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It is by far the busiest shopping street in Heidelberg and the 43rd busiest in Germany as of 2013, with an average of 5618 people visiting it per hour over the period 2004 to 2013. [6] In addition to the shops and restaurants, there are several significant institutions, like the Town Hall, the Kurpfälzisches Museum, and parts of the University.
The hill is linked to Altstadt, by the Heidelberger Bergbahn, a two section historic funicular railway that stops at Heidelberg Castle, located on the lower slopes of the Königstuhl, the Molkenkur restaurant/hotel, and the ultimate stop at the mountain top which host a restaurant, an entertainment park for kids and various walking paths.
Commemorative plates for the Heidelberg Disputation and the 1933 book burnings are inlaid in the paving. In the north is the Old University building , which was built between 1712 and 1735. Opposite it on the south side of the square is the New University building [ de ] , which was erected in place of the "College house" in the 1930s.
Heidelberg-Altstadt station (also known as Karlstorbahnhof—"Karlstor station") is a station on the eastern edge of the old town of Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Until 13 December 2008, the station was called Heidelberg Karlstor .
Weststadt ("West City") is a suburb of Heidelberg created during the 19th century, when Heidelberg expanded to the west along the railways during the Industrial Revolution. The development of Weststadt into the first suburb at the base of the Gaisberg hill is closely connected with Heidelberg's development into a metropolis.
Bismarkplatz with flags for Heidelberg literature day 2019. The Bismarckplatz (pronunciation ⓘ) in Heidelberg is a square named for Otto von Bismarck, located at the western end of the Hauptstrasse, which forms the boundary between the old city and the suburb of Bergheim.
Heidelberg (German: [ˈhaɪdl̩bɛʁk] ⓘ; Palatine German: Heidlberg) is the fifth-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of students, [3] it is Germany's 51st-largest city.
The Town Hall is visible at left, and Heidelberg Castle in the background at centre. The Marktplatz in 1965, when still open to cars and trams. The Marktplatz (German for Marketplace) is a central square in Heidelberg's old town, the Altstadt. It has served as a marketplace since the establishment of the city in Medieval times.