Weinheim
Weinheim | |
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Panorama of Weinheim from the south-east | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Weinheim
within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district | |
Location of Weinheim | |
Weinheim Weinheim | |
| 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 (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.11 km2 (22.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 45,852 |
| • Density | 789.1/km2 (2,044/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 pronunciation: [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.