Skyline of Heidelberg with the buildings of the Alstadt (Old Town) as viewed from the Schloss (Castle)- Heidelberg, Germany
The Heidelberg Castle in German language named Heidelberger Schloss is a famous ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps The castle has only been partially rebuilt since its demolition in the 17th 18th centuries It is located 80 m 262 ft up the northern part of the Königstuhl hillside and thereby dominates the view of the old downtown It is served by an intermediate station on the Heidelberger Bergbahn funicular railway that runs from Heidelberg s Kornmarkt to the summit of the Königstuhl The earliest castle structure was built before AD 1214 and later expanded into 2 castles circa 1294 however in 1537 a lightning bolt destroyed the upper castle The present structures had been expanded by 1650 before damage by later wars and fires In 1764 another lightning bolt destroyed some rebuilt sections Heidelberg is a city in Baden Württemberg Germany As of 2006 over 140 000 people live within the city s 109 square kilometres 42 sq mi area The town of Heidelberg is an administrative district of its own Although not being part of it the Rhein Neckar Kreis the rural district which surrounds the town has its seat in Heidelberg Heidelberg lies on the river Neckar at the point where it leaves its narrow steep valley in the Odenwald to flow into the Rhine valley where 20 kilometres 12 mi Northwest of Heidelberg it joins the river Rhine at Mannheim Heidelberg is part of a densely populated region known as the Rhein Neckar Triangle
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Location: Heidelberg Schloss (Castle), city of Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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