Heidelberg Castle

Heidelberg Castle is a ruin in Germany and landmark of . The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Germany
  • Also known as: “Castell d’Heidelberg”, “Castelul heidelberg”, “Chateau d’Heidelberg”, “Heidelberger Schloß”, “Schlossruine Heidelberg”, “Stückgarten”, “Zamek Heidelberger”, “Замок Гейдельберг”, “Хайдельбергский замок”, “ჰაიდელბერგის სასახლე”, and “ハイデルベルグ城”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The German Pharmacy Museum and Castle courtyard.

Museum
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is situated 110 metres southwest of Heidelberg Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Molkenkur Bergbahnhof and Heidelberg old town.

Locality
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is a locality.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Heidelberg Castle

Latitude
49.41056° or 49° 24′ 38″ north
Longitude
8.71532° or 8° 42′ 55″ east
Elevation
80 metres (262 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FXCCP68+64
Open­Street­Map ID
way 254154168
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6324587
Wiki­data ID
Q327265
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Heidelberg Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة هايدلبرغ”
  • Basque: “Heidelbergeko gaztelua”
  • Breton: “Kastell Heidelberg”
  • Bulgarian: “Хайделберг”
  • Bulgarian: “Хайделбергски замък”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Heidelberg”
  • Cebuano: “Schloß Heidelberg”
  • Chinese: “海德堡城堡”
  • Croatian: “Dvorac Heidelberg”
  • Czech: “Heidelbergský hrad”
  • Czech: “Heidelberský hrad”
  • Danish: “Heidelberger Slot”
  • Dutch: “Schloss Heidelberg”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo de Heidelberg”
  • Estonian: “Heidelbergi loss”
  • French: “Château d’Heidelberg”
  • French: “château de Heidelberg”
  • French: “Château de Heidelberg”
  • Georgian: “ჰაიდელბერგის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Heidelberger Schloss”
  • Hebrew: “טירת היידלברג”
  • Hindi: “हाइडलबर्ग क़िला”
  • Hungarian: “heidelbergi várkastély”
  • Hungarian: “Heidelbergi várkastély”
  • Icelandic: “Kastalinn í Heidelberg”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Heidelberg”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil Heidelberg”
  • Italian: “castello di Heidelberg”
  • Italian: “Castello di Heidelberg”
  • Japanese: “ハイデルベルク城”
  • Korean: “하이델베르크성”
  • Latvian: “Heidelbergas pils”
  • Mirandese: “Castielho de Heidelberg”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Heidelberg slottsruin”
  • Norwegian: “Heidelberg slottsruin”
  • Persian: “قلعه هایدلبرگ”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Heidelbergu”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Heidelberg”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Heidelberg”
  • Russian: “Гейдельбергский замок”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Heidelberg”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Heidelberg”
  • Swedish: “Heidelbergs slottsruin”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทไฮเดิลแบร์ค”
  • Turkish: “Heidelberg Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Гайдельберзький замок”
  • Vlaams: “Kastêel van Heidelberg”
  • Western Frisian: “Slot Heidelberch”
  • Western Panjabi: “قلعہ ہائیڈلبرگ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Teufelsloch and Bleichinsel.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Brunnenhalle and Ruprechtsbau.

Rhine-Neckar: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Karlsruhe and Mannheim.

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