Martinus-Gymnasium Linz

The Martinus-Gymnasium Linz is a public Gymnasium in Linz/Rhine, Germany. The educational establishment has more than 900 pupils and about 70 teachers. Founded over 300 years ago, the Martinus-Gymnasium is one of the oldest schools in Rhineland-Palatinate. It is named after Saint Martin of Tours who is its patron. Currently there is no headmaster but a substitutional headmaster.HistoryThe school was founded in 1706 as a grammar school named Studium Martianum ( later Gymnasium Martianum ).Modern Languages have been taught at the Martinus- Gymnasium since 1817. The faculty is one of oldest schools in Rhineland- Palatinate.The changes the French Revolution had caused in Germany and Europe forced the school to close for two year but soon it was re-opened in 1817.The first female student who graduated was mentioned in 1923.During the Second World War the school closed again for one year (1944/45) and was used as a military hospital.On moving to a new building in 1967, teachers, parents and students chose the name Martinus-Gymnasium.In 1974 the school established the system of the Mainzer-Studien-Stufe (MSS).In 2006 Martinus-Gymnasium celebrated its 300th anniversary.