Katharineum

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Katharineum zu Lübeck

School type	Public latin school
Established	1531
Principal	Thomas Schmittinger
Students	910
Colors	Black and white
Location	Königstr. 27-31 D-23552 Lübeck Schleswig-Holstein Germany
Website	http://www.katharineum.de

The Katharineum zu Lübeck is a humanistic gymnasium founded 1531 in the Hanseatic city Lübeck, Germany. In 2006 the 475th anniversary of this latin school was celebrated with several events. The school uses the buildings of a former Franciscan monastery next to Saint Catherine Church.

At the Katharineum it is possible to choose Latin as the first foreign language. In year nine it is also possible to choose ancient Greek as the third foreign language.

Thomas Mann, himself a student of the Katharineum, thought of this school when describing the school Hanno went to in the Buddenbrooks. Mann, who as a bad student had to resit two years, made it clear that he disliked the Katharineum by describing both the school and the teachers with strong sarcasm.