49°23N 8°41E, pop (2000e) 141 000. Industrial city in Karlsruhe district, SWC Germany; 18 km/11 mi SE of Mannheim; centre of German Calvinism during the 16th-c; railway; oldest university in Germany (1386); printing presses, pens, machinery, adhesives, scientific apparatus, cement, plaster, publishing, tourism; castle (15831610), Holy Ghost Church (15th-c), town hall (18th-c).
Coordinates: 49°25′N 08°42′E
| Heidelberg | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Administrative region | Karlsruhe |
| District | urban district |
| Population | 142,889 source (2004) |
| Area | 108.83 km² |
| Population density | 1,313 /km² |
| Elevation | 116 m |
| Coordinates | 49°25′ N 08°42′ E |
| Postal code | 69001–69126 |
| Area code | 06221 |
| Licence plate code | HD |
| Mayor | Dr. Eckart Würzner |
| Website | heidelberg.de |
Heidelberg is a scenic city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt.
Heidelberg lies on the Neckar at the point where the river leaves its narrow, steep valley in the Odenwald to flow into the Rhine valley where, 20 kilometers Northwest of Heidelberg, it joins the Rhine at Mannheim.
Heidelberg not only boasts a medieval castle, but it also is home to one of Europe's oldest educational institutes, the Ruprecht Karls University, more commonly known as the University of Heidelberg. Viktor von Scheffel, Honorary Citizenship in Heidelberg 1895 Otto von Bismarck, Honorary Citizenship in Heidelberg 1895, 29 March, Ernst Jünger; † 26 April 1940 in Heidelberg, chemist, technician, CEO BASF 1919-1925 und IG Farben 1925-1935, President of Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft 1937-1940, Nobel prize winner in Chemistry 1931 1922 Ludolf von Krehl, physician, Honorary Citizenship in Heidelberg 1923, Ernst Toller, * 1 December 1893 in Samotschin, Posen; † 4 December 1933 in Minusio bei Locarno, poet and writer 1926 Wilhelm Salomon-Calvi, Honorary Citizenship in Heidelberg 1928 Jacob Gould Schurman, Honorary Citizenship in Heidelberg 1929, Karl Jaspers, * 23 February 1883 in Oldenburg; † 6 October 1951 in Philadelphia, Jewish-German physician and biochemist with philosophical and psychological leanings, Nobel prize winner in Medicine 1922, first director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for medical research in Heidelberg 1934, Georg Wittig, * 16 June 1897 in Berlin; † 23 November 1949 in Heidelberg, lawyer and politician, Justice Minister 1921-1922, 1923 1943, 23 December, Silvia Sommerlath, Queen of Sweden 1946 in HD, Fritz Neidlinger, Jazz musician (Tenor-Sax) – Honorary Citizenship in New Orleans (2005) 1954 Richard Benz (born 1884 in Dresden) receives Honorary Citizenship in Heidelberg (not related to Karl Benz etc.) 1957, 21 October, Wolfgang Ketterle, Nobel prize winner in Physics (2001) 1957, 23 July, Rufus Beck, actor 1976, 4 November, Alexander Popp, professional tennis player
Heidelberg City Districts
Heidelberg consists of 14 districts:
Central: Altstadt, Bergheim, Weststadt North: Neuenheim, Handschuhsheim East: Ziegelhausen, Schlierbach South: Südstadt, Rohrbach, Emmertsgrund, Boxberg South-West: Kirchheim West: Pfaffengrund, WieblingenA new city district, currently tentatively named "Bahnstadt", is planned on land located within Weststadt and Wieblingen.
Around Heidelberg
Towns
Mannheim, Speyer, Worms, Schwetzingen (the site of the Summer Palace, with the local Elector's English style gardens), Frankfurt, Landstuhl, Baden-Baden, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Landscape
Ladenburg, Eberbach, Erbach, Bergstraße (scenic road, German for Mountain road), Rhine river, Black Forest, the Palatine (Landshut direction), Rothenburg ob der Tauber
United States Military Installations
Campbell Barracks (HQ USAREUR) and Mark Twain Village (both Südstadt) Patton Barracks (Kirchheim) Patrick Henry Village (west of Kirchheim) Tompkins Barracks (Schwetzingen) 130th Station Hospital (Rohrbach) MEDDAC Headquarters (Rohrbach)Events
March/April: "Heidelberger Frühling" Classic Music Festival March/April: Internationaler Ostereiermarkt (Easter Eggs) April: Halfmarathon - last weekend May: Frühlingsmesse on the Messplatz July: Deutsch-Amerikanisches Volksfest in Patrick-Henry-Village (?? September: "Heidelberger Herbst" (Autumn) October: Herbstmesse October/November: Heidelberger Theaterdays, "Enjoy Jazz", Stepdance-Festival and Workshops November: "International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg" (bus-shuttle) November/December: Weihnachtsmarkt in Altstadt - Christmas market in the whole old townInternational friendship
Heidelberg maintains sister city relationships (Städtepartnerschaft) with the following cities:
Montpellier, France, since 1961 Cambridge, United Kingdom, since 1965 Rehovot, Israel, since 1983 Simferopol, Ukraine, since 1991 Bautzen, Saxony, since 1991 Kumamoto, Japan, since 1992There is also an Amerika-House and a French Montpellier-House in Heidelberg. 5 (the former eye-hospital, where he worked) John Rabe Communication Centre, at L.Krehlstr.56 (Ph: 47 30 45) for his work in Nanjing (See also Nanjing Massacre)
Gallery
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The "Untere Straße" (lower street), a typical side street in the Old Town |
Old bridge gate |
Catholic Jesuitenkirche |
The "bridge monkey" near the old bridge gate |
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Old bridge gate |
Heidelberg at night |
Heiliggeistkirche |
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