History
At the location were soldiers were recruited and educated for over 250 years the Free State of Bavaria founded a University of Applied Sciences in the heart of Ansbach in 1996.
In the 18th century, a barrack was built by the margraves master builder. Around the start of the 20th century, the barrack has been replaced by the Hindenburg-Barrack, the today's red-brick building. At first this buildings were used by the German Reichswehr and Wehrmacht until the end of World War II in 1945. The US-Army used it for almost a half century until 1992 when the US-Administration gave it to the Free State of Bavaria.
The Free State of Bavaria invested over 50 million Euro in renovating the buildings and made it ready for academic activity. Now after 10 years it is a modern University with excellent equipment. Furthermore all the buildings are renovated disabled-friendly.
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