Heidelberg
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Heidelberg Castle and Heidelberg Central Station.
Heidelberg Castle
Photo: Pumuckel42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heidelberg Castle is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps.
Heidelberg Central Station
Railway station
Photo: Pitichinaccio, Public domain.
Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station for the city of Heidelberg. In 2005 it was used by around 42,000 passengers per day and is one of the largest passenger stations in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma was established in Heidelberg, Germany, in the early 1990s, as a memorial to Sinti and Roma people who were killed by the National Socialists Party.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eppelheim and Dossenheim.
Eppelheim
Town
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Eppelheim is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg bordering Heidelberg. It belongs to the district Rhein-Neckar-Kreis. Eppelheim is situated 4½ km west of Heidelberg.
Dossenheim
Town
Photo: Areuland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dossenheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on Bergstraße and the Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Dossenheim is situated 4½ km north of Heidelberg.
Neuenheimer Feld
Quarter
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Neuenheimer Feld is an area in the city of Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The area lies on the north side of the Neckar river and consists mostly of buildings associated with the University of Heidelberg, including student accommodation and research facilities, as well as the University Hospital Heidelberg.
Heidelberg
- Type: Locality with 156,000 residents
- Also known as: “08221000”
- Location: Heidelberg, Karlsruhe Region, Rhine-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.4095° or 49° 24′ 34″ northLongitude
8.6935° or 8° 41′ 37″ eastPopulation
156,000Elevation
125 metres (410 feet)Open location code
8FXCCM5V+RCGeoNames ID
6555638
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Heidelberg” goes by many names.
- French: “Heidelberg”
- German: “Heidelberg”
- German: “Stadt Heidelberg”
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