Heidelberg
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Heidelberg is a German city situated in the south-west of the country. It is the fifth largest city of the German State of Baden-Württemberg right after Stuttgart, Mannheim, Karlsruhe and Freiburg im Breisgau. Heidelberg is part of a densely populated region known as the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. As of 2009, over 145,000 people live within the city's area. Heidelberg lies on the River Neckar in a steep valley in the Odenwald.
Heidelberg — having been a former residence of the Electoral Palatinate in the past — is the seat of the University of Heidelberg which is well-known far beyond Heidelberg's and Germany's borders. Furthermore, Heidelberg is a popular tourist destination due to its romantic and picturesque cityscape's character including the Heidelberg Castle and the baroque style Old Town. There is a military basis of the US Army situated in Heidelberg since 1951.
Notable Residences
- Ananda Mahidol (1925–1946), King of Thailand
- Heinrich Neal (1870–1940) composer, directed the Heidelberg Conservatory of Music.
- Dietmar Hopp (1940- ) software entrepreneur.
- Antje Duvekot (1976- ) singer-songwriter.
- Klaus Schütz (1926- ) politician
- Christiane Schmidtmer ( -2003 her death) actress and model
