There is barely another German city about which has been sung in so many songs than Heidelberg. This may be up to the fact that Heidelberg, as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote, „ … is ideal in its location and surrounding " . Excerpts of songs and poems based Heidelberg's fame as romantic city .
Heidelberg was found in the 12th century. Already Romans and Celts settled at the banks of the river Neckar, but only in the 14th century Heidelberg gained in importance: as capital of the Electoral Palatinate, one of the most important German principalities of that time. The Palatinate elector found the university in the year 1386 . At the end of the 16th centure many magnificent Ranaissance buildings were raised in Heidelberg and the medival castle was redesigned as a baronial residence. Like nearly all buildings, the castle was destroyed at the Palatinate succession war in 1689. Then the city of Heidelberg was re-build in Baroque style. Only the castle stayed a ruin and became the symbol of the German Romantic. As one of few German cities Heidelberg survived the 2nd World war nearly untouched.
Heidelberg is an old city of students. The Ruprecht-Karls-University is the oldest and most famous university in Germany. Many historic monuments in Heidelberg's old town belong to the university.
Since centuries there is teached and researched. Heidelberg is not only known for its university. Every day tourists from all over the world crowd in the narrow streets of the old town, they all wish to visit the romantic Heidelberg: the castle, the "Old Bridge" and the Philosopher's lane, where you have a wonderful view of Heidelberg's old town.
Since centuries there is teached and researched. Heidelberg is not only known for its university. Every day tourists from all over the world crowd in the narrow streets of the old town, they all wish to visit the romantic Heidelberg: the castle, the "Old Bridge" and the Philosopher's lane, where you have a wonderful view of Heidelberg's old town.
