Karlstor (Heidelberg)
Karlstor (Heidelberg) is a building in Heidelberg, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg. Karlstor (Heidelberg) is situated nearby to Völkerkunde-Museum der J. und E. v. Portheim-Stiftung, as well as near the park Hortus Palatinus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Beckstet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heidelberg Castle and Hortus Palatinus.
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 Castle is situated 450 metres southwest of Karlstor (Heidelberg).
Hortus Palatinus
Park
Photo: Jacques Fouquier, Public domain.
The Hortus Palatinus, or Garden of the Palatinate, was a Baroque garden attached to Heidelberg Castle, Germany. The garden was commissioned by Frederick V, Elector Palatine in 1614 for his new wife, Elizabeth Stuart, and became famous across Europe during the 17th century for the landscaping and horticultural techniques involved in its design. Hortus Palatinus is situated 330 metres south of Karlstor (Heidelberg).
Völkerkunde-Museum der J. und E. v. Portheim-Stiftung
Museum
Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Völkerkunde-Museum der J. und E. v. Portheim-Stiftung is situated 240 metres southwest of Karlstor (Heidelberg).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Molkenkur Bergbahnhof and Heidelberg old town.
Molkenkur Bergbahnhof
Locality
Photo: Matthäus Merian the Elder, Public domain.
Molkenkur Bergbahnhof is a locality.
Karlstor (Heidelberg)
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Heidelberg, Karlsruhe Region, Rhine-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.41414° or 49° 24′ 51″ northLongitude
8.71808° or 8° 43′ 5″ eastElevation
121 metres (397 feet)Inception
1781Named after
Charles Theodore, Elector of BavariaOpen location code
8FXCCP79+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 87436457OpenStreetMap feature
building=triumphal_archOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
10943156Wikidata ID
Q1733998
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Karlstor (Heidelberg)” goes by many names.
- French: “Karlstor (Heidelberg)”
- German: “Karlstor (Heidelberg)”
- German: “Karlstor”
- Portuguese: “Karlstor (Heidelberg)”
- Portuguese: “Karlstor”
- Spanish: “Karlstor (Heidelberg)”
- Spanish: “Karlstor”
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