<page_title> List of universities in Germany </page_title> <section_title> Universities by years of existence </section_title> <table> <cell> Heidelberg University <col_header> University </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1386 <col_header> Year of establishment </col_header> </cell> <cell> Leipzig University <col_header> University </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1409 <col_header> Year of establishment </col_header> </cell> <cell> University of Rostock <col_header> University </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1419 <col_header> Year of establishment </col_header> </cell> </table>
In Germany, there are three older universities by count of years of existence: the University of Heidelberg established in 1386, the University of Leipzig in 1409, and the University of Rostock in 1419.