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former University of Nagyszombat

former University of Nagyszombat
Original function:
university / college
Current function:
n/a
Church:
Roman Catholic
Address:
Univerzitné námestie, 917 01 Trnava
Historical Hungarian county:
Pozsony
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.380589, 17.587708
Google map:

History

Archbishop Pázmány Péter of Esztergom established the university in 1635. It was the only university in Hungary at that time. In the beginning theology and philosophy was taught. The Faculty of Law was opened in 1679 and the Faculty of Medicine was opened in 1769. Its observatory was designed by the famous astronomer Maximilian Hell. In 1777 the university was moved to Buda. It Is now called Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE).

The campus of the former University of Nagyszombat was built between 1678 and 1773.

Source:  csemadok.sk
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