Heidelberg

Heidelberg
Heidelberg, wiHeidelberg Castle on the hill an the Auld Bridge ower riverNeckar
Coat airms
Heidelberg
Coordinates:49°24′44″N08°42′36″E
Kintra	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
Destrict	Stadtkreis
Govrenment
•Laird Mayor	Dr. Eckart Würzner (Ind.)
Area
• Total	108.83 km2(42.02 sq mi)
Elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Population (2021-12-31)
• Total	159,245
• Density	1,500/km2(3,800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST(UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	69115–69126
Diallin codes	06221
Vehicle registration	HD
Website	heidelberg.de

HeidelbergGerman pronunciation:[ˈhaɪdəlbɛʁk](listen)is a ceety in sooth-wastGermany.The fift-lairgest ceety in theStateoBaden-WürttembergefterStuttgart,Mannheim,KarlsruheanFreiburg im Breisgau,Heidelberg is pairt o the densely populatitRhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.In 2011, ower 149,000 fowk lived in the ceety. Heidelberg lies on theRiver Neckarin a steep valley in theOdenwald.

A umwhile residence o theElectorate o the Palatinate,Heidelberg is the location oHeidelberg Varsity,weel kent far beyond Germany's borders. Heidelberg is a populartourist destinationdue tae itsromantican picturesque ceetyscape, includinHeidelberg Castlean thebaroque styleAuld Toun.

Geografie

Heidelberg wi suburbs

Heidelberg is in theRhine Rift Valley,on the left bank o the lawer pairt o the River Neckar, bordered bi theKönigsstuhl(568 m) an theGaisberg(375 m) muntains. The River Neckar here flaws in an east-wast direction. On the richt bank o the river, the Heiligenberg muntain (445 m) rises. The River Neckar leads tae theRiver Rhineapproximately 22 kilometres north-wast inMannheim.Veelages incorporatit durin the 20t century reach frae the Neckar Valley alang the Bergstraße, a road situatit alang theOdenwaldhills.

Heidelberg is onEuropean walkin route E1(Swaden-Umbrie).

The destricts o Heidelberg

TheAltstadtfrae the Castle

The River Neckar at nicht

Flora an fauna

Syne Heidelberg is amang the wairmest regions o Germany, plants atypical o thecentral-Europeanclimate flouris thare, includinawmondanfig trees;thare is an aa anolive treeinGaisbergstraße.Alangside thePhilosophenweg(Philosophers' Walk) on the opposite side o the Auld Toun,winegrowinwis restairtit in 2000.

Thare is a wild population o Africanrose-ringed parakeets,an a wild population oSiberieswan geese,which can be mainly seen on the islands in the RiverNeckarnear Bergheim, a destrict o Heidelberg.

International relations

Heidelberg maintainssister ceetyrelationships (Städtepartnerschaft) wi the followin ceeties:

• Cambridge,Unitit Kinrick, syne 1957
• Montpellier,Fraunce, syne 1961
• Rehovot,Israel, syne 1983
• Simferopol,Ukraine, syne 1991
• Bautzen,Saxony, syne 1991
• Kumamoto,Japan, syne 1992

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial steid o HeidelbergArchived2012-01-11 at theWayback Machine,a smaa Inglis section is available
• Audio Tour in the Castle o Heidelberg
• U.S. Airmy Garrison Heidelberg homepageArchived2004-12-10 at theWayback Machine
• Heidelberg American Heich SchuilArchived2006-10-19 at theWayback Machine,The offeecial steid o Heidelberg American Heich Schuil
• "Heidelberg".Encyclopedia Americana.1920.