Landsmannschaft Zaringia Heidelberg

The namesake of the association is the noble family the Zähringer. Zaringia was founded in the winter semester of 1882/83 as the "Tischgesellschaft Pfalz-Kraichgau" in the Heidelberg "Essighaus". On February 8, 1888, the "Kraichgauer Gesellschaft" was established under the name “Zaringia” as a beating connection with the colors red-white-light blue, whereupon in 1903 they became a member of the "Coburg Landsmannschafter Convent".

Cheruskia emerged from the "New Philological Association", which was constituted on November 19, 1880. In 1888 the colors red-black-gold were chosen and in 1894 the name "Cheruskia" was adopted. Since the summer semester of 1904 they called themselves "Scientific Association Cheruskia". The first Mensuren were beaten from 1906, two years later it was decided to convert it into a Landsmannschaft with the Heidelberg city colors black, gold, green and a green cap; again a year later, it was accepted into the "Coburg Landsmannschafter Convent".[2]

As the original “Pharmaceutical Association” at the University of Wrocław, Vandalia has also gone from a scientific association to a weapons student corporation. Founded in 1859, the association soon sought the status of a student association with the colors blue-red-green. In 1887, the name "Vandalia" was adopted and the association was established. Four years later it was accepted into the “Coburg Landsmannschafter Convent”. Shortly before 1914 the colors were changed and from then on they wore blue-red-white ribbons, one green one percussion exhibited.

The Landsmannschaft Vandalia merged in 1925 with the German-Academic Association Baltia. The now yellow percussion of the Landsmannschaft Vandalia band and the Baltic Cross, which was added to the federal coat of arms, were considered to be signs of the merger.

The Landsmannschaft Zaringia Heidelberg and Landsmannschaft Cheruskia merged in Heidelberg in 1919. The white became the green Zaringia, because the new alliance took over the ribbon and cap as well as the date of foundation and the alliance song from the old Landsmannschaft Cheruskia. In the summer semester of 1919, the new Landsmannschaft acquired the house at Schloßberg 9, on the first floor of which Zaringia, as a long-term tenant, had already enjoyed residence rights for more than two decades and which is still owned by the Zaringia to this day.

Landsmannschaft Vandalia, which had moved into its second house in Breslau a few years earlier, dissolved itself in 1936, as did Landsmannschaft Zaringia in Heidelberg, in order not to have to join the National Socialist German Students' League. In order to be able to survive, both groups opened their houses to a National Socialist comradeship (in Heidelberg it was called "Kurpfalz", in Breslau "Lützow").

After they met again for the first time in May 1948, the 90th foundation festival was celebrated in Heidelberg a year later, which was to become the new home of the “Landsmannschaft Vandalia-Breslau zu Heidelberg”. At the same time, Zaringia was also reconstituted. There had been a similar collection campaign there too, in order to venture a fresh start.

Landsmannschaft Zaringia and Landsmannschaft Vandalia have spent the years since 1949 in close proximity. Landsmannschaft Vandalia initially acquired its third corporate house on Handschuhsheimer Landstrasse in Heidelberg in 1955. The close relationships between the two fraternities ultimately resulted in a merger, which was carried out on October 22, 1983, at a joint commission. Since then, the former Landsmannschaft Vandals have been wearing Zaringia colors and hats in their old hue.[3]