Heidelberg
Sign in to saveHeidelberg (; ; ) 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 south of Frankfurt, Heidelberg is part of the densely populated Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region which has its centre in Mannheim.
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Heidelberg is the fifth-largest city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with about 163,000 residents, roughly a quarter of whom are students, making it Germany's 51st-largest city. Located south of Frankfurt, it is part of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region centered in Mannheim.
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- Baden-Württemberg
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- Karlsruhe
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- German location.postal_code
- 69115–69126
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- Geography
- Flora and fauna
- Administrative structures
- Neighbouring communes
- Climate
- History
- Early history
- Middle Ages
- Modern history
- 1803 to 1933
- Nazism and the World War II period
- History after 1945
- Population
- Politics
- Mayor and city council
- Cityscape
- The old town
- Heidelberg Castle
- Philosophers' Walk
- Heidelberg churches
- Education
- Universities and academia
- Research
- Schools
- Economy
- Tourism
- Industry
- Roads
- Tourist roads
- Railways
- Public transport
- United States military installations
- Culture
- Events
- Cinemas
- Museums and exhibitions
- Heidelberg Romanticism<!--movement names are capitalized (cf. 'German Romanticism'); 'Heidelberg Romanticism', 'Heidelberg romanticism', 'Heidelberg Romantics' and 'Heidelberg romantics' redirect here-->
- Old Heidelberg
- "I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg"
- Sport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Friendly cities
- In popular culture
- Movies, TV and games
- Literature
- Notable people
- Public service and business
- Arts
- Science
- Sport
- Aristocracy
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Heidelberg (; ; ) 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 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.