Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium Erfurt

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Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium Erfurt - State high school "Zur Himmelspforte"
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type of school high school
founding 1844-1885
address

Gustav-Freytag-Strasse 65

place Erfurt
country Thuringia
Country Germany
Coordinates 50 ° 57 '52 "  N , 11 ° 1' 54"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 57 '52 "  N , 11 ° 1' 54"  E
carrier City of Erfurt
student 567
Teachers 64
management Christiana Berke
Website www.hmg-erfurt.de

The Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium Erfurt - State Gymnasium "Zur Himmelspforte" is a state gymnasium in Erfurt .

history

The establishment of the Collegium Amploniam in the house "porta coeli" in 1412

The predecessor of the school were among the oldest educational institutions of Erfurt: 1412 the city of Erfurt gave the same year by Amplonius Rating de Berka founded from Rheinberg in the Lower Rhine and the University of belonging Collegium Amplonianum a house called "porta Coeli" (Heaven's Gate) in the Michaelisstraße 44 Hence it was called “Collegium ad portam coeli”. In 1424 it was expanded and officially opened. This college was a mathematical school and was distinguished by its well-known library, which now represents the most valuable part of the Erfurt city library. It counted around 400 bursars in 1480 . One of them was the young Martin Luther , who probably lived in the "Himmelspforte" between the 1st and 2nd semester.

From 1767, due to construction defects, the institution moved to Marktstrasse 6 in the “Alte Hofstatt” building. The building at Michaelisstrasse 44 was demolished in 1785 because it was in disrepair and the name “ porta coeli ” was transferred to the house at Markstrasse 6 (see house brand above the entrance of this old building). The intellectual orientation of the Collegium Amplonianum in the sense of the "via moderna" to a Realgymnasium, in contrast to the "via antiqua", the path to the humanistic grammar school, was continued. The name "Zur Himmelspforte", which was translated into German, remained on this property even after the college was dissolved in 1816 at the same time as the university.

Established as a private school in 1820

In 1820, Ephraim Salomon Unger , a former private lecturer in mathematics at the Erfurt University , which had closed four years earlier , founded a private school in the "House of the Golden Barrel" in Futterstraße 5. The school became known for its successes beyond the city limits. In 1834 it achieved the status of a "private secondary school". In April 1844, by resolution of the Erfurt city council, it was merged with the Protestant boys' school to form a six-class secondary school and moved into the building at Barfüßerstraße 22. Under the leadership of Carl Ferdinand Koch as headmaster, the school became a secondary school. The initial 209 pupils grew to 548 pupils in 1859. Due to its sustained success, it became a “Realschule first order” under the administration of the Magdeburg Provincial School Council. In 1870 the school was given the right to issue high school diplomas after passing the school leaving examination.

The royal, later state high school "Zur Himmelspforte" from 1885

In 1885 the nationalization took place under the name "Royal Realgymnasium zu Erfurt". Friedrich Zange became the headmaster. When the school moved to Marktstrasse 6, it took over the name "Himmelspforte" - initially unofficially. From 1918 to 1924 Richard Schenk was the headmaster. In 1925 Konrad Franke took over as head of the school. It was thanks to his efforts that the school was named "Staatliches Realgymnasium zur Himmelspforte" in 1928. Thanks to good connections to the Magdeburg Provincial School Council, he was able to decisively advance the planning for the new school building. After the foundation stone was laid in Gustav-Freytag-Strasse 65 in May 1928, construction work lasted 23 months. The construction costs including the outdoor facilities and interior fittings were 1.2 million Reichsmarks . In April 1930 the school moved to the new building and took the name with it. Today the school is one of the three schools in Germany that have their own school organ. A school for the poorest parts of the population was built at Marktstrasse 6.

In GDR times: "Heinrich Mann Oberschule"

After the founding of the GDR, the school system was thoroughly reorganized with the aim of abolishing all grammar schools and replacing them with a uniform high school. In Erfurt, the traditional State Humanist High School in Schillerstraße, which had been renamed "Thomas-Müntzer-Gymnasium" a few years earlier, was closed in 1950 and the remaining teachers and students were transferred to the "Zur Himmelspforte" high school. In 1951, on January 5th, the old traditional name was also abolished here and the educational institution initially continued under the name “Heinrich-Mann-Schule”, then “Heinrich-Mann-Oberschule”. Education should now be based on the socialist worldview, other worldviews were suppressed. Among other things, z. For example, on May 20, 1953, the students were forced to sign a declaration in which the Protestant Young Community was described as a "criminal organization". Some students who refused to sign were given leave by the principal. At the beginning of the school year 1961/62, the curriculum of the Extended High School (EOS) of the GDR was introduced.

Re-establishment and consolidation as a grammar school since 1991

After the fall of the Wall in 1990, the school was transformed back into a grammar school with a modern language and a scientific branch. On August 1, 1991 it was named " Staatliches Gymnasium 5 ", which was changed to " Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium " on March 1, 1993 .

In 2005 the "Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium" was merged with the "Albert-Einstein-Gymnasium", then again with the name " Staatliches Gymnasium 5 " for a short time . On September 13, 2005, the school conference unanimously decided to add the name “ Zur Himmelspforte ”, so that the grammar school is now called Heinrich Mann Gymnasium Erfurt - State Gymnasium “Zur Himmelspforte” . The official naming ceremony was celebrated on March 31, 2006 with a ceremony in the auditorium. Among the numerous guests were the Lord Mayor Manfred Ruge and many former “sky porters”.

In 2008, the “Heinrich Mann Gymnasium Erfurt, State Gymnasium Zur Himmelspforte” was merged with the “Buchenberg Gymnasium”.

In September 2012, the training for the Franco-German double Abitur, the AbiBac, started . From the 2014/2015 school year, it should be possible for pupils to acquire the French and German Abitur at the same time, and thus have unrestricted access to universities in Germany and France. In order to acquire this double degree, French-bilingual lessons in geography and history are planned. The Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium Erfurt is next to the Humboldt-Gymnasium Weimar the only Thuringian high school that offers the AbiBac.

Plastic over the main entrance

When designing the facade as part of the new school building, it was decided to use a sculpture made of shell limestone, which was attached above the main entrance (over- port ). The sculpture, created by Carl Melville , professor at the Kunstgewerbeschule Erfurt , shows two boys who, as allegories , are supposed to symbolize the interplay of mental and physical education at the school.

School profile

The educational concept of the school includes the following focuses:

  • Conducting lessons using learning methods
  • Age-dependent performance requirements in lessons, assessment and evaluation of student performance
  • Study and professional orientation in grades 7–12
  • Cooperation with custodians and partly with public institutions
  • Classroom principle for grades 5 and 6
  • Awareness of social responsibility
  • Homework support in lower secondary level
  • Training school for trainee teachers and interns

Partner schools

  • Lycée Claude Nicolas Ledoux in Besançon / France

Friends and sponsors

  • Friends of the Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium Erfurt - State Gymnasium "Zur Himmelspforte" eV

principal

  • 1820–1848 Ephraim Salomon Unger (March 9, 1789 - November 1, 1870)
  • 1848–1885 Carl Ferdinand Koch (* October 21, 1812; † September 27, 1891)
  • 1885–1918 Friedrich Zange (born September 3, 1846 - † March 18, 1931)
  • 1918–1924 Richard Schenk (born April 13, 1860 - † March 9, 1924)
  • 1925–1949 Konrad Franke (January 2, 1880 - April 17, 1966)
  • 1949–1952 Hieronymus Krause
  • 1953–1964 Kurt Ludwig
  • 1965–1965 Mr. Rutkowski
  • 1966–1968 Kurt Ludwig
  • 1968–1976 Rudolf Bergen
  • 1976–1977 Gisela Röder
  • 1977–1978 Armin Mühle
  • 1978-1981 Ingrid Purkert
  • 1981–1990 Reinhard Marwinski
  • 1991-2004 Dierk Bäßler
  • 2004–2008 Dieter Chemnitius
  • 2008–2010 Reinhard Müller
  • since 2010 Christiana Berke

Known students

Known teachers

literature

  • Friedrich Zange : History of the Erfurt Realgymnasium , In: Festschrift to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Royal Realgymnasium in Erfurt. Pp. 1-60, Erfurt 1894. Digitized
  • Georg Oergel: The Collegium zur Himmelspforte during the Middle Ages , In: Communications of the Association for the History and Archeology of Erfurt, Volume 19, Erfurt 1898, pp. 19–114.
  • Georg Oergel: The Collegium zur Himmelspforte from the Reformation to the Reduction 1521-1664 , In: Mitteilungen des Verein für die Geschichte und Altertumskunde von Erfurt, Volume 20, Erfurt 1899, Erfurt 1895, pp. 1-50.
  • Festschrift for the celebration of the inauguration of the new building of the State Realgymnasium zur Himmelspforte in Erfurt. Easter 1930. Erfurt 1930.
  • Carl Geick: State Realgymnasium Erfurt. In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Volume 50, No. 50, Berlin 1930, pp. 861–864.
  • Heinrich Heine: From the Heavenly Gate. In: Erfurt home letter. Letter for d. Erfurt in d. Federal Republic with West Berlin a. im Westl. Abroad Issue No. 3/1961, pp. 10–12.
  • E. Birnstiel: The heavenly gate to Erfurt and its directors. Bremen 1963.
  • Otto Lehmann: Heaven's Gate, Quarta b. In: Erfurt home letter. Letter for d. Erfurt in d. Federal Republic with West Berlin a. im Westl. Abroad Issue No. 17/1968, pp. 33–34.
  • Jürgen DK Kiefer: Bio-bibliographical manual of the Academy of Charitable Sciences in Erfurt. 1754-2004. Bio-bibliographical manual of the protectors and special protectors, the holders of honorary titles and holders of honorary posts, the award winners as well as the honorary, full and foreign members, including a chronological overview of all recordings, the members of the educational society at the academy (opened in 1927) and a selection of lecturers who were not members of the academy. Academy of Charitable Sciences in Erfurt, Erfurt 2005, 708 pp.
  • Helmut Gerth: I was a teacher in the GDR. My hopes and disappointments. Erfurt 2005, pp. 54-71.
  • Rudolf Benl: The Heavenly Gate in Erfurt. In: Kulturjournal Mittelthüringen. Weimar, Erfurt, Jena, Weimarer Land. Volume 6, number 6/2009 (December / January), p. 9.
  • Horst Braun: Erfurt-Essen and back. German-German from four decades. Norderstedt 2009, pp. 35-53.
  • Mark Escherich: Urban Self-Image and Structural Representation. Architecture and urban development in Erfurt 1918-1933 (= Erfurt studies on art and building history, vol. 5), Berlin 2010, pp. 175–178.
  • Tom Fleischhauer: “Estudiamos Español” - 40 years of Spanish classes at Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium Erfurt (1971–2011) . In: City and History. Zeitschrift für Erfurt, No. 48 (2011), pp. 30–31.
  • Tom Fleischhauer: Apart from that, the school went its normal course as usual. Perception and memory of the First World War at the Royal Realgymnasium in Erfurt, today's Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium . In: City and History. Journal for Erfurt, special issue 16 (2014), pp. 56–57.
  • Tom Fleischhauer: Extraordinary occurrence at a school in Erfurt. Failure to attend military training in the 1980s . In: City and History. Journal for Erfurt, No. 63 (2016), pp. 13-14.
  • Tom Fleischhauer: Where did all the books go? The student library since 1850 at the Royal Realgymnasium and today's Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium Erfurt . In: City and History. Journal for Erfurt, No. 67 (2017), pp. 8–9.
  • Mark Escherich: The new school building of the state secondary school in 1928/1930. In: City and History. Journal for Erfurt, No. 72 (2019), pp. 6–7.
  • Tom Fleischhauer: Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium Erfurt. State high school "Zur Himmelspforte". A commemorative publication for the 175th anniversary with school history (s) from three centuries. Erfurt 2019, 440 pages (= Festschrift with 66 articles by 58 authors).
  • Rudolf Bentzinger: Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium Erfurt. 175 years of the state high school "Zur Himmelspforte" 1844–2019. In: Culture Report of the Mitteldeutscher Kulturrat Foundation , issue 3, 2019, pp. 34–37.

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References and comments

  1. ^ Carl Geick (government building officer): Staatliches Realgymnasium Erfurt . In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung . Volume 50 (1930), No. 50, urn : nbn: de: kobv: 109-opus-60776 , pp. 861–864.
  2. ↑ Martin Ehm: The small herd. The Catholic Church in the Soviet occupation zone and in the socialist state of the GDR. Münster 2007, p. 169. & Horst Braun: Erfurt-Essen and back. German-German from four decades. Norderstedt 2009, pp. 35-53
  3. ↑ Short biographies with biographies and publications of the first five school principals can be found in the Bio-Bibliographical Handbook of the Academy of Non-Profit Science in Erfurt . See literature.
  4. ^ The names of the headmasters for the period from 1943 to 1991 were taken from the corresponding Abitur certificates. Whether it was always actually the headmaster, or i. V. was signed was not always evident. We would be very grateful for any hints - including about the missing first names.