Altwiesloch
District of Wiesloch
Baden-Württemberg - Germany

Heidelberg University

The Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (Heidelberg University, Ruperto Carola) is a public research university located in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386, it is the oldest university in Germany and was the third university established in the Holy Roman Empire. Heidelberg has been a coeducational institution since 1899.

Located at 49.4103, 8.70639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in the 14th century, Heidelberg, Universities and colleges in Baden-Württemberg, University of Heidelberg, 1386 establishments, Coimbra Group, Universities in Germany

Battle of Mingolsheim

The Battle of Mingolsheim was fought on 27 April 1622, near the German village of Wiesloch, 14 miles south of Heidelberg (and 5 miles south of Wiesloch), between a Protestant army under General von Mansfeld and the margrave of Baden against a Roman Catholic army under Count Tilly. Early in the spring of 1621, mercenary forces under the command of Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach crossed the Rhine River from Alsace to junction with forces under Ernst von Mansfeld.

Located at 49.2168, 8.65829 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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1622 in Europe, Conflicts in 1622, Battles of the Thirty Years' War, Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

This article is about the German district Rhein-Neckar-Kreis. See also the greater Rhine Neckar area in Germany. Rhein-Neckar-Kreis —  District  — File:Baden wuerttemberg hd. png Country 22x20px Germany State Baden-Württemberg Adm.

Located at 49.3667, 8.73333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Karlsruhe (region), Districts of Baden-Württemberg, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is a molecular biology research institution supported by 20 European countries and Australia as associate member state. EMBL was created in 1974 and is an intergovernmental organisation funded by public research money from its member states. Research at EMBL is conducted by approximately 85 independent groups covering the spectrum of molecular biology.

Located at 49.3846, 8.71014 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Science and technology in Europe, Heidelberg, Educational institutions established in 1974, Science and technology in Grenoble, International research institutes, Molecular biology institutes, Research institutes in Germany

ACE Mobile Force (Land)

The Allied Command Europe Mobile Force - Land (ACE Mobile Force-Land or AMF) was a small NATO quick reaction force, headquartered at Heidelberg, Germany, active from 1960 to 2002. It formed part of Allied Command Europe (ACE), headquartered at SHAPE at Casteau, Belgium.

Located at 49.3866, 8.68197 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Military units and formations of NATO

Fernsehturm Heidelberg

The Fernsehturm Heidelberg is a transmission tower for FM and DVB-T on the Königstuhl hill of Heidelberg at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:49|24|16|N|8|43|46|E| | |name= }}. It was the property of the City of Heidelberg and sold to the SWR. Because of its exposed location on the crest of the hill the tower itself is only 82 meters high. The Heidelberg TV tower has an open-air observation deck 30 metres up its height, which can be reached by an elevator.

Located at 49.4044, 8.72944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Heidelberg, Towers in Germany

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

The Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, MPIA) is a research institute of the Max Planck Society. It is located in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany near the top of the Koenigstuhl, adjacent to the historic Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl astronomical observatory. The institute was founded in 1967. Its founding directors were H. Elsässer and G. Munch, who were followed by K. -H. Böhm, G. H. Herbig, and S. V. W. Beckwith.

Located at 49.3964, 8.72361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Astronomy institutes and departments, Heidelberg, Max Planck Society, Research institutes in Germany, Research institutes established in 1967

Campbell Barracks

Campbell Barracks, in Heidelberg, Germany, is the location of the Headquarters of the United States Army in Europe and Seventh Army (HQ USAREUR/7A, as well as V Corps and the headquarters of NATO’s Component Command-Land Headquarters, Heidelberg.

Located at 49.3867, 8.6842 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Heidelberg, Military facilities of the United States in Germany, Headquarters

Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics

The Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik ("MPI for Nuclear Physics" or MPIK for short) is a research institute in Heidelberg, Germany. The institute is one of the 80 institutes of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (Max Planck Society), an independent, non-profit research organization. The Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics has been founded in 1958 under the leadership of Wolfgang Gentner. Its precursor was the Institute for Physics at the MPI for Medical Research.

Located at 49.3878, 8.70889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Heidelberg, Nuclear physics, Max Planck Society, Research institutes in Germany, Physics institutes

Telecom Telecommunication Tower Heidelberg

Telecom Telecommunication Tower Heidelberg is a 102 meter tall (originally 80m, raised to 102m in the 80s) telecommunication tower built of reinforced concrete in the late 1950s at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:49|24|10|N|8|43|51|E| | |name= }} on the mountain Königsstuhl near Heidelberg, Germany. Close to it, there is Fernsehturm Heidelberg and Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg.

Located at 49.4028, 8.73083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Heidelberg, Towers in Germany, Buildings and structures in Baden-Württemberg

Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg

Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg is an 80 metre tall telecommunication tower of the US Army in Europe on the mountain Königsstuhl which is part of the City of Heidelberg at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:49|24|8|N|8|43|59|E| | |name= }}. The Telecommunication Tower of US-Army in Europe is one of the few military communication towers built of reinforced concrete and it was built in the late 1950s. It replaced 3 steel beam structures built in the late 1940s.

Located at 49.4022, 8.73306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Heidelberg, Towers in Germany, Buildings and structures in Baden-Württemberg

Mark Twain Village

Mark Twain Village is a United States Army military base located in the Südstadt district of Heidelberg, Germany. It is one of two American bases in the United States Army Garrison Heidelberg that house American soldiers and their families (the other being Patrick Henry Village).

Located at 49.3864, 8.68472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Heidelberg, United States Army posts, Military facilities of the United States in Germany

NKR (NDB)

NKR is the callsign of an NDB with a range of 50 NM at Leimen-Ochsenbach, Germany, situated at 49°12' 12" N and 8°44'E. NKR, which transmits on the frequency 292 kHz, uses as antenna a 20 metre tall free-standing lattice tower with a weight of 1200 kilogramms, which is insulated against ground. The tower which was built at the 1970s is equipped for its electrical lengthing with a horizontal cross on its top.

Located at 49.3367, 8.73306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Beacons, Radio navigation

Heidelberg High School

Heidelberg High School is a school operated by the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) located on the premises of Mark Twain Village, a housing area for American military members and their families in Heidelberg, Germany. It is the only one of DoDDS's original six high schools opened in Germany in 1946 still open. Kubasaki High School at Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler (formerly Fort Buckner) Okinawa, Japan, is the only other DoDDS high school opened in 1946 still open.

Located at 49.3908, 8.6834 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Heidelberg, Schools in Baden-Württemberg, High schools in Germany, International schools in Germany, Educational institutions established in 1946, Department of Defense Education Activity, School buildings completed in 1946

Heidelberg-Südstadt

Heidelberg-Südstadt ("South Town") is a district of the city of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a relatively young district and was established after World War 2, by extending the Weststadt district to the south, and the Rohrbach district to the north. Today, it houses about 4,400 citizens (including about 600 people not registered as residentials of the suburb). Südstadt is the second-smallest district of Heidelberg by population, after Schlierbach.

Located at 49.3936, 8.68583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Heidelberg

Heidelberger Bergbahn

The Heidelberger Bergbahn, or Heidelberg Mountain Railway, is a two section funicular railway in the city of Heidelberg, Germany. The first section runs from a lower station at Kornmarkt in Heidelberg's Altstadt, via an intermediate station at Heidelberg Castle, to an upper station at Molkenkur. Here passengers may change to the second section, which runs to the Königstuhl, a nearby mountain with good views over the city and the River Neckar.

Located at 49.4072, 8.71499 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Heidelberg, Mountain railways, Transport in Baden-Württemberg, Funicular railways in Germany, Former water-powered funicular railways converted to electricity, Metre gauge railways in Germany, Railway lines opened in 1890

Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl

The Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory is an historic astronomical observatory located near the summit of the Königstuhl hill in the city of Heidelberg in Germany. The predecessor of the current observatory was originally opened in 1774 in the nearby city of Mannheim but degradation of observational conditions there resulted in a relocation to the Königstuhl in 1898. The observatory forms part of the Center of Astronomy of the University of Heidelberg.

Located at 49.3981, 8.72534 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in Germany, Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg, Astronomy institutes and departments, Buildings and structures in Baden-Württemberg

Schloss Eichtersheim

Schloss Eichtersheim, formerly also Schloß Eichtersheim is a manor house situated in Eichtersheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Located at 49.2335, 8.7753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Landmarks in Germany

Battle of Wiesloch (1632)

The Battle of Wiesloch occurred on 16 August 1632 during the Thirty Years' War near the German city of Wiesloch, south of Heidelberg. A Swedish army led by Count Gustav Horn fought an army of the Holy Roman Empire led by Count Ernesto Montecuccoli. The battle resulted in a Swedish victory.

Located at 49.2933, 8.67194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Battles of the Thirty Years' War

Hortus Palatinus

The Hortus Palatinus, or Garden of the Palatinate, was a Baroque garden in the Italian Renaissance style attached to Heidelberg Castle, Germany. The garden was commissioned by Frederick V, Elector Palatine in 1614 for his new wife, Elizabeth Stuart, and became famous across Europe during the 17th century for the landscaping and horticultural techniques involved in its design.

Located at 49.4111, 8.7175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Gardens in Germany, Renaissance gardens, History of Germany, Heidelberg, Landscape design history, 1614 establishments, Gardens in Baden-Württemberg

Heidelberg Central Station

Heidelberg Central Station (Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof) is a railway station for the city of Heidelberg. In 2005 it was used by 42,000 passengers and is one of the largest passenger stations in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station. The first station was built in 1840 as a terminus near the old town of Heidelberg.

Located at 49.4036, 8.67528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Railway stations in Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof in Germany, Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn stations

Hardtwaldstadion

The Hardtwaldstadion is a football stadium in Sandhausen, Germany. Situated in a small patch of forest near the Sandhausen town limits, it is the home stadium of local football team SV Sandhausen. The stadium is owned by the club.

Located at 49.3321, 8.64767 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Football venues in Germany, Sports venues in Baden-Württemberg, SV Sandhausen

Battle of Wiesloch (1799)

The Battle of Wiesloch occurred on 3 December 1799, during the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars. Lieutenant Field Marshal Anton Count Sztáray de Nagy-Mihaly commanded the far right wing protecting the main Austrian army in Swabia, under the command of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen. With the victory at Wiesloch (on 3 December), Sztáray's force drove the French from the right bank of the Rhine and relieved the fortress at Philippsburg.

Located at 49.2935, 8.6721 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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French Revolutionary Wars

Theater & Orchester Heidelberg

Theater & Orchester Heidelberg is a theatre in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Located at 49.4106, 8.70361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Theatres in Baden-Württemberg

Wiesloch-Walldorf station

Wiesloch-Walldorf station is in the towns of Wiesloch and Walldorf in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.

Located at 49.2908, 8.66417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Baden-Württemberg, Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn stations