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1 Friday, May 9 (overnight) & Saturday, May 10 Andrew Sottile-Jackson & Amanda Vermaaten

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3  Located in the state of Baden- Württemberg Only 20 km from the mainly industrial city, Mannheim  Language: German  Currency: Euro (€1 ~$1.48)  Population: 135,000 28,000 students from the Ruprecht-Karls- Universität 30,000 American citizens (mostly military)

4  600,000 years ago A jawbone from the “Heidelberg Man,” or homo heidelbergensis, was discovered in Heidelberg in 1907. It is believed to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe.  5 th century B.C. Celtic fortress  40-260 A.D. Occupied by the Roman Empire until German tribes conquered the city  863 A.D. Monastery of St. Michael built inside the old Celtic fortress  1196 Estimated founding date of Heidelberg  1386 the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität is founded  1400 Medieval fort is upgraded to a castle

5  1693 City nearly completely destroyed by French troops  18 th century City rebuilt in the Baroque style  1815 The Holy Alliance was formed by Austria, Russia, and Prussia in Heidelberg.  1933-1945 Nazi Party stronghold Heavily occupied by Nazi forces Escaped Allied bombing raids because U.S. military planned on using the city as a base after the war  1948 American musician Jackson Browne was born

6 The Old Bridge Bridge Gate Bridge Monkey

7 The Castle Walk to the castle or take the funicular railway for €5 roundtrip Entry to castle gardens is free but there’s a fee to enter the courtyard. Open 8am-5pm daily.

8 Holy Ghost Church

9 Karl’s Square

10 Universität Heidelberg University Library The Old University building

11 Philosophenweg Nice view of Heidelberg, but quite a lengthy uphill walk.

12 The Old Town (Altstadt) 7 minute tram ride

13  €10 for a 1-day card Funicular Railway Castle and wine barrel cellar German Pharmacy Museum (at the castle) Discounts at many restaurants and shops City guide

14  http://www.heidelberg- marketing.de/content/index_eng.html http://www.heidelberg- marketing.de/content/index_eng.html  http://ww2.heidelberg.de/Altstadt-Information/ http://ww2.heidelberg.de/Altstadt-Information/  http://wikitravel.org/en/Heidelberg http://wikitravel.org/en/Heidelberg  http://guides.travelchannel.com/heidelberg http://guides.travelchannel.com/heidelberg  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg  http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/ http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/  http://www.auerstein.de/ http://www.auerstein.de/  http://www.bergbahn-heidelberg.de/ http://www.bergbahn-heidelberg.de/  http://www.e- heidelberg.com/attractions/attractions.html http://www.e- heidelberg.com/attractions/attractions.html  http://www.travelgator.com/do/aList?id=590604- C&p=1&t=A http://www.travelgator.com/do/aList?id=590604- C&p=1&t=A


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