Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg is a city of 143,345 people in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
Why visit Heidelberg
Townapedia lists 220 museums and landmarks, 20 parks and trails, 189 places to eat, 36 places to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Die Kamera, Old Bridge, Deutsches Verpackungsmuseum and Sammlung Prinzhorn.
Weather in Heidelberg
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About Heidelberg
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.
From the Wikipedia article Heidelberg (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Heidelberg on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do7
Old Bridge
Bridge · 1.5 km
Bridge over the Neckar in Heidelberg, Germany
Schlosstheater Schwetzingen
Cinema and theater · 9.2 km
Palace theatre in Schwetzingen, Germany
Teltschik Tower
Monument and historic site · 7.9 km
Observation tower in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Theater & Orchester Heidelberg
Cinema and theater · 1.0 km
Theatre and opera house in Heidelberg, Germany
Museums and landmarks220
Deutsches Verpackungsmuseum
Museum
Innenhof
22/1 Hauptstraße, Heidelberg
We-Fr 13:00-18:00;Sa,Su 11:00-18:00;Mo,Tu off
Sammlung Prinzhorn
Museum
Museum in Germany
2 Voßstraße, Heidelberg
Mo off; Tu,Th-Su,PH 11:00-17:00; We 11:00-20:00
President Friedrich Ebert Memorial
Monument and historic site · 1.4 km
Museum in Baden-Württemberg
208 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds20
Neckarstrand
Park · 0.8 km
Aufgeschütteter Sand mit Sitzgelegenheiten und Sonnensegeln
8 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes189
Krokodil
Restaurant · Regional
12 Kleinschmidtstraße, Heidelberg
Mo-Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa,Su,PH 10:00-24:00
Akademie
Restaurant · Italian
8 Akademiestraße, Heidelberg
Mo,Fr,Sa 18:00-23:00;Tu,We,Th 11:30-14:30,18:00-23:00;Su off
Casa Mia
Restaurant · Pizza, Italian, Pasta, Antipasti · 0.9 km
28 Schillerstraße, Heidelberg
Mo-Fr 11:30-15:00,17:30-23:00; Tu off; PH,Sa,Su 12:00-23:00
Die Kurfürstenstube
Restaurant · International
1 Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage, Heidelberg
Mo-Su 12:00-14:30,18:30-22:30
Gasthaus Kyffhäuser
Restaurant · German · 0.8 km
38 Ladenburger Straße, Heidelberg
Mo-Sa 18:00-24:00; Su 17:00-22:00
Golden Spoon
Restaurant · Indian, Persian · 0.6 km
65 Rohrbacher Straße, Heidelberg
Mo-Sa 11:30-15:00,17:30-22:00
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177 more on the map.
Where to stay36
Churches and places of worship16
Christuskirche
Church · Protestant · 0.7 km
30 Zähringerstraße, Heidelberg
Providenzkirche
Church · Protestant · 0.9 km
90a Hauptstraße, Heidelberg
Shopping59
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries20
Hochschule für Kirchenmusik der Evangelischen Landeskirche in Baden
School · 0.9 km
8 Hildastraße, Heidelberg
F+U Heidelberger Privatschulcentrum - Bilinguale Grundschule Profil IB
School
7-13 Fahrtgasse, Heidelberg
Healthcare26
Map of Heidelberg
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Getting there and nearby towns
City-Airport Mannheim (MHG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 15 km away.
- Eppelheim 4 km west, about 4 min by car
- Dossenheim 5 km north, about 5 min by car
- Leimen 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Gaiberg 6 km southeast, about 6 min by car
- Plankstadt 7 km west, about 7 min by car
- Mannheim 19 km northwest, about 19 min by car
- Karlsruhe 49 km southwest, about 49 min by car
- Heilbronn 49 km southeast, about 49 min by car
- Pforzheim 58 km south, about 58 min by car
- Stuttgart 78 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- Heidelberg - Adenauerplatz Neptun 01, Radosław Drożdżewski (Zwiadowca21), CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Bergheimer Straße, 1, Heidelberg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heidelberg Altklinikum, Oberlausitzerin64, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Schwetzingen Schlosstheater Blick vom Parkett 1, Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
- Teltschikturm-01, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heidelberg - Altstadt 001, RAdoslav Droschdschewski (Zwiadowca21), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sammlung Prinzhorn Ansicht von Westen, 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Kurpfälzisches Museum Haupteingang, 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0
- President Friedrich Ebert Memorial, Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Heidelberg Tiergarten Haupteingang, 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Providenzkirche, Solaris2006, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Erloeserkirche Heidelberg 2, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Kurfürst-Friedrich-Gymnasium, Wachtelmann, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Heidelberg Stadtbücherei 20101026, Rudolf Stricker, Attribution
- Heidelberg Station 1840, Lithograph of J. Schütz, Public domain
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- Heidelberg - panoramio (55), Nikolai Karaneschev, CC BY 3.0
- Deutsches Verpackungsmuseum HD, 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Stolperstein für Isak Engelberg (Heidelberg), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
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