:''This article is about the German city. For the world in
Norse mythology initially bearing the name
Mannheim, see
Midgard. For the town in the
United States, see
Manheim, New York, for the Hungarian sociologist see
Karl Mannheim, for the inventor of the modern slide rule see
Amedie Mannheim
Location of Mannheim in Germany
The Wasserturm (water tower), Mannheim's landmark
Coat of Arms of Mannheim
Watershed of the Neckar River
university
Mannheim is a city in
Germany. With 318,873 inhabitants it is the second largest city in the state of
Baden-Württemberg after the capital
Stuttgart.
Mannheim is situated in the delta of the
Rhine and
Neckar rivers, in the northwestern corner of Baden-Württemberg. To the west of Mannheim, across the Rhine, lies the
Rhineland-Palatinate city of Ludwigshafen. The
Hessian border is north of the city.
Mannheim is unique among German cities in that its downtown area is laid out in a grid pattern (called
Quadrate - squares), much like many North American cities. The main route through the squares leads to an enormous 18th century
castle that houses the
University of Mannheim.
DaimlerChrysler is present with an assembly hangar for trucks and buses. The Swiss
Roche Diagnostic group formerly known as Boehringer Mannheim has its division headquarters in Mannheim.
Mannheim's main
station is an important train junction and part of the
ICE high speed train system. The city is also home to the largest river port in Germany.
Mannheim is also home of the
Nationaltheater Mannheim (National Theatre).
Mannheim's city symbol is the
Wasserturm (
Water tower), located in the east of the downtown area.
= Constructions =
= History =
In 1720, Mannheim replaced
Heidelberg as the capital of the
Palatinate. Mannheim was home to the so-called
Mannheim School of 18th century
classical composers. It was reputed for having one of the best court orchestras in Europe.
Carl Benz invented and drove the world's first
car in Mannheim in 1885. Earlier still in 1817,
Karl Drais invented and rode the first two-wheeled contraption called Laufmaschine or
velocipede - the very start of horseless personal transport. And banker
Otto Hermann Kahn was born there.
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