Old Town of Heidelberg

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The Old Town of Heidelberg is a historic district along the Neckar River in southwestern Germany, renowned for its well-preserved medieval streets, baroque architecture, and vibrant university atmosphere beneath the ruins of its famous hillside castle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
old town
adjacentTo Heidelberg Castle
country Germany
hasArchitecturalStyle Baroque architecture
medieval urban fabric
hasBridge Old Bridge Heidelberg
surface form: Alte Brücke (Old Bridge, Heidelberg)
hasBuilding Hotel Zum Ritter St. Georg
Rathaus Heidelberg (Heidelberg Town Hall)
hasCulturalActivity cafés and pubs
street festivals
student life
hasFunction commercial district
residential district
tourist destination
hasInstitution Heidelberg University NERFINISHED
hasPeriodOfSignificantDevelopment Baroque era
Middle Ages
hasReligiousBuilding Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg
surface form: Heiliggeistkirche (Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg)

Jesuitenkirche (Jesuit Church, Heidelberg)
hasSquare Marktplatz Heidelberg
surface form: Marktplatz (Heidelberg)

Universitätsplatz (Heidelberg)
hasStreet Hauptstraße (Heidelberg)
hasViewOf Königstuhl
surface form: Königstuhl hill
heritageStatus protected historic area of Heidelberg
knownFor baroque townhouses
historic market squares
picturesque riverfront views
tourism
vibrant university atmosphere
well-preserved medieval streets
language German
locatedIn Baden-Württemberg
Heidelberg NERFINISHED
southwestern Germany
locatedOnRiver Neckar River NERFINISHED
overlookedBy Heidelberg Castle
surface form: Heidelberg Castle ruins
partOf Heidelberg
surface form: Heidelberg city center
primaryTouristSeason spring
summer
reconstructedAfter Nine Years' War destruction
touristAttraction Philosophenweg
surface form: Philosophenweg (Philosophers' Walk, view over Old Town)
transportAccess Heidelberg-Altstadt railway station
urbanLayout dense historic building fabric
narrow winding streets

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Heidelberg Castle partOf Old Town of Heidelberg
Neckar riverfront hasViewOf Old Town of Heidelberg
subject surface form: Neckar riverfront (Heidelberg)
this entity surface form: Heidelberg Old Town
Heiliggeistkirche locatedIn Old Town of Heidelberg
this entity surface form: Old Town Heidelberg
Heiliggeistkirche overlooks Old Town of Heidelberg
this entity surface form: Heidelberg Old Town
Heiliggeistkirche locatedInHistoricDistrict Old Town of Heidelberg
this entity surface form: Altstadt Heidelberg
Königstuhl hasViewOf Old Town of Heidelberg
Königstuhl near Old Town of Heidelberg
this entity surface form: Heidelberg Old Town
Old Town campus locatedIn Old Town of Heidelberg
this entity surface form: Heidelberg Old Town
Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg locatedIn Old Town of Heidelberg
Neuenheim district locatedOppositeOf Old Town of Heidelberg
subject surface form: Neuenheim
this entity surface form: Heidelberg Altstadt
statue of Karl Theodor hasView Old Town of Heidelberg
subject surface form: Statue of Karl Theodor
this entity surface form: Heidelberg Old Town
Karl-Theodor-Brücke connects Old Town of Heidelberg
this entity surface form: Altstadt (Old Town) of Heidelberg
Ottheinrich Building hasView Old Town of Heidelberg
this entity surface form: Heidelberg Old Town (nearby)
English Building hasViewOf Old Town of Heidelberg
German Pharmacy Museum locatedIn Old Town of Heidelberg
this entity surface form: Old Town Heidelberg
Schlangenweg locatedIn Old Town of Heidelberg
this entity surface form: Old Town Heidelberg
Schlangenweg offersViewOf Old Town of Heidelberg
this entity surface form: Heidelberg Old Town
Friedrich Building hasView Old Town of Heidelberg
this entity surface form: Heidelberg old town