Urburschenschaft
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| Urburschenschaft | |
|---|---|
 1815 Seal | |
| Founded | 1815 University of Jena |
| Type | Studentenverbindung |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Status | Defunct |
| Emphasis | Burschenschaft |
| Scope | Local |
| Motto | Ehre, Freiheit, Vaterland "Honor, Freedom, Fatherland" |
| Colors | Black, Red and Gold |
| Flag |  |
| Chapters | 3 |
| Members | 859 lifetime |
| Headquarters | Jena, Thuringia Germany |
The Urburschenschaft (German: [ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌbʊʁʃn̩ʃaft]) 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.
Urburschenschaft was founded in 1815 at the University of Jena in Jena, Thuringia, in Germany.[1] It formed when the university's existing Seniors' Convention of Landsmannschaft dissolved the convention and reformed as the first Burschenschaft.[2]
Its founders wanted to abolish regional student groups and organize all students (Burschen) into a unified Burschenschaft.[2] The group supported liberal and nationalistic ideas such as abolishing Germany's small states and creating a united Germany.[3][2] This was a concept promoted by Jakob Friedrich Fries, a lecturer at the University of Jena at the time.[2]
Urburschenschaft had 859 active student members, about sixty percent of all the students at the University of Jena from the summer of 1815 to the winter semester of 1819–1820.[2] At other German universities, Burschenschaften were founded in the early 19th century as associations of university students were inspired by the ideals of the liberal and nationalistic ideas of Urburschenschaft.[3] Its motto was Ehre, Freiheit, Vaterland or “Honor, Freedom, Fatherland”.[4]
Despite its success at Jena, the group was unsuccessful in achieving its goal of establishing a single student fraternity for all universities.[2] In 1819, Urburschenschaft split into three fraternities: Arminia Jena, Germania Jena, and Teutonia Jena.[2] In addition, the Jena Landsmannschaft reformed in 1820, including Corps Franconia-Jena zu Regensburg, Corps Saxonia Jena, and Corps Thuringia Jena.[2]
