History of the University of Salzburg
1622 – 1962 – 2022
In 2022, the University of Salzburg celebrated the 400th anniversary of its founding by Prince Archbishop Paris Lodron as well as the 60th anniversary of its reconstitution in 1962.
University milestones: an overview
1622
On 4th October, the imperial privilege to re-establish a Salzburg university is conferred. The university is formally founded on 8th October.
1810
As Salzburg becomes part of Bavaria during the Napoleonic Wars, the university is abolished and converted into a lyceum.
1962
The National Assembly passes the resolution to reopen the University of Salzburg. The University is named Alma Mater Paridiana in commemoration of Paris Lodron,
2022
University Salzburg celebrates its quatercentenary and receives a new structure with six – instead of four – faculties.
400th Anniversary
The University of Salzburg looks back on all events held in the anniversary year 2022.
Exhibition in the DomQuartier
PLUSpoints
The DomQuartier provided the ideal setting for this exhibition on the history, present and future of the University of Salzburg.
Photos: © Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg (Saltzburg, Kupferstich, Marcus Setznagel Köln, um 1575) (1) | © Matthäus Merian Saltzburg, 1644 | Beatrix Koll, UB Salzburg (2) | © Beatrix Koll, UB Salzburg (3) | © Carl Pospesch (4) | © Hubert Auer (5) | © Scheinast (6) | © Hubert Auer (7)
