Heidelberg
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Summary
Heidelberg is a big city[1]. Heidelberg draws 19,317 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #48 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: European City of the Reformation[3], Wikivoyage:Destination of the month[4]
- Member of: Bund der Lutherstädte[5], Climate Alliance[6], Zweckverband 4IT[7], Mayors for Peace[8], Kommunalverband für Jugend und Soziales Baden-Württemberg[9], Creative Cities Network[10]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Karlsruhe Government Region[11]
- Country: Germany[12]
- Located in or next to body of water: Neckar[13]
- Head of government: Eckart Würzner[14]
- Instance of: Lutherstadt[15], urban municipality in Germany[16], district capital[17], City district in Baden-Württemberg[18], major regional center[19]
- Shares border with: Mannheim[20], Rhein-Neckar[21]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Schlierbach[22], Heidelberg old town[23], Bergheim[24], Weststadt[25], Heidelberg-Südstadt[26], Rohrbach[27], Kirchheim[28], Pfaffengrund[29], Wieblingen[30], Handschuhsheim[31], Neuenheim[32], Boxberg[33], Emmertsgrund[34], Ziegelhausen[35]
- Flag: flag of Heidelberg[36]
- Twinned administrative body: Mostar[37], Cambridge[38], Montpellier[39], Rehovot[40], Simferopol[41], Bautzen[42], Calamba[43], Kumamoto[44], Palo Alto[45], Hangzhou[46], Jelenia Góra[47], Odesa[48]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Heidelberg[49]
- Postal code: 69001[50]
- Part of: Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region[51], Karlsruhe Government Region[52], Nachbarschaftsverband Heidelberg-Mannheim[53]
- Commons category: Heidelberg[54]
- Licence plate code: HD[55]
- Local dialing code: 6221[56], 6202[57]
- Coordinate location: 49.4093582, 8.694724[58], 49.40768, 8.69079[59], 49.4075, 8.690555555555555[60]
- Significant event: Siege of Heidelberg[61], 1972 Summer Paralympics[62]
- Official website: https://www.heidelberg.de/[63], https://www.heidelberg.de/cn/home.html[64]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Heidelberg include Homo heidelbergensis[65], a fossil taxon[66]; Heidelberg Catechism[67], a reformed confession of faith[68]; Heidelberg[69], a suburb[70], in Australia[71]; Heidelberg Central Station[72], a railway station[73], in Germany[74]; and 325 Heidelberga[75], an asteroid[76].
Why It Matters
Heidelberg has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[77] Heidelberg is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[78]
Entities named for Heidelberg include Homo heidelbergensis[65], a fossil taxon[66]; Heidelberg Catechism[67], a reformed confession of faith[68]; Heidelberg[69], a suburb[70], in Australia[71]; Heidelberg Central Station[72], a railway station[73], in Germany[74]; and 325 Heidelberga[75], an asteroid[76].
FAQs
What awards did Heidelberg receive?
Honors received include European City of the Reformation[3] and Wikivoyage:Destination of the month[4].