School: Marianum
Address: Brüder-Grimm-Str. 1, 36037 Fulda, Germany
Tel.: (+49) 661 969 120
Homepage: www.marianum-fulda.de
Type: Secondary I (Realschule) and II (Gymnasiale Oberstufe)
Students: about 1250, from age 10 (Year 5) to age 19 (Year 13)
Teachers: about 85
Lessons: 7:55 a.m. to 13:00 or 13:50 p.m. (secondary I), duration 45 minutes, for secondary II there are more lessons in the afternoon, additionally there are voluntary clubs and groups in the afternoon, like different sports clubs, drama club, and the Erasmus+ group.
History:
1951 founded by the Marianists as a boarding school for boys
1962 school was moved to today's location
1978 start of co-education
2000 Marianum foundation becomes the new owner of the school
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Where in Germany is Fulda?
It's right in the middle! The next big city is Frankfurt am Main. That's also where the next airport is. Fulda is about 111 km north-east of Frankfurt.
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General information
Population: 68,586 (44.6% catholic, 18.7% protestant)
Location: By the River Fulda and close to the Rhön Mountains (highest mountain Wasserkuppe 950m)
History:
12th March 744 Sturmius founds Fulda Monastary.
754 Boniface is buried in Fulda Monastary.
791- 819 Ratgar Basilika is built (tallest church north of the Alps at the time).
818-822 St. Michael's church (Michaelskirche) is built, today one of the oldest still in use churches in Germany.
1019 Fulda Monastary and the surrounding settlement receive the right to mint and issue coins, to hold markets and to collect tariffs.
1162 Fulda has a town wall with 5 town gates and 12 towers.
1208 Fulda receives its town charter and privileges.
1704-1712 Fulda Cathedral (Fuldaer Dom) is built in the baroque style in place of the old Ratgar Basilika.
1734 start of Fulda University
1944 Ca. 1/3 of Fulda is destroyed during air raids.
1949-1989 Fulda lies close to the border to Eastern Germany (about 30km)
9th Nov 1989 The border between Eastern and Western Germany opens and after the reunification (3rd Oct. 1990) Fulda lies in the centre of Germany again.
