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GPS Coordinates

1 -- City Hall & Marktplatz, Heidelberg
Decimal Lat: 49.4121519 / Lon: 8.7105070
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Heidelberg, Germany, in a nutshell

The Heidelberg Myth

Many famous guests have left behind enthusiastic comments about Heidelberg, and in this way contributed to the myths associated with this fabled city. These people include Achim von Arnim, Konrad Adenauer and Louis Armstrong, Clemens Brentano and Charles Bukowski, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Gustaf Gründgens, Theodor Heuss and Victor Hugo, Empress Sissi and Queen Silvia, to name just a few.or Hugo, Empress Sissi and Queen Silvia, to name just a few.

For Goethe Heidelberg had “...something ideal in its location and its surroundings.” Famous paintings, songs and poems of the German romantic period came into existence here, and have made Heidelberg’s harmonious interplay of nature, tradition and innovation, permanence and transitoriness known to an international audience. Still today visitors are happy to experience Heidelberg’s fascination and magical appeal.

In the Neckar Valley, where the evenness of the river, the warmth of the red sandstone and the intimacy of the Old Town take the hectic pace out of everyday life, people quickly feel contented. On top of this come the mild climate of the region and the hospitable nature of its inhabitants, who have been open to outside influence for hundreds of years.

A walk along the Philosophenweg (Philosophers’Walk), situated above the Neckar and leading into the Neckar valley, is considered one of the most impressive ways of becoming familiar with Heidelberg, which to this day still possesses romantic charm. Many exotic plants such as cypresses, pomegranate trees, palms and pines flourish on this sun-pampered natural dresscircle. For generations, people have been willing to make the short climb to be able to enjoy the famed panorama outlook over the city and the Castle.

Just how much the Neckar is part of life in Heidelberg becomes clear if you go to the Neckarwiese (Neckar banks) in warmer weather. The green area on the north bank of the river between the Theodor-Heuss-Bridge and the Ernst-Walz-Bridge serves sun-worshippers, those out on a stroll, dog owners, couples in love, bookworms, Frisbee players and picnickers equally well.

Location: Heidelberg is located in the state: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Well preserved –Heidelberg’s Old Town