The Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg is a public research university in Würzburg, Germany. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in Germany, having been founded in 1402. The university initially had a brief run and was closed in 1415. It was reopened in 1582 on the initiative of Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn. Today, the university is named for Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn and Maximilian Joseph.
Neue Universität main building, built in 1896
Old University, drawing from the 17th or 18th century
Lecture Hall for Natural Sciences
Central University Library
Würzburg is, after Nuremberg and Fürth, the third-largest city in Franconia located in the north of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main river.
Image: Marienberg wuerzburg
Image: Fürstbischhöfliche Residenz Würzburg (13778181254)
Image: Friedensbrücke, Würzburg as seen from Brücke der Deutschen Einheit 20130514 1