Willy Brandt Square

Willy Brandt Square is a square in Heidelberg, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg. Willy Brandt Square is situated nearby to the railway station Heidelberg Central Station, as well as near the suburb Heidelberg-Bergheim.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heidelberg Central Station and Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Heidelberg.

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.

Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Heidelberg

University

The Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Heidelberg is a university of church music in Heidelberg and one of the most renowned ones in Germany. Its predecessor, Evangelisches Kirchenmusikalisches Institut Heidelberg was founded in 1931 by Meinhard Hermann Poppen to improve the training of church musicians for the Evangelical Church in Baden. Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Heidelberg is situated 470 metres southeast of Willy Brandt Square.

Dezernat 16

Arts center

Photo: Lutz Berger, CC BY 2.0.

Dezernat 16 is an arts center, which is situated 420 metres northwest of Willy Brandt Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heidelberg-Bergheim and Weststadt.

Heidelberg-Bergheim

Suburb

Bergheim is a district of the German city of Heidelberg. It is bounded on the North by the Neckar River, the East by the Bismarkplatz, on the South by the Kurfürsten Anlage and the South by the city line.

Weststadt

Suburb

Photo: Michael Linnenbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Weststadt is a suburb of Heidelberg created during the 19th century, when Heidelberg expanded to the west along the railways during the Industrial Revolution.