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
Heidelberg, wi Heidelberg Castle
on the hill an the Auld Bridge ower river Neckar
Coat of airms o Heidelberg
Coat airms
Heidelberg is located in Germany
Heidelberg
Heidelberg
Coordinates: 49°24′44″N 08°42′36″E / 49.41222°N 8.71000°E / 49.41222; 8.71000Coordinates: 49°24′44″N 08°42′36″E / 49.41222°N 8.71000°E / 49.41222; 8.71000
KintraGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DestrictStadtkreis
Govrenment
 • Laird MayorDr. Eckart Würzner (Ind.)
Area
 • Total108.83 km2 (42.02 sq mi)
Elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total159,245
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
69115–69126
Diallin codes06221
Vehicle registrationHD
Websiteheidelberg.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

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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

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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.[2]

Thare is a wild population o African rose-ringed parakeets,[3] 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

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Heidelberg maintains sister ceety relationships (Städtepartnerschaft) wi the followin ceeties:

References

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  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population bi naitionality an sex as o 31 December 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. Juin 2022.
  2. "Heidelberg-Rohrbach: Wein, Reben und Winzer". Hilfe-hd.de. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  3. Stefanie Wegener: Verbreitung und Arealnutzung der Halsbandsittiche (Psittacula krameri) in Heidelberg, published by: Ornithologische Gesellschaft Baden-Württemberg e. V., Ornithol. Jh. Bad.-Württ. 23: 39–55 (2007) Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine

Freemit airtins

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