Hauptstrasse, Heidelberg

The Hauptstrasse is the central street of Heidelberg's old town, the Altstadt, running the full length of the quarter. Today, it is a pedestrianised zone and popular shopping street.

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Type: Pedestrian zone
Description: street in Heidelberg, Germany
Also known as: “Hauptstraße”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kurpfälzisches Museum and Church of Providence, Heidelberg.

Kurpfälzisches Museum

Museum

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The Kurpfälzisches Museum is a museum of art and archaeology in Heidelberg, Germany. It is located in the Palais Morass. It was founded in the late 1870s, when the city of Heidelberg purchased the private collection of the artist and art historian Charles de Graimberg.

Church of Providence, Heidelberg

Church

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The Church of Providence is a Protestant church on the Hauptstrasse of the old town of Heidelberg. Until the union of the Protestant Church in Baden in 1821, this was the Lutheran church of central Heidelberg, while the Church of the Holy Spirit was the meeting place of the Calvinist church.

Heidelberg Castle

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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 1 km east of Hauptstrasse, Heidelberg.