen . In the winter semester, the Frankonia consisted of 382 old men and 135 members of the Aktivitas .

The takeover of power by the National Socialists brought the end of fraternity life for Frankonia as for all corporations. In 1936, like all other student associations, Frankonia was banned by the National Socialists.

Bridge pier early pint 1927

During the Second World War , the members carried on the Franconian tradition under the name " Kameradschaft Victor von Scheffel". The comradeship continued the tradition of Frankonia with the active support of several old men, as far as the prevailing circumstances made it possible. It dissolved in 1945 when Heidelberg was occupied by American troops. Its members were later taken over into the re-established Frankonia fraternity.

After the Second World War, the Old Heidelberg Franconia Association was re-established and the first meeting after the war was organized for the foundation festival. With over 500 participants, the 100th foundation festival in 1956 concluded the post-war development phase. Frankonia was involved in the re-establishment of the German Burschenschaft and took over the chairmanship of the association in 1961 and 1994. In 1986 the University of Heidelberg celebrated its 600th anniversary. On this occasion, all corporations, under the suggestion and direction of Frankonia, published a commemorative publication (“Weiland Bursch zu Heidelberg”) which, on around 500 pages, bears witness to the historical development of corporations and their importance for the University and the city of Heidelberg.

In 2012 Frankonia had over 200 members and left the German fraternity; since then it has been a free fraternity.

Franconian houses

During the 500th anniversary of Ruperto Carola and the 30th foundation festival, the first plans for the construction of a corporation house were drawn up. It was built in 1893 as a connection house. The keynote address was held by the Heidelberg Franconian and ruling Hamburg Mayor Johann Georg Mönckeberg .

Of the many Heidelberg student associations, apart from Frankonia, only seven more planned and built their own house. She was the 6th fraternity that planned and built her own house in Germany according to her own ideas and needs. The building plans came from Johann Remmler, who was one of the most famous free Heidelberg architects of his time.

The great bar of the Frankenhaus

The house of the fraternity Frankonia contains traditional values ​​on student and fraternity history and on the history of the city and University of Heidelberg in an abundance that only a few other fraternity houses can show.

In the past 110 years there have been only two minor structural changes. On the one hand, the open veranda on the west side of the house was redesigned into the so-called bushel room in 1908. The entrance to the house on the east side was later expanded with a small cloakroom porch. Otherwise the house is unchanged.

In the winter semester 1983/84, the new Franconian residence with its 8 double apartments was inaugurated to the east of the Frankenhaus in the presence of Freiherr zu Putlitz and Lord Mayor Zundel. Despite its modern architecture, its overall dimensions and layout are harmoniously connected to the old building and form a stylish unit with it.

Color

The Frankonia fraternity wears the colors gold-black-red-gold with golden percussion . In addition to the boys' band, there has been a fox band in black, red and black since 1881 . The dark red striker has been worn as headgear since 1861 .

Known members

  • Ernst Christian Achelis (1838–1912), theologian
  • Carl de Ahna (1847–1906), physician and member of the German Reichstag
  • Julius Bachmann (1844–1924), politician, Lord Mayor of Bromberg, member of the Prussian manor house
  • Carl Georg Barkhausen (1848–1917), Senator and Governing Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
  • Heinrich Gustav Beck (1854–1933), lawyer and politician, Freiberg, later Lord Mayor of Chemnitz, Saxon Minister of Education, Chairman of the Saxon Ministry as a whole
  • Felix Boehmer (1851–1920), lawyer and politician, member of the Prussian House of Representatives
  • Gustav Boehmer (1881–1969), lawyer
  • Theodor Boisly (1848–1934), lawyer and member of the Prussian House of Representatives
  • Fritz Brenner (1877–1969), doctor and pathologist
  • Eduard Dietz (1866–1940), lawyer and historian
  • Oskar von Diruf (1824–1912), balneologist and spa doctor
  • Viktor Adolf Eitel (1845–1924), theologian, teacher and member of the Hungarian Diet
  • Louis Ernst (1839–1900), politician (NLP), member of the German Reichstag
  • Waldemar Ernst (1909–2002), lawyer and district administrator in the Waldshut district
  • Johann Focke (1848–1922), lawyer, Syndicus of the Bremen Senate and founder of the Focke Museum named after him
  • Adolf Föhrenbach (1845–1928), Baden state official
  • Richard Förster (1825–1902), ophthalmologist (Konkneipant)
  • Wilhelm Freudenberg (1838–1928), composer and conductor
  • Wilhelm Gaede (1875–1944), District Administrator in the Stallupönen District, member of the Provincial Council of the Province of East Prussia
  • Heinrich Görtz (1848–1937), lawyer and politician (FVg), member of the German Reichstag
  • Ferdinand Gottfried von Herder (1828–1896), professor of botany
  • Eduard Heyck (1862–1941), historian and writer
  • Hermann Hildebrand (1849–1939), Senator and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
  • Alfred Holder (1840–1916), philologist, manuscript researcher and librarian
  • Philipp Wilhelm Jung (1884–1965), politician (NSDAP), Mayor of Vienna, Lord Mayor of the City of Mainz, Prime Minister of the People's State of Hesse
  • Friedrich Koch (1870–1938), member of the Second Chamber of the Baden Estates Assembly
  • Richard Freiherr von Krafft – Ebing (1840–1902), psychiatrist and forensic doctor
  • Ludolf von Krehl (1861–1937), physician
  • Robert Krups (1887–1950), politician, mayor of Neuwied
  • Hermann Kühn (1849–1902), art school director
  • Heinrich Laß (1884–1936), member of the provincial parliament of Brandenburg, Lord Mayor of Guben
  • Theodor Leber (1840-1917), ophthalmologist
  • Salomon Lefmann (1831-1912), philologist
  • Alfred Lehmann (1867–1919), member of the Bavarian state parliament and winegrower
  • Karl Lehr (1881–1962), lawyer and judge, President of the Limburg Regional Court and President of the Hessian State Court
  • Nikolaus Lenau (1802–1850), poet
  • Leslie Lord Hore-Belisha (1893–1957), British Minister for Finance, Transport, War and National Security
  • August Maager (1845–1909), manor owner and member of the German Reichstag
  • Georg Martius (1884–1951), diplomat
  • Karl Mathis (1845–1917), lawyer and politician, member of the Prussian House of Representatives
  • Ludwig Mathy (1849–1937), philologist, Privy Councilor in the Baden Ministry of Education, educator of Prince Ludwig of Baden
  • Johann Georg Mönckeberg (1839–1908), Senator and Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
  • Otto Wilhelm Mönckeberg (1843–1893), judge and politician, President of the Hamburg Parliament and Hamburg Senator
  • Rudolf Mönckeberg (1846–1917), lawyer and politician, member of the Hamburg Parliament
  • Georg Karl Neuner (1815–1882), lawyer and university lecturer
  • Wilhelm Oncken (1838–1905), historian
  • Johannes Orth (1847–1923), physician, doctor, anatomist and pathologist
  • Gerhard Pfeifer (1921–2003), oral and maxillofacial surgeon and university professor
  • Daniel Friedrich Ludwig Pistor (1807–1886), lawyer, fraternity member and revolutionary freedom fighter
  • August Herrmann von Post (1839–1895), lawyer and legal ethnologist
  • Adolf Pries (1851–1930), administrative lawyer and mayor of Neubrandenburg
  • Walter Requardt (1903–1993), teacher, Germanist and writer
  • Karl Schaller (1846–1922), lawyer and politician, Lord Mayor of Meiningen
  • Walter Schäfer (1906–2001), District Administrator in Mulhouse and Kehl
  • Joseph Victor von Scheffel (1826–1886), poet
  • Hermann Schlegtendal (1887–1957), lawyer and politician, Lord Mayor of Lünen
  • Robert Schöpfer (1869–1941), Swiss politician, President of the Free Democratic Party
  • Hugo Ritter von Seeliger (1849–1924), astronomer
  • Karl Sidler (1875–1930), Mayor of Sinsheim and member of the Baden state parliament
  • Karl Siegrist (1862–1944), Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe
  • Eduard Sonnenburg (1848–1915), surgeon and university professor
  • Hermann Specht (1892–1968), lawyer and politician, provisional district administrator in Heidelberg and member of the provisional parliament for Württemberg-Baden and the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg
  • Wilhelm Steinkopf (1879–1949), chemist
  • Eduard Georg Uibel (1846–1925), President of the Regional Court in Freiburg im Breisgau and President of the Evang. Oberkirchenrats in Karlsruhe
  • Fritz Ullmer (1873–1952), lawyer and student historian
  • Arthur Ungewitter (1885–1955), lawyer, President of the Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt am Main
  • Hermann Valentin (1863–1913), member of the state parliament in the Principality of Lippe
  • Walther Veeck (1886–1941), prehistorian, specialist in the Merovingian period
  • Leonhard Weber (physicist) (1848–1919), physicist
  • John Gustav Weiss (1857–1943), politician and historian, Mayor of Eberbach, member of the Baden state parliament and chairman of the Association of Medium-sized Cities of Baden
  • Otto Wendt (1902–1984), politician (GB / BHE)
  • Paul Wieandt (1936–2007), bank manager
  • Franz Ulpian Wirth (1826–1897), patent attorney, Frankfurt politician and peace activist (honorary member)
  • Friedrich Albert von Zenker (1825–1898), doctor and pathologist
  • Karl Alfred Ritter von Zittel (1839–1904), paleontologist and geologist

Membership directory :

  • Willy Nolte (Ed.): Burschenschafter Stammrolle. Directory of the members of the German Burschenschaft according to the status of the summer semester 1934. Berlin 1934. pp. 1049-1050.

The Franconian Archives

Since it was founded, Frankonia has attached great importance to its archive. In addition to the federal documents and files, this also includes an extensive reference library, which is open to all Heidelberg Francs as well as interested visitors - after registration. The library contains many hundreds of volumes, magazines and other media. Here you can find specialist literature u. a. also on the following topics.

  • History of the Frankonia fraternity
  • History of the Heidelberg and the German fraternity
  • Books on Heidelberg university and student history
  • General history of corporations and associations
  • History of the Jewish student associations at Heidelberg University
  • Stories from numerous universities
  • General student and social history
  • Literature by and about Confederate Brothers
  • 48 revolution and Baden revolution
  • Bushel literature
  • General history of science and culture
  • Heidelberg city history, regional history

The archive is a member of numerous scientific and historical associations and societies. In the past it has supported numerous German and foreign students in their seminar, master's, bachelor's and doctoral theses with advice and action and processed numerous inquiries and queries from home and abroad. In addition, exhibitions are supplied with material, their own exhibitions are curated, lectures are given and their own publications are edited.

See also

literature

  • Hans-Georg Balder : The German (n) Burschenschaft (en) - Your representation in individual chronicles. Hilden 2005, pp. 217-219.
  • Gerhard Berger and Detlev Aurand (eds.): Weiland Bursch zu Heidelberg. A commemorative publication of the Heidelberg corporations for the 600th anniversary of Ruperto Carola , Heidelberg 1986, ISBN 978-3920431635 , pp. 274-276.
  • Hugo Böttger (Ed.): Handbook for the German fraternity. Berlin 1912, pp. 353-355.
  • Eduard Dietz : The German fraternity in Heidelberg , Heidelberg 1894.
  • Eduard Dietz: New Contributions to the History of Heidelberg Studentism , Heidelberg 1903.
  • Birgit Erwin ; Ulrich Buchhorn: The colors of freedom. Historical detective novel. Messkirch 2013.
  • Adam Kraft, Adam Weiß and various: History of the fraternity Frankonia zu Heidelberg, part 1 1856–1881, part 2 1881–1914, part 3 1914–1956, part 4 1956–1995 , Heidelberg 1925, 1956, 1962, 1995.
  • Eduard Heyck : Heidelberg student life at the beginning of our century , Heidelberg 1886.
  • Eduard Heyck: Student conditions at the University of Heidelberg , Heidelberg 1893.
  • Eduard Heyck: Letters from a Heidelberg fraternity 1914–1918 , Lahr in Baden 1919.
  • Robert Süpfle and August Wild: The Frankonia fraternity in Heidelberg 1856 - 1886 , Heidelberg 1886.
  • Heidelberger Frankenlieder, ceremony for the 70th anniversary of the Foundation , Heidelberg 1926.
  • Wilhelm Schmeel: A Midsummer Night's Dream. A contemplative and cheerful game for the 100th Foundation Festival , Heidelberg 1956.
  • Wilhelm Steinkopf : May Night Magic. A Heidelberg Spring Song , Berlin 1929.
  • General German Kommersbuch , Heidelberger Annex, Lahr i. B. 1912.
  • Fritz Ullmer: The Heidelberg Burschenschaft 1914–1920 , Heidelberg 1920.
  • Fritz Ullmer: History of the fraternity Frankonia zu Heidelberg 1856-1920 , Heidelberg 1920.
  • Fritz Ullmer Frankonia is the banner. A happy game of Walpurgis in the Heidelberg Castle Courtyard , Heidelberg 1926.
  • Karl Alexander Ziebert and Fritz Ullmer (eds.): Einig und Treu. Songs and pictures from Heidelberg's Franconian life , Heidelberg 1911.
  • Karl Alexander Ziebert: From the diary sheets of a Heidelberg student , Heidelberg 1905.
  • Karl Alexander Ziebert: From the papers left by the Demoiselle Sabine. A student story from Heidelberg , Heidelberg 1927.
  • Karl Alexander Ziebert: I was a student at Heidelberg , Heidelberg 1926.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Meyers Konversationslexikon . 5th edition, Leipzig 1896, supplement to Art. Student associations .
  2. ^ Rudolf Rabe: Germany ahead !: The education of the Germans for national egoism. Berlin 1900, p. 42.
  3. ↑ Kurpfälzer Jahrbuch. 1925, Heidelberg 1925, p. 39.
  4. ↑ Volker von Offenberg: Cheers Heidelberg! The history of the Heidelberg breweries and beer bars. (= Series of publications by the Heidelberg City Archives. Special publication 15 ) Heidelberg 2005, p. 74.
  5. ^ University of Heidelberg. Art History Institute: Heidelberg Monuments, 1788–1981. Heidelberg 1982, p. 39.
  6. ↑ Joseph Viktor von Scheffel , Willibald Klinke: Joseph Victor von Scheffel, a picture of life in letters. Zurich 1947, p. 52.
  7. ↑ General German Kommersbuch : Lied 745: Online
  8. ^ Max Droßbach and Hans Hauske (eds.): Handbook for the German fraternity. 6th edition Berlin 1932, p. 409.
  9. ↑ See also: Eckhard Oberdörfer: Der Heidelberger Karzer . Cologne 2005, p. 141, ISBN 3-89498-132-6 .
  10. ^ German university calendar. Winter semester 1913/14. Leipzig 1913, p. 149.
  11. ^ EH Eberhard: Handbook of the student liaison system. Leipzig, 1924/25, p. 66.
  12. ↑ Fraternities argue about right-wing slogans. In: Die Welt from November 23, 2012.
  13. ^ Eckhard Oberdörfer: Der Heidelberger Karzer , Cologne 2005, p. 159.

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