Department of History Contact, Opening Hours and Rooms

Department of History | Centre for European Historical and Cultural Studies (ZEGK)

Visitor address

Grabengasse 3-5, D-69117 Heidelberg

Postal address

Postfach 105760, D-69047 Heidelberg

Library supervision

Phone number: +49 (0) 6221/54-2280

Office Management

Phone number: +49 (0) 6221/54-3767

The lecture periods are set a few years in advance (see Key Dates & Deadlines). The winter semester begins on 1 October and ends on 31 March, the summer semester begins on 1 April and ends on 30 September. The semester periods are not identical to the lecture periods. Lectures are cancelled on public holidays in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

During the lecture period

Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM (Wednesday until 10:00 PM)

Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

During the semester break

Monday to Friday 09:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Opening hours of the Department of History & the library during the ‘Christmas holidays’

During the semester break over the turn of the year 2024/2025, the Department of History will be open or closed as follows:
From Saturday, 21 December 2024, up to Monday, 6 January 2025, the seminar and library will be closed.
From Tuesday, 7 January 2025, the regular opening hours of the lecture period will apply again.

The Department of History is located in the Neue Universität building on the corner of Grabengasse and Seminarstraße. The main entrance is on Grabengasse, opposite the university library. Most of the seminar rooms are on the right (practice room IV) and on the left down a small staircase (practice rooms I-III) directly after the main entrance. To get to the Historical Seminar, the offices and the library itself, go straight ahead through the main entrance along the corridor to the ground floor of the Hexenturm. Turn right through the two glass doors.

Please remember to stow coats, jackets, bags etc. in the lockers before entering the library. The offices are located in the library, so this also applies to consulting hours.

The seminar rooms and the library in the Department of History are wheelchair accessible. There is a lift and ramps. However, access is partly through specifically unlocked doors. As a student enrolled in the subject, please inform the academic advisors in good time so that a reliable organisational solution can be found for the respective semester. For ad hoc visits, please inform the library supervisor in advance.