Heidelberg

Heidelberg

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Population152,113
Heidelberg (; German: [ˈhaɪdl̩bɛʁk] ; Palatine German: Heidlberg) is the fifth-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of students, it is Germany's 51st-largest city. Located about 78 km (48 mi) south of Frankfurt, Heidelberg is part of the densely populated Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region which has its centre in Mannheim. Heidelberg is located on the Neckar River, at the point where it leaves its narrow valley between the Oden Forest and the Little Oden Forest, and enters the wide Upper Rhine Plain. The old town lies in the valley, the end of which is flanked by the Königstuhl in the south and the Heiligenberg in the north. The majority of the population lives in the districts west of the mountains in the Upper Rhine Plain, into which the city has expanded over time. Heidelberg University, founded in 1386, is Germany's oldest and one of Europe's most reputable universities. Heidelberg is a scientific hub in Germany and home to several internationally renowned research facilities adjacent to its university, including the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and four Max Planck Institutes. The city has also been a hub for the arts, especially literature, throughout the centuries, and it was designated a "City of Literature" by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Heidelberg was a seat of government of the former Electorate of the Palatinate and is a popular tourist destination due to its romantic cityscape, including Heidelberg Castle, the Philosophers' Walk, and the Baroque old town.

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Carl Bosch Museum

Carl Bosch Museum

Karlstor

Karlstor

Besucherbergwerk Grube Anna-Elisabeth

Besucherbergwerk Grube Anna-Elisabeth

Sammlung Prinzhorn

Sammlung Prinzhorn

The Prinzhorn Collection is a German collection of art made by mental health patients, housed at the Heidelberg University Hospital. …

Alte Universität, Rektorat

Alte Universität, Rektorat

The Old University (German: Alte Universität) is an important baroque building of the University of Heidelberg located between the Hauptstrasse …

Historischer Studentenkarzer

Historischer Studentenkarzer

Schanzenköpfle

Schanzenköpfle

Stadttor

Stadttor

Botanischer Garten

Botanischer Garten

The Botanischer Garten der Universität Heidelberg (2 hectares), also known as the Botanischer Garten Heidelberg, is a botanical garden maintained …

St. Michaelskloster

St. Michaelskloster

The Monastery of St. Michael German: Michaelskloster, on the Heiligenberg (Saints' Mountain) in Heidelberg, was a branch of the nearby …

Thingstätte

Thingstätte

The Heidelberg Thingstätte is an open-air theatre on the Heiligenberg in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was built during the Third …

Stephanskloster

Stephanskloster

Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Gedenkstätte

Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Gedenkstätte

The President Friedrich Ebert Foundation Memorial (Stiftung Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Gedenkstätte) in Heidelberg is a non-partisan foundation financed by the German Federal Government. …

Deutsches Verpackungsmuseum

Deutsches Verpackungsmuseum

Posseltslust

Posseltslust

Großes Fass

Großes Fass

The Heidelberg Tun (German: Großes Fass), or Great Heidelberg Tun, is an extremely large wine vat contained within the cellars …

Schauenburg

Schauenburg

Weisser-Stein Turm

Weisser-Stein Turm

Meriankanzel

Meriankanzel

Heidenloch

Heidenloch

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