Heilbronn

For other uses, see Heilbronn (disambiguation).
Heilbronn
City
View of the Heilbronn centre of town toward the Wartberg
View of the Heilbronn centre of town toward the Wartberg
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Coat of arms of Heilbronn
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Heilbronn is located in Germany
Heilbronn
Heilbronn
Heilbronn is located in Baden-Württemberg
Heilbronn
Heilbronn
Coordinates: 49°9′N 9°13′E / 49.150°N 9.217°E / 49.150; 9.217
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictUrban district
Subdivisions9 Stadtteile
Government
 • Lord mayor (2022–30) Harry Mergel[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total99.88 km2 (38.56 sq mi)
Elevation
157 m (515 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total128,334
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74072–74081
Dialling codes07131, 07066
Vehicle registrationHN
Websiteheilbronn.de

Heilbronn (German pronunciation: [haɪlˈbʁɔn] ⓘ) is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany,[3] surrounded by Heilbronn District.

From the late Middle Ages on, it developed into an important trading centre. At the beginning of the 19th century, Heilbronn became one of the centres of early industrialisation in Württemberg. Heilbronn's old town was completely destroyed during the air raid of 4 December 1944 and rebuilt in the 1950s. Today Heilbronn is the economic centre of the Heilbronn-Franken region.[4]

Heilbronn is known for its wine industry and is nicknamed Käthchenstadt, after Heinrich von Kleist's Das Käthchen von Heilbronn.

  1. ^ Oberbürgermeisterwahl Heilbronn 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  3. ^ e.V, Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus. "Discover Heilbronn, a historical city on the Neckar - Germany Travel". www.germany.travel. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Bernd Venohr, & Floran Langenscheidt (2011). Deutsche Standards. Heilbronn-Franken. Region der Weltmarktführer: Rund 100 Weltmarktführer einer der erfolgreichsten Regionen Deutschlands. GABAL. ISBN 978-3869362229.