Ruins at Heidelberg Castle, Heidelberg, Germany

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Heidelberg is a city in south-west Germany. The fifth-largest city in the State of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim, Karlsruhe and Freiburg im Breisgau, Heidelberg is part of the densely populated Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. In 2011, over 149,000 people lived in the city. Heidelberg lies on the River Neckar in a steep valley in the Odenwald. A former residence of the Electorate of the Palatinate, Heidelberg is the location of Heidelberg University, well known far beyond Germany's borders. Heidelberg is a popular tourist destination due to its romantic and picturesque cityscape, including Heidelberg Castle and the baroque style Old Town.

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Size: 3872px × 2592px
Location: Heidelberg, Germany
Photo credit: © Dimitry Bobroff / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: baden-ürttemberg, baroque, castle, electorate, germany, heidelberg, metropolitan, neckar, palatinate, region, rhine-neckar, river, ruins, state, style, town, university