| Weinheim | |
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| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis |
| Mayor | Heiner Bernhard (SPD) |
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| Area | 58. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Karlsruhe is one of the four administrative districts( Regierungsbezirk) of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the north-west of the state German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' This article is about the German district Rhein-Neckar-Kreis. Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 11 km² (22. 4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population | 43,544 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 749 /km² (1,941 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HD |
| Postal codes | 69441–69469 |
| Area code | 06201 |
| Website | www.weinheim.de |
| Location of the town of Weinheim within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district | |
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Weinheim (Bergstrasse) is a town in the north west of the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with 43 000 inhabitants, approximately 15 km north of Heidelberg and 10 km northeast of Mannheim. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2006 over 140000 people live within the city's area Mannheim is a City in Germany. With 327318 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg after the capital Stuttgart Together with these cities, it makes up the Rhine-Neckar triangle. It has the nickname "Zwei-Burgen-Stadt", or Two-Castle city ('Burg' means 'fortress'), named after the two fortresses on the hill overlooking the town in the east on the edge of the Odenwald, the Windeck and the Wachenburg. The Odenwald (ˈoːd(ənvalt is a low mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The castle Windeck stands on a small hill in Weinheim on the Bergstrasse The Wachenburg is a Castle on a hill overlooking Weinheim an der Bergstrasse in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Geography
Weinheim is situated on the Bergstrasse ("Mountain Road") on the western rim of the Odenwald. The Odenwald (ˈoːd(ənvalt is a low mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The old town lies in the valley, with the new part of town further to the west. The Market Square is filled with numerous cafes, as well as the old Rathaus (Council building). Further to the south is the Schlossgarten (Palace garden) and the Exotenwald (Exotic forest), which contains species of trees imported from around the world, but mostly from North America and Japan.
History
Weinheim celebrated its 1250th anniversary in 2005.
The earliest record of Weinheim dates back to 755 AD, when the name "Winenheim" was recorded in the Lorscher Codex, the record book of the Lorsch monastery.
In 1000 AD, emperor Otto III bestowed Weinheim the right to hold markets, and in 1065 the right to mint and issue coins. Otto III (980 &ndash January 23, 1002) was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire. A new town developed next to the old town from 1250. In 1308, the old town was transferred to the Palatinate. The Palatinate of the Rhine (Pfalzgrafschaft bei Rhein later the Electoral Palatinate (Kurpfalz was a historical territory of the Holy Roman Empire From 1368 onwards the whole town belonged to the Electoral Palatinate and its district Heidelberg since the end of the 14th century. With the transfer to the duke of Baden in 1803, Weinheim became a regional centre, which was unified with the district of Mannheim in 1936. From 1938 onwards Weinheim belonged to the new district of Mannheim until January 1, 1973, when the Rhine-Neckar district was formed.
The name Weinheim does not derive from wine, which is grown in the region, but rather from "Wino's Home".
Local attractions
- Windeck Castle, originally built around 1100 to protect the Lorsch monastery, it was badly damaged in the Thirty Years War and by Louis XIV of France. The castle Windeck stands on a small hill in Weinheim on the Bergstrasse Lorsch is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany, 60 km south of Frankfurt.
- Wachenburg Castle, built between 1907 and 1928 by student fraternities. The Wachenburg is a Castle on a hill overlooking Weinheim an der Bergstrasse in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- The Market Square
- The Schloss, home of the town council
- Gerberbach Quarter, old haunt of the leather makers
- Schlosspark
- Exotenwald
Events
- The Kerwe in August
Local businesses
- Beltz Verlag[1]
- Management group Freudenberg
- Kukident GmbH, Reckitt Benckiser AG
- Naturin
- OAGIS
- T-Systems ITS GmbH
- Wiley-VCH publishers
- 3 Glocken
- Weinheimer Nachrichten
- Druckhaus Diesbach
Transport
- Deutsche Bahn
- Rhein-Neckar Verkehr[2]
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Important cities and tourist sites in Germany: Area of Heidelberg / Rhine-Neckar |
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