Weinheim

Weinheim (German: [ˈvaɪnhaɪm] ( listen)) is a town with about 43,000 people living there in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region, about 15 km (9 mi) north of Heidelberg and 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Mannheim. Weinheim is known as the "Zwei-Burgen-Stadt", the "town of two castles", because of the two fortresses at the edge of the Odenwald in the east.

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Coat of arms of Weinheim
Location of Weinheim within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
Weinheim in HD.svg
Coordinates: 49°33′N 08°40′E / 49.550°N 8.667°E / 49.550; 8.667Coordinates: 49°33′N 08°40′E / 49.550°N 8.667°E / 49.550; 8.667
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictRhein-Neckar-Kreis
SubdivisionsTown centre and 10 quarters
Government
 • Lord mayor (2018–26) Manuel Just[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total58.11 km2 (22.44 sq mi)
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (2015-12-31)[2]
 • Total44,797
 • Density770.90/km2 (1,996.62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
69469
Vehicle registrationHD
Websitewww.weinheim.de

Weinheim Media

References

  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
  2. "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)