Cities

Heidelberg

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Heidelberg." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/heidelberg.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Heidelberg. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/heidelberg

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-heidelberg,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Heidelberg},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/heidelberg},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Heidelberg is the fifth-largest city in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. Roughly a quarter of its population consists of students, and it is Germany's 51st-largest city.

Facts

Population

155,756 1

Area (sq km)

108.83 1

Founding Year

1196 1

Population Estimate Year

2024 1

Elevation (m)

114 1

Latitude

49.417 degrees north 1

Longitude

8.717 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Baden-Wurttemberg

Source Heidelberg (Wikipedia)

Germany

Source Heidelberg (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Europe

Sources

1. Heidelberg (Wikipedia)

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Heidelberg is the fifth-largest city in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of students, it is Germany's 51st-largest city.

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