Heidelberg

Summary

Heidelberg is a big city^[1]. Heidelberg draws 1,839 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 image is recorded as Heidelberg corr.jpg^[15].
• Heidelberg's instance of is recorded as big city^[16].
• Heidelberg's instance of is recorded as Lutherstadt^[17].
• Heidelberg's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[18].
• Heidelberg's instance of is recorded as district capital^[19].
• Heidelberg's instance of is recorded as City district in Baden-Württemberg^[20].
• Heidelberg's instance of is recorded as major regional center^[21].
• Heidelberg's flag image is recorded as Flagge Heidelberg.svg^[22].
• Heidelberg's shares border with is recorded as Mannheim^[23].
• Heidelberg's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Neckar^[24].
• Heidelberg's coat of arms image is recorded as Wappen Heidelberg.svg^[25].
• Heidelberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Schlierbach^[26].
• Heidelberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Heidelberg old town^[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^[16], Lutherstadt^[17], urban municipality in Germany^[18], district capital^[19], City district in Baden-Württemberg^[20], and major regional center^[21].

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 1,839 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 4 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].