Heidelberg

Heidelberg German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪdəlbɛʁk] ( listen) is a ceety in sooth-wast Germany. The fift-lairgest ceety in the State o Baden-Württemberg efter Stuttgart, Mannheim, Karlsruhe an Freiburg im Breisgau, Heidelberg is pairt o the densely populatit Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. In 2011, ower 149,000 fowk lived in the ceety. Heidelberg lies on the River Neckar in a steep valley in the Odenwald.

Heidelberg
Heidelberg, wi Heidelberg Castle on the hill an the Auld Bridge ower river Neckar
Coat airms
Heidelberg
Coordinates: 49°24′44″N 08°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

A umwhile residence o the Electorate o the Palatinate, Heidelberg is the location o Heidelberg Varsity, weel kent far beyond Germany's borders. Heidelberg is a popular tourist destination due tae its romantic an picturesque ceetyscape, includin Heidelberg Castle an the baroque style Auld Toun.

Geografie

Heidelberg wi suburbs

Heidelberg is in the Rhine Rift Valley, on the left bank o the lawer pairt o the River Neckar, bordered bi the Königsstuhl (568 m) an the Gaisberg (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 the River Rhine approximately 22 kilometres north-wast in Mannheim. Veelages incorporatit durin the 20t century reach frae the Neckar Valley alang the Bergstraße, a road situatit alang the Odenwald hills.

Heidelberg is on European walkin route E1 (Swaden-Umbrie).

The destricts o Heidelberg

The Altstadt frae the Castle

The River Neckar at nicht

Flora an fauna

Syne Heidelberg is amang the wairmest regions o Germany, plants atypical o the central-European climate flouris thare, includin awmond an fig trees; thare is an aa an olive tree in Gaisbergstraße. Alangside the Philosophenweg (Philosophers' Walk) on the opposite side o the Auld Toun, winegrowin wis restairtit in 2000.

Thare is a wild population o African rose-ringed parakeets, an a wild population o Siberie swan geese, which can be mainly seen on the islands in the River Neckar near Bergheim, a destrict o Heidelberg.

International relations

Heidelberg maintains sister ceety relationships (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 Heidelberg Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, a smaa Inglis section is available
• Audio Tour in the Castle o Heidelberg
• U.S. Airmy Garrison Heidelberg homepage Archived 2004-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Heidelberg American Heich Schuil Archived 2006-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, The offeecial steid o Heidelberg American Heich Schuil
•  "Heidelberg" . Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.