Leonensia

Leonensia
Named afterZum Goldenen Löwen (restaurant)
Formation1871; refounded 1949
Founded atHeidelberg
PurposeLebensbund
Location
MembershipMale students
Official language
German
Websitewww.verbindung-leonensia.de

Leonensia is a male student fraternity (Studentenverbindung) in Heidelberg. Unlike most German fraternities, members wear no couleur and are not obliged to engage in academic fencing. It was founded in 1871 and ranks among Central Europe's oldest (AMV Stochdorphia Tübingen) non-couleur-wearing fraternities. In 1919, Leonensia and five other fraternities founded the umbrella organization Miltenberger Ring.