::: Welcome to Weinheim Germany! ::: part 2 by Mad-Mike

Photography • Scenic • posted on Dec 29, 2008

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Weinheim (Bergstrasse) is a town in the north west of the state of Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg in Germany with 43 000 inhabitants, approximately 15 km north of Heidelberg and 10 km northeast of Mannheim. Together with these cities, it makes up the Rhine-Neckar triangle. It has the nickname "Zwei-Burgen-Stadt", or Two-Castle city ('Burg' means 'fortress'), named after the two fortresses on the hill overlooking the town in the east on the edge of the Odenwald, the Windeck and the Wachenburg. History Weinheim celebrated its 1250th anniversary in 2005. The earliest record of Weinheim dates back to 755 AD, when the name "Winenheim" was recorded in the Lorscher Codex, the record book of the Lorsch monastery. In 1000 AD, emperor Otto III bestowed Weinheim the right to hold markets, and in 1065 the right to mint and issue coins. A new town developed next to the old town from 1250. In 1308, the old town was transferred to the Palatinate. From 1368 onwards the whole town belonged to the Electoral Palatinate and its district Heidelberg since the end of the 14th century. With the transfer to the duke of Baden in 1803, Weinheim became a regional centre, which was unified with the district of Mannheim in 1936. From 1938 onwards Weinheim belonged to the new district of Mannheim until January 1, 1973, when the Rhine-Neckar district was formed. The name Weinheim does not derive from wine, which is grown in the region, but rather from "Wino's Home". [Source: Wikipedia] Thanks for viewing! and enjoy your week please :-)

Comments (22)

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bpclarke

8:32PM | Mon, 29 December 2008

Lovely captures. Bunny

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jocko500

8:45PM | Mon, 29 December 2008

wonderful town. I been to EU one time in 1970 and love the places i been too.

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beachzz

9:24PM | Mon, 29 December 2008

Looks like such a wonderful place!!

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auntietk

10:19PM | Mon, 29 December 2008

What wonderful photographs! :) Such a nice town, with so much character. Beautiful!

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tennesseecowgirl

12:59AM | Tue, 30 December 2008

It looks like a wonderful place to explore.

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MagikUnicorn

1:02AM | Tue, 30 December 2008

Splendid Series Buddy...keep all your pic in special file for MU :) Soon your ready I'll work on GERMAN VIDEO for you and Claudia :)

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FantastArt

2:48AM | Tue, 30 December 2008

Beautiful images! I'm born and grown up in Heidelberg Neunheim, so this is a part of my childhood, too :-)! Viele Grüße und einen Guten Rutsch in 2009!

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