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Migrations // Minorities // Memories

The Institute of Danube Swabian History and Regional Studies researches the historical, cultural and literary developments of German population groups in Southeastern Europe, documents them through archives and library, communicates them to both the academic community and the public, and participates in university teaching.

News

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Delegationsbesuch der Babeș-Bolyai Universität Cluj-Napoca an der Universität Tübingen

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Tagung, 9.-11. Oktober 2025

Netzwerke der deutschsprachigen Literatur aus Rumänien. Akteure und Institutionen nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg bis in die Gegenwart

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"Hatzfeld. Ordnungen im Wandel" has been translated into Romanian

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[Übersetzen nach: en] Archiv

Übernahme des Archivbestands der Landsmannschaft der Sathmarer Schwaben

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Verabschiedung von Dr. habil. Mathias Beer in den Ruhestand

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Speech

Celebration of Hans Bergel's 100th birthday

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Panel discussion

On June 17, the Goethe-Institut Bucharest hosted a panel discussion entitled "Künstlerische Wahlheimaten zwischen Berlin und Bukarest". Guests included filmmaker and singer Hanno Höfer, journalist Nina May, and Dr. Cristian Cercel.

Book Panel on Daniela Simon’s Die bedrohte Ordnung der Vielfalt. Kulturelle Hybridität in Istrien, 1870-1914
Speech

PD Dr. Daniela Simon nimmt an der ASN Annual World Convention an der Columbia Universität in New York teil.

Beer, Mathias: Die Flüchtlingsfrage in Deutschland nach 1945
New release

The refugee question in Germany after 1945. History, research, memory

The City in Transition. Transformation Processes in Southeastern Europe since the 1980s
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The City in Transition. Transformation Processes in Southeastern Europe since the 1980s

Research areas

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German-Language Literatures

German-Language Literature from Romania

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Transformation of Order and Cultural Diversity

Ports on the Danube

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Dialekt Research

Cataloguing the archives of dialect researcher Dr. Hans Gehl

Courses winter semester 2025/26

Events

Häfen an der Donau. Geschichte, Architektur, Menschen Häfen an der Donau. Geschichte, Architektur, Menschen
Budapest, Chamber of Architects

24.11.2025

Exhibition Opening „Ports on the Danube“


The exhibition provides information about social developments, urban and political decisions, and the different milieus of historic port facilities. From industrial ports with an international workforce to modern tourist destinations on former quay areas, the exhibition shows the diverse developments along the Danube. It also addresses current challenges in urban and landscape planning, from urban expansion to the revitalization of port facilities.
An IdGL project (Daniela Simon) in collaboration with the Hungarian National Archives in Budapest (Máté Tamaska).

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Institutional cooperations of the IdGL

Logo Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Deutschland

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Logo Ungarische Akademie der Wissenschaften Budapest

Ungarische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Budapest, Ungarn

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Logo Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj

Babeş-Bolyai Universität, Klausenburg, Rumänien

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Logo Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

Eötvös Loránd Universität (ELTE), Budapest, Ungarn

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Logo The University of Osijek

Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Kroatien

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Logo The Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Universitatea „Lucian Blaga” din Sibiu, Rumänien

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Logo The Romanian Academy’s Institute for South-East European Studies

Institutul de Studii Sud-Est Europene (ISSEE) al Academiei Române, Rumänien

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Logo Univerzitet u Novom Sadu

Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Serbien

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Logo des Instituts für Geschichte George Barițiu

Institut für Geschichte George Barițiu, Cluj-Napoca, Rumänien

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Institut für donauschwäbische Geschichte und Landeskunde

Mohlstr. 18
72074 Tübingen
07071/9992-500
Poststelle(at)idgl.bwl(dot)de

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Exterior view of the institute building