Rhine-Neckar
Karlsruhe Region
Heidelberg

Universitätsplatz

The Universitätsplatz, previously known as Paradeplatz, Ludwigsplatz, and Langemarckplatz is an open square in 's old town, the Altstadt. The runs along the north side, the west side is marked by Grabengasse, which follows the line of the original city walls.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Heidelberg
  • Also known as: “Universitaetsplatz”, “Universitätsplatz, Heidelberg”, “University Square”, and “University Square, Heidelberg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old University, Heidelberg and Karzer (Heidelberg).

Museum
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The Old University is an important baroque building of the University of Heidelberg located between the and the Universitätsplatz in the old town of .

Museum
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is a museum.

Photo: Pumuckel42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruin in Germany and landmark of . The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps. is situated 650 metres east of Universitätsplatz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heidelberg old town and Molkenkur Bergbahnhof.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Locality
Photo: Matthäus Merian the Elder, Public domain.
is a locality.

Suburb
Photo: Vladislav Bezrukov, CC BY 2.0.
is a suburb.

Universitätsplatz

Latitude
49.41109° or 49° 24′ 40″ north
Longitude
8.7063° or 8° 42′ 23″ east
Elevation
122 metres (400 feet)
Named after
Heidelberg University
Open location code
8FXCCP64+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 14327307
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Geo­Names ID
11281807
Wiki­data ID
Q1169041
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Universitätsplatz” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大學廣場”
  • German: “Universitätsplatz”
  • German: “Langemarckplatz” (historical)
  • German: “Ludwigsplatz” (historical)
  • German: “Paradeplatz” (historical)
  • Ukrainian: “Університетська площа (Гайдельберг)”
  • Ukrainian: “Університетська площа”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Universitätsplatz”. Photo: Ribax, CC BY-SA 4.0.