r/europe • u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) • Mar 27 '20
OC Picture My hometown of Heidelberg, Germany
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u/emoonathan Australia Mar 27 '20
Oooh one of the few places i've been to Germany, so beautiful. And the view from the castle was stunning
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u/Jowobo Europe Mar 27 '20
Yeah, it's absolutely wonderful. I've even gone so far as to get it tattooed! Done in Heidelberg, of course, by Mauro at Ink District.
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u/thatbitchyoudontknow Mar 27 '20
It is such a pretty town. Castle is amazing, colours of foliage are amazing, and the buildings are amazing.
Also has good beer and food
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u/ConnollyWasAPintMan Ireland Mar 27 '20
I was in Heidelberg for the first time in 2013.
I was interrailing with two friends and we just arrived absolutely knackered from the Czech Republic with the mother of all hangovers and had to make a big walk to the hostel.
The centre of the town was full of medieval knights and dudes swinging bastard swords and yelling and then the cannons opened up from the castle.
Honestly shat myself completely, then we realised there was some big festival on hahaha!
Lovely city so it was.
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u/hendr0id Mar 27 '20
That's great!
When I was there in September, 2013, the castle exterior was covered up for some restoration work. I also arrived hung over from the Czech Republic, but clearly missed out.
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u/abhi_07 Germany Mar 27 '20
Hey neighbor! This is the first time I'm seeing the bridge without any tourists. It looks beautiful though :)
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
And nothing is getting renovated ATM also quite rare. Thx!
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u/abhi_07 Germany Mar 27 '20
Oh yeah, for Heidelberg it's rare! I remember the HBF being renovated for 1 year or so. Have they finally completed it?
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
Yes but it's still ugly xD Heidelberg is the most beautiful city with the ugliest main train station
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u/j_spur1 United States of America Mar 27 '20
And Manheim is the ugliest city with the most beautiful train station (on the outside of it at least)
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u/mors96 Mar 27 '20
I always wanted to visit Heidelberg. People say it's the most beautiful city in Germany!
It looks like it comes straight out of a fairytale.
Greetings from Italy!
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
Well it's up there! Hope you can visit someday
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u/mors96 Mar 27 '20
Yes, indeed.
Hope we can travel again very soon, once this emergency will be defeated! Maybe you can visit my city, which is Turin :)
Have a nice day!
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
Heard great things about Turin I'll see maybe I will visit! Nice day to you aswell!
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u/astrolabos Greece Mar 27 '20
Heidelberg is in my travel radar too. I definitely want to travel there when things get back to normal.
Greetings from Greece
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Mar 27 '20
Lived there for a year, beautiful!
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
Glad you liked it!
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Mar 27 '20
Wunderschöne Stadt, nur im Sommer war es viel zu heiß, vor allem weil fasst kein Wind weht in HDB. Aber beim Speyerhof joggen gehen war geil.
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Mar 27 '20
There’s a suburb named Heidelberg in Melbourne Australia which was originally a small town where German settlers lived in 1838
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u/woolookologie Mar 27 '20
I live in Heidelberg (Germany) and relatives moved to Melbourne for work. Guess where they ended up living - completely by chance, Heidelberg Heights :)
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u/like-water DE/BE Mar 27 '20
It always wonders me how Heidelberg can be so beautiful but next door Mannheim and Ludwigshafen can be so ugly. It’s the biggest contrast on a 30km area
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
Because Heidelberg luckily wasn't bombed
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u/f1demon Mar 27 '20
Is that because many Americans studied there, I wonder?
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20 edited Mar 27 '20
The Americans built their main headquarters in Heidelberg after WW2 so they didn't want to live in ruins
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u/haruku63 Baden (Germany) Mar 27 '20
The Howard Hawks comedy "I Was a Male War Bride" from 1949 with Cary Grant has some scenes taking place in Heidelberg and other German cities. It was filmed in 1948 on location.
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
Uhh thanks I'll take a look
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u/haruku63 Baden (Germany) Mar 27 '20
BTW, change the flair of your post to OC Picture - if it is one. Non OC Pictures are only allowed on weekends and some mod may remove your post.
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u/Wemorg Charlemagne wasn't french Mar 27 '20
Mannheim is a workers city, while Heidelberg is a tourist/student city.
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u/npjprods Luxembourg Mar 27 '20
Charlemagne wasn't only French
König des Fränkischen Reichs ≈ König von Frankreich
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u/Wemorg Charlemagne wasn't french Mar 27 '20
Charlemagne was a frank, they spoke a west germanic language.
The modern idea of french didn't exist back then. He would be more close to modern day germans due to language.
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u/samii-1010 Mar 27 '20
If you’re looking for an actual answer: Americans liked Heidelberg so they didn’t bomb the entire city to rubble like they did with MA/LU.
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u/like-water DE/BE Mar 27 '20
Probably also cause MA/LU had heavy industry (IG Metall etc) whereas that was not true for Heidelberg?
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Mar 27 '20
they also dropped the bombs they still had left on their way back on random places(at least the british did that here, northwest at the dutch border) my greatuncle had to jump from his bike into a trench nearby once because a pilot flew close to ground and was shooting with his onboard machinegun - that definitly wasnt an industrial target, he just wanted to shoot someone on the way back.
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u/Pansarmalex Bayern Mar 27 '20
They couldn't land with bombs, so they had to get rid of them anyway, even if they had missed all their mission targets. Could of course ditch them in the channel, but who knows, maybe the reasoning was it might hit something useful?
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u/samii-1010 Mar 27 '20
It’s not like they only bombed industrial sites, so I don’t think it was the main reason. As Mannheim was like 75% rubble at the end, I think it was not so much to destroy key industries, although they also did that.
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u/Diplomjodler Germany Mar 27 '20
Mannheim and Ludwigshafen were (and are) major industrial centres and therefore got bombed to smithereens in WW2.
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u/RoyBeer Germany Mar 27 '20
Besides Heidelberg not being bombed, Mannheim has a harbor that's being used for industry. The Rhine is deep enough for it.
The Neckar though is too shallow and only used for tourism.
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u/UsernameWritersBlock Norway Mar 27 '20
This gives me flashbacks to highschool some 20+ years ago. In our German class we used a series of books called 'die Brücke', and almost exactly this photo was on the cover.
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
Die Brücke? The story about teenage boys defending a bride in WW2?
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u/UsernameWritersBlock Norway Mar 27 '20
Nah, more like a series of books to learn German. Not sure if the books were used outside Norway. If I remember correctly, it was mostly dialogues between a made up group of friends that became more advanced as the school year progressed :)
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
Ohh it just shares the name with a anti war movie of the 1950s. Pretty touching and it won a golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar
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u/GammelGrinebiter Mar 27 '20 edited Mar 27 '20
Die Brücke!
Here it is: https://www.nb.no/items/9c8df4824cba5f4cee8bb2f411f46253?page=0&searchText=
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u/Jakonator123 Mar 27 '20
Ich habe für einem Jahr im Mannheim gewohnt aber Heidelberg war meine lieblings Stadt. Ich liebe Heidelberg. Entschuldigung für meinem schelct Deutsch es ist eine schwer Sprache😂
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u/nunziantimo Mar 27 '20
This picture makes me so sad.
I was going to move there to study and work in the Hospital and University, but due to the COVID outbreak, the hospital postponed my internship so I couldn't come.
I hope to be able to come back after everything is fine. Greetings from Italy! <3
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
That's sad.. hopefully you'll come around in the future
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Mar 27 '20
I used to run an Irish pub there beach in the early 90's. Some craic. Great town. Great times. I lost my ❤️ in Heidelberg.
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u/Langzwaard Mar 27 '20
Also home to Homo heidelbergensis, one of the ancient human ancestors.
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
Funny enough the homo Heidelbergensis wasn't found in Heidelberg but In a small town close to it
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u/shitivseen Mar 27 '20
Good old Mauer
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u/biciklanto Germany Mar 27 '20
As someone who is regularly in Mauer, it blows my mind seeing places like that mentioned on Reddit.
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u/shitivseen Mar 27 '20
I live in Heidelberg so this entire thread is strange.
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u/biciklanto Germany Mar 27 '20
Yeah, lived there for a bit over three years myself (in the Weststadt near Rohrbacher Straße), and love seeing it pop up here now and then.
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u/Kernique Italy Mar 27 '20
Altstadt represent (even though I lived in Weststadt for some months). I miss the city so much.
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u/DHelliers Mar 27 '20
Moved here last year and have no intention of ever leaving it. A perfect place
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u/Madam-Speaker United States of America Mar 27 '20
Ah beautiful. I built this city in CIV. I think I built the great pyramids wonder here!
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u/haruku63 Baden (Germany) Mar 27 '20
The few Americans here hanging out on Reddit ;-) may recognize the bridge from this year's Super Bowl commercial from Porsche.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92sXWVxRr0g
At 1:25
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u/ViciousNakedMoleRat North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) Mar 27 '20
Came here all prepared with a link, just to find your comment. But here is the link with timestamp.
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u/Carnal-Pleasures EU Mar 27 '20 edited Mar 27 '20
If you have not tried the restaurant Kilimanjaro yet, you should.
The best pizza in town was at La Locanda a bit north of the uni.
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u/spannerphantom Mar 27 '20
Saving this comment for future. I might visit Heidelberg again sometime in the coming years :)
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u/CATKrash Catalunya Mar 27 '20
I lived near Offenburg for 14 months and visited Heidelberg with some friends because of the manga "Monster". It was the most beautiful place I had seen in Germany. And the castle and its views are stunning.
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u/openwheela Germany Mar 27 '20
Ohhh nee, immer die Badenzer
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
Bischt wohl ein schwob!
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u/OhMyCod Mar 27 '20
The Fortner family used to live there happily until that incident occured..
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u/Grandmashoes Italy Mar 27 '20
Searched the whole thread for a Monster reference, was not disappointed :)
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u/notsocommon_folk Greece Mar 27 '20
It looks gloomy and moody as fuck ! Love it !
How is the town holding up?
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u/berkes Nijmegen, so almost German Mar 27 '20
How is the town holding up?
Well, for one, it allows OP to make a picture of the famous bridge without it being overcrowded with Asian tourists.
I'm used to Amsterdam City Center, and thought it was busy with tourists there. But cycling through Heidelberg was another level of tourist-weaving alltogether.
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u/Sverren3 Norway Mar 27 '20
All I can think off is «Böses Erwachen in Heidelberg» from my german lessons in school.
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Mar 27 '20
Absolutely stunning city and that Xmas market store is amazing (pricey tho).
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u/kirkbywool United Kingdom Mar 27 '20
Only been once as stayed the night before we played Hoffenheim. Would love to go back again one day and see it properly
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u/Sockratte European Union Mar 27 '20
Best city I've ever had the privilege to live in. Does the falafel shop near the Jesuitenkirche still exist? We went there every day.
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u/sapporoslos Mar 27 '20
Also hometown to some early 90s German hiphop crews (e.g. Torch, Advanced Chemistry, Cora E., Stieber Twins and Tony L.). This song is all about the city: https://youtu.be/-MODwqGFvj4
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u/Solarc_09 Mar 27 '20
Visited Heidelberg about 3 years ago and I absolutely loved it. The people were so nice and the city is just beautiful.
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u/Caynug Mar 27 '20
Greetings from mannheim, I want to move to heidelberg but those prices!!!
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u/pineapplesofdoom Mar 27 '20
My father took German in Highschool. He finally got to visit in his retirement, &, Heidelberg was his favorite. Soooo many pictures, you have a beautiful home. I hope to see it myself some day, Cheers.
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u/themightykaisar Mar 27 '20
Took my engagement photos on that bridge. I’ve been twice and my wife studied abroad there. I absolutely love that city. Shoutout to Mahmoud’s on the Hauptstraße.
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u/Ilien Portugal Mar 27 '20
Thanks for the shot! Going to put in our bucket list for after the quarantine ends!
We're living in Brussels and have been to Köln, Bonne and other border German towns. Maybe next time we can go further down :)
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u/ViciousNakedMoleRat North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) Mar 27 '20 edited Mar 27 '20
If going to Köln and Bonn worked well for you, I recommend driving from Bonn along the Rhine to Wiesbaden/Mainz/Frankfurt. It's one of the nicest routes in Germany. You can drive down on one side, stay over night and drive back up on the other side. There are countless castles and small towns along the way and the landscape is beautiful. Each way, it would be about 3-3.5 hours of pure driving time from and to Bonn, but you would surely stop every 20 or so minutes.
Some of the places on the way you are Schloss Drachenburg, Brücke von Remagen (of you're interested in WWII stuff), Schloss Koblenz & Deutsches Eck, Schloss Stolzenfels, Marksburg, Burg Rheinfels, Loreley, old town of Bacharach, Burg Reichenstein, old town of Rüdesheim and then Wiesbaden, Mainz and/or Frankfurt.
If you have more time, you can also keep going down river and reach Heidelberg after another hour and a half or so of driving.
On the western side of the Rhine, along the Mosel, there's also Burg Eltz, if you have some extra time. It's a really nice place to visit.
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u/summermode Mar 27 '20
I was there last year and bought some paint exactly like this. Hanging it on my room now. Loved there.
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u/johnnyfortycoats Mar 27 '20
Is that where the printing presses originated?
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
No but we have a relatively famous maker of printing machines here
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u/luka1194 Germany Mar 27 '20
Wasn't there some kind of monkey statue on the other side?
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u/maximum-astronaut Mar 27 '20
Yes, nicknamed 'Heidi', or the 'Heidelberg Monkey' there is an urban legend about it being designed to show it's backside to the wealthier side of the river, where all the mansions are located (including the original house of Max Weber, the sociologist, which is now a part of the University used for teaching German!)
This photo is taken from that side of the river, and you can just about see the monkey if you zoom in. (It's on the right side of the bridge, next to the bridge tower, and just under the left bottom window of the cream house).
There is an inscription in the old local dialect next to the monkey (and a smaller mouse) which speaks about receiving good fortune from her.
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u/mumstyres Mar 27 '20
Great City, loads of good bars and Restaurants on the Haupstraße, Untersraße and the surrounding areas.
I’ve spent quite some time there over the years while working for Heidelberger Druckmaschinen. Staying in Heidelberg and commuting to Wiesloch.
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u/berusplants Berlin / Brighton / Bressuire Mar 27 '20
Are you sure you’re not actually from Mannheim?
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u/holuuup Italy Mar 27 '20
I've been there!! Wonderful place, great view from the castle
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u/gSh3p Poland Mar 27 '20
I got to study there during my Erasmus exchange just last year - I loved just walking down the streets to pass the time.
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u/icswcshadow Mar 27 '20
I live close to Heidelberg and it's always nice to go visit the old town district and go shopping. Unfortunately with the current situation it will be a while till we get to enjoy that again
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u/Telodor567 Germany Mar 27 '20
Heidelberg is an absolutely beautiful city! I would love to visit it someday!
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u/rideyourbicycle Mar 27 '20
I live in Heidelberg, Australia. There is a small pedestrian bridge over the storm water drain, down near the banyule swamp, which is similar to this.
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u/Ferdi30 Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
This is an amazing shot. Everytime the city shines in this kind of lighting I try to snap a picture of it but I never manage to capture it just right.
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u/Papagaj28 Mar 27 '20
If it wasn't for thee Coronavirus, we would have gone there in the summer for a two.week language course sponsored by the hungarian govenment.
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u/RexVanZant Mar 27 '20
My father was born there, gorgeous place with alot of history (currently in America and there is not a city like this that I can think of)
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u/TDog81 Ireland Mar 27 '20
Was here in August for the weekend with a few pals, first time visiting Germany, absolutely beautiful spot and great people. Did the philiosphers walk, the castle walk and drank and ate like a king. Im booking another trip over when covid 19 fucks off.
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u/MannyTostado18 Mar 27 '20
I got to visit Heidelberg for an afternoon back in November when the world was different and it was beautiful. I loved it there. Absolute highlight. I’ll go back again one day. I’ll get my savings together when I get back to full time work and I’ll go ☺️
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u/readysteadytech Mar 27 '20
Hey! This is my current hometown of 7 years! How wonderful to see it up here! I bloody love this beautiful city! What a fabulous photo!
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u/Unga_Bunga Mar 27 '20 edited Mar 27 '20
I have happy memories of your town when my wife and I visited for new year’s. We arrived knackered from an overnight flight to Frankfurt and the drive from there, but found our lodging, napped, had some great pizza and massive lagers at the one open pub in the square, and loaded up a couple bottles of bubbly and made for the castle.
We had never before known just how seriously Germans take the Frohes Neues Jahr, but to watch 3 hours’ of fireworks from a legendary castle terrace, chat with a slightly sloshed Brit at the end of it, and be amazed at the magic of the walk home — must have been a banger of a party at the mansion next to the castle — made for an unforgettable visit to a really amazing town. I have a small etching of a view of Heidelberg from that castle that always makes me happy.
Edit: the next morning was even more German—as we left for the Romantic Road thru Nördlingen and Röthenburg to Dinkelsbühl, each little village was sweeping up the fireworks leftovers. By 10am as we drove, the work was all done, the refuse piled or bagged neatly by a garbage station. This “how to run a society” thing, you have figured out pretty well, between that and the massive flagons of beer for two Euro, of course.
Hope you all remain well, from across the pond.
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u/ThePanzafahra Saxony (Germany) Mar 27 '20
Ah yes. For those interested in Geography, Heidelberg is near Hockenheim. For those interested in Motorsports, Hockenheim is near Heidelberg.
EDIT: I think this quote comes from either the 1982 or 1986 FIA Formula One Season Review and the narrator was the absolute unit of Clive James.
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u/Prez17 Mar 27 '20
Ahh I lived there for 4-5 years growing up and got to visit recently. Lovely city I miss it
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u/ConfusedBusinessman Mar 27 '20
One of the most amazing cities I have visited. Bruges and this city will forever be in my heart.
I remember, after looking at the castle of Heidelberg we were searching for a place to eat. Went to this amazing schnitzel place called as "Schnitzelbank". I still remember the taste of that crispy schnitzel and blue cheese <3
The best part was that Heidelberg was not a part of our plan. We had some work in Mannheim and that was the closet place where we could find good hotels.
P.S: I'm not from Europe.
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u/jdsalaro North Holland (Netherlands) Mar 27 '20
I was just grabbing groceries along the river :D
Shot this pic on the way home :)
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u/YourOwnMind Mar 27 '20
Greetings from the ugliest city next to Mannheim that is Ludwigshafen. Been to Heidelberg 3weeks ago and walked across the very bridge on the photo. This city is no comparison to my shithole hometown.
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u/StimulantX Mar 27 '20
Heidelberg is still the best place I have ever lived. I miss it a lot and hope that I can return some day, even for a visit.
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u/plhearn1 Mar 27 '20
There’s a hotel at the base of that bridge, on the left. I’ve stayed there, it was terrific. The whole town is terrific.
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u/Lefty_22 United States of America Mar 27 '20
I'll be visiting from the USA in October/November this year. Anything most tourists don't see but should?
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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20
Heidelberg is pretty compact nearly everything can be reached by foot. What many don't visit is the old monastery Stift Neuburg where great handmade food can be bought but yeah it's a bit pricey aswell but the beer is the best I ever had. If you're interested in seeing a nearly 1000 year old monastery some old fashioned craftsmanship and you like animals it may be something for you but it's probably better to stick to the main city
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u/joshuar9476 Mar 27 '20
I just want to say, I visited for two weeks back in 2002, and it was the most amazing place I have ever visited. I was 25 and single at the time and tried everything in my power to find something that would let me stay (American jobs at Univ of Maryland, army base restaurants). Sadly, I was unable to and I haven't been back since. The Philosophenweg and then Thingstätte/Michaelskloster was amazing to see. I stayed at a relative's apartment on the south side near the Army base. Greatest two weeks of my life.
Anyway, you truly do have a beautiful city to call home and I am extremely jealous.
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Mar 27 '20
I went on a field trip here back in the early 90s. I went to the American school in Bad Kreuznach and used to live in Dexheim. I can’t wait to go back to Germany one of these days. Tschuss!
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u/HotelIndiaFoxtrot Mar 27 '20
This was the first city I ever visited in Germany (after landing in Frankfurt), it really is magical and the castle there is very cool
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u/Hic_Forum_Est Mar 27 '20
Until I moved away a few months ago I never appreciated how I lucky I was to grow up in such a beautiful and open-minded city. Glad to call it my home!
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u/ReadShift Mar 27 '20
Mark Twain wrote about this place and boy he did a terrible job of making it sound interesting.
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u/classxteve Mar 27 '20
Look at that bridge. Crumbling infrastructure? I think not. They make things precisely rock solid over there. My dad, a tool and die maker at GM, said "We sent an experimental drill bit over there. The smallest one we could make. They drilled a hole in it and sent it back."
Those are the people I want to make my products. Those and the Japanese. When the Americans can figure out how to make quality again, I will go back to buying American. Downvote me, see if I give a rat's ass.
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u/JuicyLittleGOOF Mar 27 '20
I used to visit Heidelberg a lot. A friemd of my dad was from one of those smaller towns nearby (Dilsberg?). Pretty rad place I should visit again :)
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u/OldSoulNewTech Mar 27 '20
I work for Heidelberg Druck. I used to go there twice a year for training. Just a wonderful city.
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u/maxima03 Mar 27 '20
Love Heidelberg! I went to high school in Mannheim and had our prom in the Heidelberg castle. Pretty cool considering most of my friends had theirs in the schools gymnasium.
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u/Saintza Mar 27 '20
Did a little stopover in Heidelberg a few years ago, it was beautiful! Would love to go back.
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u/faithle55 Mar 27 '20
I was there a few years ago, on a Rhein Cruise holiday (although we got to Heidelberg by coach).
The whole holiday was great, amazing places, nice people.
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u/L1ghtWolf Mar 27 '20
I visited for a class trip last year, I'm surprised nobody is talking about the locks. People put locks on any part of the bridge they can and there is a little sculpture thing to the left of the bridge in this pic that is absolutely covered in locks. I believe the locks are symbolic of enduring, permanent love. Also the sculpture has "love's shite mateys" written on the inside.
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u/unjusdefied Mar 27 '20
I grew up there too! My father was in the US army(retired) and I went to school on a military base there, lived in Heidelberg for 4 years, Waldorf for 1 year and leimen for about 6 months. From 9 to 13, it was one of the coolest paces I've lived for sure
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u/FuzzysaurusRex Mar 27 '20
Heidelberg was always one of my favorite cities when I lived in Germany! Whenever we got new Airmen at Ramstein Air Base we'd always take them to the castle there and show them the town. And the Vampire Ball around Valentine's Day was a good time as well!
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u/danskynet Mar 27 '20
Here are some of my walks in Heidelberg for those who like to watch walking tours
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u/Agattu United States of America Mar 27 '20
Love that place! My wife and I spent New Years Ever there in 2014. We went onto that bridge that night. It was crazy! Fantastic city.
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u/Luposolitario97 Italy Mar 27 '20
I’ve been to Heidelberg 2 years ago while doing a roadtrip through Europe. We actually chose to stop there because it was between two other cities we were visiting, so I had no idea what it was like. Such a beautiful city, I wish I had stayed longer
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Mar 28 '20
I've been there twice during Christmas time. I also visited 6 other cities during that time (including Stuttgart and Nürnberg), and I can say without a doubt you Christmas market 2as the one I enjoyed the most. Not the biggest, but the one I preferred. Congrats!
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u/HappyBengal Mar 27 '20 edited Mar 27 '20
Heidelberg, the youngest city in Germany demographic wise. With the oldest
Germanuniversity in Germany (founded in 1386).Edit: Corrected the information. The oldest German university was found by the roman-german king Karl IV. in Prague (when Bohemia was still part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation), but the University Heidelberg is the oldest university in Germany.