Kurfürst-Maximilian-Gymnasium Burghausen

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Kurfürst-Maximilian-Gymnasium Burghausen
Kurfürst-Maximilian-Gymnasium
type of school High school with a musical and linguistic branch
founding 1629
address

Kanzelmüllerstrasse 90 1/2
84489 Burghausen

place Burghausen
country Bavaria
Country Germany
Coordinates 48 ° 9 '39 "  N , 12 ° 50' 2"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 9 '39 "  N , 12 ° 50' 2"  E
carrier Free State of Bavaria
student 376 (as of: school year 2018/19)
Teachers 31 (as of: school year 2018/19)
management Andreas Rohbogner
Website www.kumax.de

The Kurfürst-Maximilian-Gymnasium Burghausen , called Kumax , is an arts and language high school with open all-day care . The former Jesuit college is one of the oldest grammar schools in Bavaria.

history

The Jesuit College on an engraving by Michael Wening (1699)

Students from Burghausen have been attending universities since 1302 at the latest. From the end of the 16th century there is evidence of a Latin school in Burghausen. A Latin schoolmaster is mentioned in a document as early as 1538. In 1627 the Jesuits came to Burghausen, who were commissioned and financially equipped by Elector Maximilian in 1629 to build a church, a grammar school and a college (student dormitory). The area around the old salt storage in the Zaglau was chosen as the location. The foundation stone for the building was laid in 1630 and the church was consecrated in 1631. The construction of the other buildings dragged on for many years, not least because of the ongoing wars and adverse circumstances. The Jesuits looked after the church and college of St. Joseph until the Jesuit order was abolished in 1773. Cistercians from Raitenhaslach monastery moved into their premises in Burghausen until secularization in Bavaria . They also took over teaching at the school. The school was temporarily continued as a secondary school in the following years and was no longer of great importance. Sometimes the school only consisted of one class. The low point was reached in 1825 with four students. The establishment of a Latin school was achieved again in 1830 through the efforts of the Burghausen citizens. Nevertheless, the school continued to suffer from a lack of adequately qualified teachers and a relatively bad reputation. Since 1868, however, the number of students has increased, which ultimately led to a full high school being gradually re-established from 1872 to 1875. The number of pupils continued to rise. In 1900 over 400 students were counted. On May 9, 1877, King Ludwig II approved the establishment of a royal, later state, study seminar, whose students attended the grammar school. This existed until 1934 and was housed in the former government building. From 1892 the Capuchins ran the later St. Konrad study seminar , in 1951 the Salesians added another seminar and from 1956 the St. Altmann episcopal study seminar . The seminars were closed in the 1980s and 1990s due to a lack of young people.

Today around 400 pupils visit the facility, which has been named after its founder, Elector Maximilian I, since 1965.

Building description

Main building (east wing)

building

In the eastern wing along the Salzach bank is an elongated three-storey gable roof construction with skylights at the south side, 1662-64 built according to the plans of the electoral master builder Marx Schinnagl . The windows are provided with drilled frames and roofs. High water marks are attached to the base of the east side . On the west side there is a portal with pilasters , front gable and an inscription plate, which indicates that the St. High school consecrated to Franz Xaver under the Electors Maximilian I and Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria . On the west side of the ground floor there is a corridor with groin vaults and a red marble pavement. The corridor on the floor above is also spanned by a groin vault with stitch caps. The pavement is made of Solnhofen slabs .

Small auditorium

The former hall of the Marian Congregation students on the ground floor, the so-called Little Hall is a music hall and early Rococo - stucco equipped and medallion pictures on the walls. It burned down in 1733 and was restored from 1961 to 1963, later overpainting being removed. On the ceiling there is a fresco with the name of Mary on a crescent moon, which is surrounded by a halo, clouds and angel heads. The medallion images are intended to represent role models for young people. The entrance door is decorated in the style of early classicism .

Large auditorium

The so-called Great Aula on the 2nd floor was originally a church service and ballroom for the Jesuits. It is considered the "jewel of the high school". The high altar of that time is now in the study church of St. Joseph . The ceiling height required for the altar was achieved by replacing a coffered ceiling with a barrel vault in the years 1731 to 1735. The room is provided with early Rococo stucco on the walls and the ceiling. The three frescoes on the ceiling by Innocent Anton Warathy depict various motifs from the Marian theme: Lt. "A virgin before birth", "A virgin in birth" and "A virgin after birth" banners. At the entrance on the north side, the Assumption of Mary is depicted with homage to the cities and markets of the Burghausen Rent Office . The 16 oil paintings on the walls depict men of "holy life" as role models. During a comprehensive restoration from 1961 to 1963, a later overpainting of the frescoes was removed. Since then, the hall has been used again for school celebrations and as a concert hall. In 1985 a concert organ with 23 registers and a sounding Zimbelstern was installed.

College building (west wing)

The west wing is an elongated three-storey building with a gable roof, construction began in 1632, which was probably not completed until the second half of the 17th century. He is now heavily overformed. Originally this was the Jesuits' residential wing and later served as barracks until 1891 . The district court was then housed in the rooms. In 1959, all of the former Jesuit buildings were finally integrated into the school. At the same time, the east facade was also rebuilt in order to have enough windows for the classrooms. In 1974 the building was lengthened by 11 meters.

More buildings

Building of the former Salesian seminar, today part of the Kurfürst-Maximilian-Gymnasium

The college church of St. Josef originally belonged to the current buildings of the grammar school.

A wing with the sports hall, which is connected to the north, was put into operation in 2016.

The building of the former Salesian seminary is now also part of the school. The monument at Zaglau 89 was erected in 1890, passed to the Salesians in 1920, served as a school home from 1941, later as a refugee and disease hospital before the Salesians moved in again in 1949.

Known students

Web links

Commons : Kurfürst-Maximilian-Gymnasium (Burghausen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Wolfgang W. Scheibel: Jesuits at schools and universities. Dissertation. archiv.ub.uni-marburg.de .
  • Dietmar Grypa, Wolfgang Gutfleisch (ed.): The Kurfürst-Maximilian-Gymnasium Burghausen - From the college of the Societas Jesu to the Royal Bavarian Study Institution . 1997, ISBN 3-00-002265-1 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Homepage of the Bavarian Ministry of Culture . ( School number 0048 [accessed November 23, 2019]).
  2. ↑ Information about the Kumax | Kurfürst-Maximilian-Gymnasium Burghausen. Retrieved on August 26, 2018 (German).
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Alois Buchleitner: Burghausen City - Castle - History (=  Burghauser Geschichtsblätter . Volume 33 ). 5th edition. Burghausen 2001, DNB  962190063 .
  4. ↑ Dietmar Grypa, Wolfgang Gutfleisch (ed.): The Kurfürst-Maximilian-Gymnasium zu Burghausen: from the college of the Societas Jesu to the Royal Bavarian College . [Eichstätt] 1997, ISBN 3-00-002265-1 .
  5. ^ Salesians Don Boscos - Historical Lexicon of Bavaria. Retrieved March 29, 2018 .
  6. ↑ St. Altmann Episcopal Study Seminar. Retrieved March 29, 2018 .
  7. ^ A b c Volker Liedke: Building age plan for urban redevelopment Burghausen (=  Burghauser Geschichtsblätter . Volume 34 ). Burghausen 1978, DNB  550505121 .
  8. ↑ a b Burghausen: When will the KuMax-Gymnasium be barrier-free? In: https://www.innsalzach24.de/ . January 12, 2017 ( innsalzach24.de [accessed March 29, 2018]).
  9. ↑ Philipp Vandenberg gives the Kumax a small museum . In: Passauer Neue Presse . Burghausen - News - Newspaper - Burghauser Anzeiger. ( pnp.de [accessed on March 28, 2018]).