Gymnázium Šrobárova
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| Gymnázium, Šrobárova 1 Šrobárka | |
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Šrobárova 1 , | |
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| Type | Public upper-secondary - Gymnasium |
| Motto | Sapere aude |
| Established | 1891 |
| Principal | PaedDr. Zlatica Frankovičová |
| Former names | Állami felsőbb leányiskola (1891-1918) · Československé reformné reálne gymnázium (1918-1928) · Štátne dievčenské reálne gymnázium (1929-1938) · A Kassai Magyar Királyi állami Hunfalvy János gimnázium(1938-1944) · Štátne dievčenské gymnázium (1945-1948) · Druhé gymnázium v Košiciach - Šrobárova 46 (1948-1953) · Druhá a tretia jedenásťročná škola (1956-1960) · Stredná všeobecnovzdelávacia škola (1960-1969) · Gymnázium Šrobárova 46 (1969-1990) |
| Notable alumni | Jozef Urban · Richard Raši |
| Website | srobarka.sk |
The Gymnázium Šrobárova is one of the oldest high schools in Košice, Slovakia. Gymnázium provides upper-secondary education for over 600 students.
History[edit]
It was founded in 1891 as a State Girls High School (Állami felsőbb leányiskola). The first school leaving exams (maturita) took part June 23, 1923. After the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the government of Czechoslovakia altered the school into a college-preparatory high school.
Architecture[edit]
The school seats in a complex of school buildings from 1896 on the western edge of city center. Design of school complex came from Gyula Pártos, the Hungarian architect. The construction was led by company of Arpád and Gejza Jakab. Complex is designed in the Secession style.
Notable alumni[edit]
- Jozef Urban - poet
- Richard Raši - politician
- Peter Schultz - journalist
