Student societies in Germany

right|thumb|Flag of the A Burschenschaft (; sometimes abbreviated '''' in the German Burschenschaft jargon; plural: '''') is one of the traditional (student associations) of Germany, Austria, and Chile (the latter due to German cultural influence). Burschenschaften were founded in the 19th century as associations of university students inspired by liberal and nationalistic ideas. They were significantly involved in the March Revolution and the unification of Germany. After the formation of the German Empire in 1871, they faced a crisis, as their main political objective had been realized. So-

organization

sword fight between two members of different fraternities with sharp weapons

1927 film

thumb|Meeting of corps-students (2010) ' () or , often referred to as ', is the umbrella term for many different kinds of fraternity-type associations in German-speaking countries, including Corps, , , , and Catholic fraternities. Worldwide, there are over 1,600 , about a thousand in Germany, with a total of over 190,000 members. These fraternities are organized by umbrella groups. In them, students spend their university years in an organized community, whose members stay connected even after graduation. A goal of this lifelong bond () is to create contacts and friendships over many generatio

1954 film by Richard Thorpe

type of student fraternities in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Hungary

facial scars left by the sport of academic fencing

German student corps

The Rudelsburg is a ruined hill castle located on the east bank of the river Saale above Saaleck, a village in the borough of Naumburg in the county of Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The Rudelsburg was built in the Middle Ages by the Bishop of Naumburg and served to secure trade routes such as the Via Regia through the Saale Valley.

thumb|Ribbon, cap and of an Austrian thumb|Couleur bands of the Zionism|Zionist Nehardea from [[Basel, in the Jewish Museum of Switzerland's collection.]] Couleur (from French, meaning 'colour' in English) is the expression used in Central European for the various headgear and distinctive ribbons worn by members of these student societies.

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thumb|150px|Urburschenschaft Monument at the University of Jena|Friedrich Schiller University Jena The Urburschenschaft () was the first Burschenschaft, a form of the German student fraternity known as Studentenverbindung. It was founded in 1815 at the University of Jena and lasted through 1819.

organization of student unions in Weimar- and Nazi-era Germany

symbol used by European student organizations

thumb|The head table of a fraternity commercium in Vienna in the early 1950s A commercium (plural commercia) is a traditional academic feast in universities in Central and Northern European countries. In Germany it is called a or . It is organised by student fraternities in Germanic and Baltic countries, as well as Poland.

Kind of fraternities

opera by Sigmund Romberg

voluntary association

voluntary association