Heidelberger Bergbahn
The Heidelberg Mountain Railway is a two-section funicular railway in the city of Heidelberg, Germany.
The 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 up the Königstuhl, a nearby hill with good views over the city and the River Neckar.
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Worth seeing in and around Heidelberger Bergbahn
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Heidelberg University
Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is Germany's oldest university and one of the world's oldest surviving universities; it was the third university established in the Holy Roman Empire after Prague and Vienna.
700 m · public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Wikipedia - 02Heidelberg Castle
Heidelberg Castle is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps.
400 m · castle in Germany · Wikipedia - 03Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory located near the summit of the Königstuhl hill in the city of Heidelberg in Germany. It is operated by the Center for Astronomy at the University of Heidelberg.
1.1 km · astronomical observatory in Germany · Wikipedia - 04Königstuhl
The Königstuhl, is a 567.8 metres high hill in the Odenwald Mountains and in the city of Heidelberg, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The Königstuhl summit allows visitors views of the city of Heidelberg and the Neckar river.
1.3 km · mountain in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Wikipedia - 05Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
The Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie is a research institute of the Max Planck Society. It is located in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany near the top of the Königstuhl, adjacent to the historic Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl astronomical observatory.
1.3 km · research institute in Heidelberg of the Max Planck Society · Wikipedia - 06Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg
The Church of the Holy Spirit is the largest church in Heidelberg, Germany. The church, located in the marketplace in the old town center, was constructed between 1398 and 1515 in the Romanesque and Gothic styles.
700 m · church in Heidelberg · Wikipedia - 07Old Bridge
The Karl Theodor Bridge, commonly known as the Old Bridge, is an arch bridge in Heidelberg that crosses the Neckar river. It connects the Old City with the eastern part of the Neuenheim district of the city on the opposite bank.
900 m · bridge over the Neckar in Heidelberg, Germany · Wikipedia - 08Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
The Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik is a research institute in Heidelberg, Germany. The institute is one of the 80 institutes of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, an independent, non-profit research organization.
2.2 km · research institute in Heidelberg, Germany · Wikipedia - 09Kurpfälzisches Museum
The Kurpfälzisches Museum is a museum of art and archaeology in Heidelberg, Germany. It is located in the Palais Morass.
1 km · museum in Heidelberg, Germany · Wikipedia - 10Neuburg Abbey
Neuburg Abbey near Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg is a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Bartholomew, and part of the Beuronese Congregation.
2.3 km · Benedictine monastery in Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Wikipedia
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Getting to Heidelberger Bergbahn
- Airports
- Frankfurt Main (FRA), 70 km · Karlsruhe Baden-Baden (FKB), 84 km · Stuttgart (STR), 88 km
- Stations
- Heidelberg Central Station, 2.9 km · Heidelberg-Altstadt station, 900 m
- Frankfurt am Main → Heidelberger BergbahnTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Rheinmünster → Heidelberger BergbahnTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Stuttgart → Heidelberger BergbahnTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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No local-transport research exists yet for Heidelberger Bergbahn
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Heidelberger Bergbahn. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe town Edingen-Neckarhausen is on the opposite side of the Neckar and can be reached either by ferry (travel times and prices) or via the wide footbridge along the side of the railway bridge.
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Next door to Heidelberger Bergbahn
Heidelberger Bergbahn is 20 km from Mannheim, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Heidelberglarge city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany1.5 km
- Neuenheimer Feldneighborhood in Heidelberg, Germany3.4 km