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Apr 20, 2024 · Heidelberg remains primarily a university and residential city, but it also has developed a significant industrial base. Manufactures include machines, precision instruments, and leather, tobacco, and wood products. The main business, however, is the tourist trade; several million people visit the imposing Heidelberg Castle every year. Although ...
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Heidelberg is the city of Romanticism. Towards the end of the 17th century, during the War of the Palatinate Succession, the city and the castle were destroyed by the French. The city retained its medieval ground plan, but was rebuilt in the Baroque style. In 1803 Heidelberg passed to Baden and became an important university town and a popular ...
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The Romans occupied the area at the foot of the Heiligenberg. Roman Heidelberg - its name at the time is unknown - consisted of a fort founded around 70 AD in the present-day district of Neuenheim and a civil settlement (vicus) that formed around the fort. A bridge founded on stone pillars led across the Neckar River.
Website. heidelberg.de. Heidelberg ( German: [ˈhaɪdl̩bɛʁk] ⓘ; Palatine German: Heidlberg) is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914, of which roughly a quarter consisted of students.
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The city was placed under the control of the Grand Duchy of Baden and its university became a state-owned institution. As a seat of learning, Heidelberg attracted many famous visitors. In 1880, the American author Mark Twain travelled here and, as a result, wrote 'A Tramp Abroad', a non-fiction travel book in which the city was to feature.
The history of the city and region of Heidelberg, from the earliest inhabitants over 550,000 years ago up to today. This history covers many wars and many more ruling Prince Electors. It also chronicles the growth of the city from a small fortress on the Heiligenberg to one of more than 140,000 people. The development of the University of Heidelberg and the culture and arts of the city is also ...
Dec 16, 2017 · One in every four Heidelberg residents is a student. Out of the 150,000 people who live in Heidelberg, a whopping 39,000 are students at one of the city’s five colleges and universities – that’s a quarter of the population. One side effect is to the overall population, with nearly 40% being younger than 30 years old.
