Helmstedt

Helmstedt, a town of Germany, 24 miles by rail ESE. of Brunswick, was formerly famous for its Protestant university, founded by Julius, Duke of Brunswick, in 1574, and suppressed by Jerome Bonaparte in 1809. The university building (the Juleum), which still remains, the 12th-century church of St Stephen, and the Marienberg church are the most noteworthy edifices. Helmstedt grew up originally round the monastery (now in ruins) of St Ludger in the 9th century. Pop. 9800.