Landesschule Pforta
Also known as Schulpforta
Schulpforta, otherwise known as Pforta, is a school located in Pforta monastery, a former Cistercian monastery (1137–1540). The school is located near Naumburg on the Saale River in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Key facts
- School.name
- Landesschule Pforta
- School.image
- Logo pforta.svg
- School.image_size
- 100px
- School.caption
- Logo of Pforta
- School.address
- Schulstr. 12
- School.postal_code
- 06628
- School.city
- Schulpforte
- School.country
- Germany
- School.rector
- Kathrin Volkmann
- School.enrollment
- 300
- School.classes
- 12
- School.avg_class_size
- 22
- School.type
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- Monastery
- Boarding school
- Architecture
- Notable pupils
- See also
- References
- External links
Schulpforta, otherwise known as Pforta, is a school located in Pforta monastery, a former Cistercian monastery (1137–1540). The school is located near Naumburg on the Saale River in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
The site has been a school since the 16th century. Notable alumni include mathematician August Ferdinand Möbius, historian Leopold von Ranke, and philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Today, it is a notable public boarding school for academically gifted children, otherwise called Landesschule Pforta. It is coeducational and teaches around 300 high school students.
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