Weinheim | |
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Location of Weinheim within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district | |
Coordinates: 49°33′N 08°40′E / 49.550°N 8.667°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
District | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis |
Subdivisions | Town centre and 10 quarters |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2018–26) | Manuel Just[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 58.11 km2 (22.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 45,275 |
• Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 69469 |
Dialling codes | 06201 |
Vehicle registration | HD |
Website | www.weinheim.de |
Weinheim (German: [ˈvaɪnhaɪm] ⓘ; Palatine German: Woinem) is a town with about 43,000 inhabitants in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region, approximately 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", after two fortresses overlooking the town from the edge of the Odenwald in the east.