Heidelberg

large city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Heidelberg

Summary

Heidelberg is a big city[1]. Heidelberg draws 3,682 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #48 of 300).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heidelberg received the European City of the Reformation[3].
  • Heidelberg received the Wikivoyage:Destination of the month[4].
  • Heidelberg was a member of Bund der Lutherstädte[5].
  • Heidelberg was a member of Climate Alliance[6].
  • Heidelberg was a member of Zweckverband 4IT[7].
  • Heidelberg was a member of Mayors for Peace[8].
  • Heidelberg was a member of Kommunalverband für Jugend und Soziales Baden-Württemberg[9].
  • Heidelberg was a member of Creative Cities Network[10].
  • Heidelberg is located in Karlsruhe Government Region[11].
  • Heidelberg is in the country of Germany[12].
  • Heidelberg is on the body of water Neckar[13].
  • Heidelberg's head of government is recorded as Eckart Würzner[14].
  • Heidelberg's instance of is recorded as big city[15].
  • Heidelberg's instance of is recorded as Lutherstadt[16].
  • Heidelberg's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[17].
  • Heidelberg's instance of is recorded as district capital[18].
  • Heidelberg's instance of is recorded as City district in Baden-Württemberg[19].
  • Heidelberg's instance of is recorded as major regional center[20].
  • Heidelberg's shares border with is recorded as Mannheim[21].
  • Heidelberg's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Neckar[22].
  • Heidelberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Schlierbach[23].
  • Heidelberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Heidelberg old town[24].
  • Heidelberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bergheim[25].
  • Heidelberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Weststadt[26].
  • Heidelberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Heidelberg-Südstadt[27].

Body

Geography

Heidelberg is in the country of Germany[12]. Heidelberg is located in Karlsruhe Government Region[11]. Heidelberg is on the body of water Neckar[13]. Part of include Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region[28], a metropolitan region in Germany[29], in Germany[30], headquartered in Mannheim[31]; Karlsruhe Government Region[32], a government region of Baden-Württemberg[33], in Germany[34], founded in 1973[35]; and Nachbarschaftsverband Heidelberg-Mannheim[36], a municipality association of Germany[37], in Germany[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city[15], Lutherstadt[16], urban municipality in Germany[17], district capital[18], City district in Baden-Württemberg[19], and major regional center[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Heidelberg include Homo heidelbergensis[39], a fossil taxon[40]; Heidelberg Catechism[41], a reformed confession of faith[42]; Heidelberg[43], a suburb[44], in Australia[45]; Heidelberg Central Station[46], a railway station[47], in Germany[48]; and 325 Heidelberga[49], an asteroid[50].

Why It Matters

Heidelberg draws 3,682 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #48 of 300).[2] Heidelberg has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Heidelberg is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for Heidelberg include Homo heidelbergensis[39], a fossil taxon[40]; Heidelberg Catechism[41], a reformed confession of faith[42]; Heidelberg[43], a suburb[44], in Australia[45]; Heidelberg Central Station[46], a railway station[47], in Germany[48]; and 325 Heidelberga[49], an asteroid[50].

FAQs

What awards did Heidelberg receive?

Honors received include European City of the Reformation[3] and Wikivoyage:Destination of the month[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Chalmd · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap relation id → 285864, 62487
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 49.4093582, 'longitude': 8.694724}, {'latitude': 49.40768, 'longitude': 8.69079}, {'latitude': 49.4075, 'longitude': 8.690555555555555}
    Head of government → Beate Weber, Eckart Würzner
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P402]]: 285864"
  2. 26d ago · Gymnicus · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 49.4093582, 'longitude': 8.694724}, {'latitude': 49.40768, 'longitude': 8.69079}, {'latitude': 49.4075, 'longitude': 8.690555555555555}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 49°24'27.65"N, 8°41'26.84"E"
  3. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+150335'}, {'amount': '+152113'}, {'amount': '+149633'} +61
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  4. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 7480
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  5. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4c6BY7
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  6. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 78061
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  7. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+150335'}, {'amount': '+152113'}, {'amount': '+149633'} +61
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  8. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → heidelberg
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  9. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  10. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0005231-Heidelberg-Nemecko
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  11. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Regesta Imperii, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947) +9
    Nomisma id → heidelberg
    Coat of arms → coat of arms of Heidelberg
    Instance of → big city, residenz, Lutherstadt +4
    + 46 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 234572, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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