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Place in Germany
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The Rhine-Neckar area is part of the German state (Bundesland) of Baden-Württemberg. It is largely urbanized in the west, with the three major cities Mannheim, Ludwigshafen am Rhein and Heidelberg. The eastern part is more sparsely populated but also a popular area for trips thanks to the Odenwald forest, old towns and the Neckar river.
There is no major airport within Northern Baden-Württemberg, so arriving by plane requires using one of the nearby airports. Frankfurt (FRA) and Stuttgart (STR) both have busy international airports.
Read in the guideThe most common way to get around the region is by train, as the public transport system is pretty good here. The different regions and cities have different public transport companies with different tickets and pricing.
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Bad Mergentheim is a city in Baden Württemberg, Germany.
Bretten is a town approximately 20 km north of Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Crailsheim is a town of 36,000 people (2022) in Northern Baden-Württemberg. The city's main attractions include two Evangelical churches, a Catholic church, and the 67-metre tower of its town hall.
Ettlingen, tucked between Karlsruhe and the Black Forest, is a small city with a history dating back to the Roman Empire.
picturesque old town core, impressive castle ruin, top university
racing circuit
The small town of Ladenburg is on the Neckar, near Heidelberg, and is part of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg.
former residence of Kurpfalz with a square grid layout; later an industrial powerhouse, birthplace of bicycle, elevator and automobile; multicultural population
quaint old town, castle ruin
Schwäbisch Hall is a city of 42,000 people (2022) in the valley of the Kocher river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The city's main landmarks are the market square with St Michael's Church, Comburg Castle (a former Benedictine monastery) with St Nicholas' Church, and the Hallian-Franconian Museum, dedicated to the art and history of Schwäbisch Hall and surrounding Heilbronn-Franconia.
Baroque palace and gardens, classical music festival
vintage car and aircraft museum, waterpark, Bundesliga football (soccer) stadium
Tauberbischofsheim is a German town in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg on the river Tauber with a population of about 13,000 in 2020. Tauberbischofsheim is a hidden jewel among German travel destinations.
Weinheim (also known as Weinheim an der Bergstraße in German or Weinheim (Bergstraße)) is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, approximately 15 km north of Heidelberg and 10 km northeast of Mannheim. It has about 43,000 inhabitants.
Wertheim is a city in Baden Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the delta of the river Tauber flowing into the river Main.
north of the Black Forest, close to the French border
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