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Weinheim (also known as Weinheim an der Bergstraße in German or Weinheim (Bergstraße)) [1] 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. Weinheim was first mentioned in 755 AD in the Lorsch Codex and mentioned as a city in 1264 AD. Weinheim is situated on the eastern slopes of the Odenwald, called the Bergstraße, one of the warmest regions in Germany.

Altes Rathaus in the Marktplatz of Weinheim, Germany

[edit] Get in

DB trains [2] (IC, RE, RB) travel from Frankfurt (40–60 min), Darmstadt (20 min), Heidelberg ((12–20 min)), and Mannheim (20 min). The OEG [3] tram 5/5R does the loop between Heidelberg (40 min), Mannheim (35 min), and Weinheim in both directions.

[edit] Get around

• For information on trams and local buses, check out the Rhein-Neckar Verkehr website [4]

• This online map [5] will help you get around by foot.

[edit][add listing] See

• Marktplatz
• Castle Windeck
• Castle Wachenburg
• Exotenwald (Exotic forest), full of trees imported from around the world, but mostly from North America and Japan.
• Schlosspark

[edit][add listing] Do

Events:

• The Kerwe festival taking place from Friday to Monday on the 2nd weekend in August is the annual celebration of the anniversary of the consecration of the church, but really just a party during which the Marktplatz and the surrounding Altstadt (old part of the city) is crowded, and thousands of lanterns are lit in the Schlosspark on Saturday.

[edit][add listing] Buy

• A few shops are on Bahnhofstrasse, but you will find more if you follow this into the center of town and walk along the Hauptstrasse (main street).

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[edit] Budget

• Mr Pommy on Bahnhofstrasse does döner and half-chicken and chips meals.
• Kebap Haus near the train station does Döner kebaps, funnily enough.
• EGE Döner right on the bridge at main station provides a superb Döner.
• Mc Donald's is about 300 m south of main station on Bergstraße, just across rom the OEG stop OEG Bahnhof.

[edit] Mid-range

• Pavillon on Bahnhofstrasse is a Chinese restaurant with a buffet, or you can order off the menu.

On the Marktplatz:

• La Cave
• Café Florian
• Montmartre

[edit][add listing] Drink

• Regie cocktail bar, Hauptstrasse 108 (slightly down a side street just past Müller). All cocktails, baguettes and Flammkuchen are named after movies and movie stars.
• The Hausbrauerei, Friedrichstr. 23, [6] brew their own beer and serve hearty German meals.

On the Marktplatz you can find:

• La Cave, Marktplatz 1. German and Mediterranean cuisine. Open between March to October from 10AM, otherwise from 6PM
• Café Florian, Marktplatz 8, [7]. Tapas is a specialty here.
• Montmartre

In the summer, enjoy a beer or an apple cider and a spectacular view across the town and the Rhine valley in the beer garden in the ruins of castle Windeck, up the hill in the east of the town. [8] You'll definitely be ready for a beer after the walk up. Open Tuesdays to Sundays in fine weather from 5PM, and on Sundays and public holidays from 10AM.

Those wanting to party till late, should head to the Unicum, Hauptstrasse 107, which is open 7PM to 2AM (3AM on weekends).

[edit][add listing] Sleep

• DJH (YHA/HI) youth hostel, Breslauer Str. 46 (take tram to stop Stahlbad), +49 6201 68484, (info@jugendherberge-weinheim.de, fax: +49 6201 182730) [9]. Beds: 129. Closed: 29.01.2006 to 30.01.2006, 18.02.2006 to 19.02.2006, 04.03.2006 to 05.03.2006. Price ca. €19–30 (€2.20 extra on first night).
• Marktplatzhotel, Am Marktplatz 7, +49 6201 64094, (fax 18 31 02, info@marktplatzhotel.de), [10]. Weekdays/weekend rates are €110/€100 for an apartment, €95/€80 for a double, €75/€64 for single room (supplement), and €57/€49 for single room (standard).
• NH Hotels has two hotels in Weinheim. Hauptrasse 126, +49 6201 18070 (nhottheinrich@nh-hotels.com), prices from €60 to €95, and Breslauerstrasse 52, +49 6201 1030 (nhweinheim@nh-hotels.com), prices from €55,[11] Both are equipped with WiFi hotspots.

[edit] Get out

• Explore the Odenwald
• Take a bus (1 hour) to Worms
• Go shopping at the American-style shopping mall in Viernheim (Rhein-Neckar-Zentrum) (15-min tram ride to Tivoli stop)