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| European Motorhome Rental Stations: Germany > Heidelberg |
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Heidelberg is a charming and pituresque town. It is also ancient. Heidelberg Man, evidence of the earliest human life in Europe, is in fact a 500.000-year-old jawbone found near here. Most recently, Heidelberg was completely rebuilt in the 17th-century baroque style after Louis XIV all but destroyed the province. Visitors first approaching Heidelberg will immediately notice the ruined Schloss (castle), which was built in the typical local red Neckar sandstone over several centuries. In the cellars is the Heidelberger Fass (barrel), which was built in 1751 and holds over 220.000 litres (49.000 gallons). The Hexenturm (Witches' Tower) is the only remnant of the 13th-century city wall. Heidelberg has an old tradition of printing and publishing, and the university library has a collection of original manuscripts, documents and prints on show.
The Heidelberg Castle can be reached either by the funicular which runs up from the Kornmarkt (continuing to Molkenkur and Königstuhl), on foot by the Burgweg (15 minutes' walk) or by car on the winding Neue Schloss Strasse. Built of red Neckar sandstone on the terraced hillside (alt. 195m/640ft), the Castle is one of the noblest examples of German Renaissance architecture. This once splendid Electoral residence was built mainly in the reigns of Electors Otto Heinrich (1556-1591, Friedrich IV (1583-1610) and Friedrich V (1610-1620). After its destruction by the French, who devastated the Palatinate in 1689 and 1693, it has remained a ruin - in situation, size and picturesque beauty the most magnificent ruin in Germany.
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