Zirkel (Studentenverbindung) facts for kids
A Zirkel is a symbol used in Central European student societies (Studentenverbindungen).
Using
The members of the Studentenverbindung use the Zirkel as sign on Couleur or other things (such as beer glasses, etc). If a member signs in affairs of its Studentenverbindung it places the Zirkel after its signature. This use is similar to the use of postnominals in Anglo-Saxon countries.
- Examples
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Straßencerevis with embroidered Zirkel and oak leaves
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beer mug and Zipfel with Zirkel
- Peter Krause: O alte Burschenherrlichkeit - Die Studenten und ihr Brauchtum, Graz, Wien, Köln 1979 (German), ISBN: 3-222-11127-8
- Peter Krause: O alte Burschenherrlichkeit - Die Studenten und ihr Brauchtum, 5. verb. Auflage, Graz, Wien, Köln 1997 (German), ISBN: 3-222-12478-7
- Paulgerhard Gladen: Gaudeamus igitur - Die studentischen Verbindungen einst und jetzt, Köln 2001 (German) ISBN: 3-88059-996-3
- Edgar Hunger / Curt Meyer: Studentisches Brauchtum, Bonn, Stuttgart 1958 (German)
Images for kids
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Zirkel of Corps Hubertia Freiburg in Freiburg, Germany
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Zirkel of Corps Altsachsen in Dresden, Germany
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Straßencerevis with embroidered Zirkel and oak leaves
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beer mug and Zipfel with Zirkel
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Crest of the fraternity Corps Hubertia Freiburg with a Zirkel in the upper right. This crest is a wall display on the outside of a fraternity house.
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The center of the official fraternity crest of Corps Altsachsen Dresden is marked with a Zirkel.
