Weinheim
Panorama of Weinheim from the south-east
Panorama of Weinheim from the south-east
Coat of arms of Weinheim
Location of Weinheim within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
Weinheim is located in Germany
Weinheim
Weinheim
Weinheim is located in Baden-Württemberg
Weinheim
Weinheim
Coordinates: 49°33′N 08°40′E / 49.550°N 8.667°E / 49.550; 8.667
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictRhein-Neckar-Kreis
SubdivisionsTown centre and 10 quarters
Government
 • Lord mayor (2018–26) Manuel Just[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total58.11 km2 (22.44 sq mi)
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total45,275
 • Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
69469
Dialling codes06201
Vehicle registrationHD
Websitewww.weinheim.de

Weinheim (German: [ˈvaɪnhaɪm] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a town with about 43,000 people living there in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region, about 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", because of the two fortresses at the edge of the Odenwald in the east.

References

  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.