Schwetzingen
Schwetzingen is a German town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, around 10 km southwest of Heidelberg and 15 km southeast of Mannheim. Schwetzingen is one of the five biggest cities of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district and a medium-sized centre between Heidelberg and Mannheim.Places of Interest
Highlights include Schwetzingen Palace and Schwetzingen palace theater.
Schwetzingen Palace
Public building
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schwetzingen Palace is a schloss in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen was the summer residence of the Electors Palatine Charles III Philip and Charles IV Theodore.
Schwetzingen palace theater
Theater building
Schlosstheater Schwetzingen is a court theater in Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The historic building, opened in 1753, is part of Schloss Schwetzingen and since 1952 the principal venue of the Schwetzingen Festival.
Schwetzingen station
Railway station
Schwetzingen station is a through station in Schwetzingen, a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and lies not far from its centre. It is located at kilometre 13.6 of the Rhine Railway, which runs from Mannheim via Hockenheim and Graben-Neudorf to Karlsruhe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brühl and Oftersheim.
Brühl
Town
Photo: Frank-m, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Brühl is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The former fishing village along the Rhine has become a satellite of a growing Mannheim.
Oftersheim
Village
Photo: Randy43, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oftersheim is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 8 km southwest of Heidelberg.
Schwetzingen
- Type: Locality with 21,800 residents
- Also known as: “08226084” and “Stadt Schwetzingen”
- Location: Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.3863° or 49° 23′ 11″ northLongitude
8.5757° or 8° 34′ 32″ eastPopulation
21,800Elevation
104 metres (341 feet)Open location code
8FXC9HPG+G7GeoNames ID
6558062
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