GetWiki

//-->{{Short description|Second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany}}{{About|the city in Germany|other uses}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

factoids

position=center|photo1a = Der Friedrichsplatz und der Wasserturm.jpg|photo2a = Die Jesuitenkirche.jpg|photo2b = Luisenpark Mannheim Gondolettas.JPG|photo3a = Mannheim wasserspiele.jpg|photo3b = MA-Friedrichsplatz-0329.jpg|photo4a = SchlossMannheim-Pano-130616.jpg|size = 280|spacing = 2|color = #FFFFFF|border = 0}}Clockwise from top: Friedrichsplatz; Luisenpark; Augustaanlage; Mannheim Palace; Mannheim Water Tower; and Jesuit Church, Mannheim>Jesuit Church|image_coa=Wappen Mannheim.svg|image_flag=Mannheim-Flagge.svg49160858display=inline,title}}|image_plan=Baden-Württemberg MA.svg|plantext=Location of Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg|state=Baden-Württemberg|region=Karlsruhe|year=1607Urban districts of Germany>Urban district|divisions = 17 Stadtbezirke|elevation=97|area=144.96DATE=7 JULY 2015ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140831035106/HTTP://WWW.M-R-N.COM/EN/HOME/INVESTMENT-AND-ECONOMIC-ACTIVITY/RHINE-NECKAR-IN-FIGURES.HTML, 31 August 2014, www.mannheim.deChristian Specht}}OB Wahl Mannheim 2023 Staatsanzeiger Baden-Württemberg|leader_term = 2023–31|Bürgermeistertitel=Lord Mayor|party=CDU}}(File:MannheimSchloss2019-02-25-17-06-56.jpg|thumb|293px|Aerial view of the city centre showing the grid layout)Mannheim ({{IPA-de|ˈmanhaɪm|-|Mannheim.ogg}}; Palatine German: WEB, Wörterbuchnetz – Pfälzisches Wörterbuch,woerterbuchnetz.de/cgi-bin/WBNetz/wbgui_py?sigle=PfWB&sigle=PfWB&mode=Vernetzung&hitlist=&patternlist=&lemid=PM00582, 9 September 2020, woerterbuchnetz.de, or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany’s 21st-largest city, with a 2021 population of 311,831 inhabitants.WEB, Baden-Württemberg (State, Germany) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location,www.citypopulation.de/en/germany/admin/08__baden_w%C3%BCrttemberg/, 2023-06-25, www.citypopulation.de, The city is the cultural and economic centre of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region, Germany’s seventh-largest metropolitan region with nearly 2.4 million inhabitants and over 900,000 employees.WEB, Wirtschaftsstandort,www.mannheim.de/de/wirtschaft-entwickeln/wirtschaftsstandort, 2021-12-19, www.mannheim.de, Mannheim is located at the confluence of the Rhine and the Neckar in the Kurpfalz (Electoral Palatinate) region of northwestern Baden-Württemberg. The city lies in the Upper Rhine Plain, Germany’s warmest region. Together with Hamburg, Mannheim is the only German city bordering two other federal states. It forms a continuous conurbation of around 480,000 inhabitants with Ludwigshafen am Rhein in the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the other side of the Rhine. Some northern suburbs of Mannheim belong to Hesse. Upstream along the Neckar lies Heidelberg, the fifth-largest city of Baden-Württemberg and the third-largest of the Rhine-Neckar Region.Mannheim is unusual among German cities in that its city centre streets and avenues are laid out in a grid pattern, leading to the city’s nickname Quadratestadt (Square City). Within a ring of avenues surrounding the city centre, there are squares, numbered from A1 to U6, instead of street names. At the southern base of that system is Mannheim Palace, one of the largest palace complexes in the world, and the second-largest in Baroque style after Versailles. It was the former home of the Prince-elector of the Electoral Palatinate, and now houses the University of Mannheim, which repeatedly receives top marks in business administration and is sometimes known as the “Harvard of Germany”.WEB, 2002-05-23, Deutsches Havard,www.zeit.de/zustimmung?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zeit.de%2F2002%2F22%2FDeutsches_Harvard, 2022-01-17, www.zeit.de, NEWS, Haijtema, Dominique, 2005-02-13, Auf der Suche nach einem deutschen Harvard, de, DIE WELT,www.welt.de/print-welt/article424976/Auf-der-Suche-nach-einem-deutschen-Harvard.html, 2022-01-17, WEB, 2017-01-18, The City of Mannheim isn’t Germany at its Prettiest,blog.foster.uw.edu/city-mannheim-isnt-germany-prettiest/, 2022-01-17, Foster Blog, en-US, The Mannheim May Market is the largest regional consumer exhibition of Germany.WEB, Die 10 größten Messen in Deutschland {{!, “Wer liefert was“|url=https://www.wlw.de/de/inside-business/aktuelles/messen/groessten-deutschen-messen|access-date=2022-01-17|website=wlw.de|language=de}} The civic symbol of Mannheim is the Romanesque Mannheim Water Tower, completed in 1886 and rising to {{convert|60|m|abbr=off}} above the highest point of the art nouveau area Friedrichsplatz. Mannheim is well-known for its inventions, including the automobile,WEB, Benzin im Blut: Der vergessene Mannheimer Auto-Bauer Franz Heim – Mannheim,www.rheinpfalz.de/lokal/ludwigshafen_artikel,-benzin-im-blut-der-vergessene-mannheimer-auto-bauer-franz-heim-_arid,5164780.html, 2021-12-19, www.rheinpfalz.de, 4 February 2021, de, WEB, 2014-03-21, The Manhattan of Germany: the innovative Mannheim city,www.theneweconomy.com/technology/the-manhattan-of-germany-the-innovative-mannheim-city, 23 March 2014, The New Economy, the bicycle,WEB, Völklein, Marco, 200 Jahre Fahrrad – Radfahrer erobern Mannheim zurück,www.sueddeutsche.de/auto/200-jahre-fahrrad-radfahrer-erobern-mannheim-zurueck-1.3543562, 2021-12-19, Süddeutsche.de, 17 June 2017, de, and the tractor, which is why the city is often called the “city of inventions”.WEB, Mannheim: Die Stadt der Erfindungen – Mannheim – Nachrichten und Informationen,www.mannheimer-morgen.de/orte/mannheim_artikel,-mannheim-mannheim-die-stadt-der-erfindungen-_arid,1591454.html, 2021-12-19, www.mannheimer-morgen.de, 25 January 2020, de, WEB, 2016-10-28, Stadt der Erfinder – Grünstadt,www.rheinpfalz.de/lokal/gruenstadt_artikel,-stadt-der-erfinder-_arid,727498.html, {{ill, Rhein-Neckar Fernsehen, de, |access-date=2021-12-19|language=de}}{{Citation|title=Stadt der Erfinder: Mannheimer Augustaanlage wird zur “Allee der Innovationen“|url=https://www.rnf.de/mediathek/video/stadt-der-erfinder-mannheimer-augustaanlage-wird-zur-allee-der-innovationen/|language=de-DE|date=2016-10-24|access-date=2021-12-20}} The city is the starting and finishing point of the Bertha Benz Memorial Route, which follows the tracks of the first long-distance automobile trip in history.A Großstadt (major city with more than 100,000 inhabitants) since 1896,BOOK, Jan., Van Deth,worldcat.org/oclc/964356167, Demokratie in der Großstadt Ergebnisse des ersten Mannheimer Demokratie Audit, 2015, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 978-3-658-05849-4, 5, 964356167, Mannheim is now an important industrial and commercial city, a university town, and a major transportation hub between Frankfurt and Stuttgart, including an ICE interchange (the Mannheim Hauptbahnhof), Germany’s second-largest marshalling yardWEB, Mannheim: Dieser Rangierbahnhof stößt an Grenzen,www.rnz.de/nachrichten/mannheim_artikel,-mannheim-dieser-rangierbahnhof-stoesst-an-grenzen-_arid,493647.html, 2021-12-19, www.rnz.de, de, (the Mannheim Rangierbahnhof), and Germany’s largest inland portWEB, Infrastructure,www.hafen-mannheim.de/en/data-facts/infrastructure/, 2022-12-23, Hafen Mannheim, de-DE, (the Mannheim Harbour). The city is home to many factories, offices and headquarters of several major corporations such as Roche, ABB, IBM, Siemens, Unilever and more. Mannheim’s SAP Arena is home to German ice hockey record champions Adler Mannheim as well as the popular handball team Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Since 2014, Mannheim has been a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and holds the title of “UNESCO City of Music”.WEB,www.rnz.de/mannheim/00_20141202060000_110796991-Mannheim-ist-jetzt-offiziell-Unesco-City-of-Mu.html, Mannheim ist jetzt offiziell “Unesco City of Music”, RNZ, 29 May 2016, de, dead,www.rnz.de/mannheim/00_20141202060000_110796991-Mannheim-ist-jetzt-offiziell-Unesco-City-of-Mu.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20141228150059www.rnz.de/mannheim/00_20141202060000_110796991-Mannheim-ist-jetzt-offiziell-Unesco-City-of-Mu.html,">web.archive.org/web/20141228150059www.rnz.de/mannheim/00_20141202060000_110796991-Mannheim-ist-jetzt-offiziell-Unesco-City-of-Mu.html, 28 December 2014, In 2020, Mannheim was classified as a global city with ‘Sufficiency’ status by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC).WEB, The World According to GaWC 2020,www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html, 26 August 2020, GaWC – Research Network, Globalization and World Cities, Mannheim is a smart city;WEB, The rise of the smart city,www.theneweconomy.com/technology/the-rise-of-the-smart-city, 23 March 2014, The New Economy, the city’s electrical grid is installed with a power-line communication network.WEB,edition.cnn.com/2015/02/19/tech/smart-grid-mannheim/, Smart City knows who needs power, and when, 19 February 2015, CNN, 31 May 2016, en, The city’s tourism slogan is ”Leben im Quadrat” (”Life in the{{efn|in dem → im}} Square“).WEB, DPA, Slogans: “Leben im Quadrat” {{!, svz.de|url=https://www.svz.de/deutschland-welt/politik/leben-im-quadrat-id5359551.html|access-date=2021-12-18|website=svz|date=6 January 2014 }}

History

{{for timeline|Timeline of Mannheim}}

Early history

A brick kiln excavated in 1929 in the Seckenheim district, which operated from 74 AD to the early second century, attests to settlement in Roman times.BOOK, Emmi., Brandi, Ulrike, 1957– Federhofer,worldcat.org/oclc/610821190, Ton + Technik : römische Ziegel, 2010, Limesmuseum Aalen, Zweigmuseum des Archäologischen Landesmuseums Baden-Württemberg, 978-3-8062-2403-0, 610821190, The name of the city was first recorded as Mannenheim in a legal transaction in 766, surviving in a twelfth-century copy in the Codex Laureshamensis from Lorsch Abbey.WEB, Minst, Karl Josef [Transl.]: Lorscher Codex: deutsch; Urkundenbuch der ehemaligen Fürstabtei Lorsch (Band 2): Schenkungsurkunden Nr. 167 – 818, Oberrheingau und Ladengau (Lorsch, 1968),digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/minst1968bd2/0199, 2021-12-18, digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de, The name is interpreted as “the home of Manno”, a short form of a Germanic name such as Hartmann or Hermann.Sonja Steiner-Welz, 400 Jahre Stadt Mannheim (Dokumente zur Stadtgeschichte). Band 1: bis zur Kaiserzeit, vol. 1, 2004, {{ISBN|978-3-936041-96-5}}, p. 41. Mannheim remained a mere village throughout the Middle Ages.

Early Modern Age

In 1606, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine started building the fortress of Friedrichsburg and the adjacent city centre with its grid of streets and avenues. On 24 January 1607, Frederick IV gave Mannheim the status of a “city”,WEB, Grundriß der Stadt Mannheim im 17. Jahrhundert,www.landeskunde-online.de/rhein/ma/ma_stad.htm, 2021-12-21, www.landeskunde-online.de, whether it really was one by then or not.Mannheim was mostly levelled during the Thirty Years War around 1622 by the forces of Johan Tilly. After being rebuilt, it was again severely damaged by the French Army in 1689 during the Nine Years’ War.After the rebuilding of Mannheim that began in 1698, the capital of the Electorate of the Palatinate was moved from Heidelberg to Mannheim in 1720WEB, Verlegung der kurfürstlichen Residenz nach Mannheim – News – lokalmatador,www.lokalmatador.de/nachricht/verlegung-der-kurfuerstlichen-residenz-nach-mannheim-1416/, 2021-12-21, www.lokalmatador.de, de-DE, when Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine began construction of Mannheim Palace and the Jesuit Church; they were completed in 1760.

18th and 19th centuries

(File:Mannheim 1758.jpg|thumb|180px|Mannheim in 1758)(File:Stadtplan Mannheim 1880.jpg|thumb|left|Historical map of Mannheim in 1880)During the eighteenth century, Mannheim was the home of the “Mannheim School” of classical music composers. Mannheim was said to have one of the best court orchestras in Europe under the leadership of the conductor Carlo Grua. The royal court of the Palatinate left Mannheim in 1778, as Charles Theodore had become Elector of Bavaria and moved to Munich. Two decades later, in 1802, Mannheim was removed from the Palatinate and given to the Grand Duchy of Baden.In 1819, Norwich Duff wrote of Mannheim: In 1819, August von Kotzebue was assassinated in Mannheim.The climate crisis of 1816–17 caused famine and the death of many horses in Mannheim. That year Karl Drais invented the first bicycle.Infrastructure improvements included the establishment of Rhine Harbour in 1828 and the construction of the first Baden railway, which opened from Mannheim to Heidelberg in 1840. Influenced by the economic rise of the middle class, another golden age of Mannheim gradually began. In the March Revolution of 1848, the city was a centre for political and revolutionary activity.In 1865, Friedrich Engelhorn founded the Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik (Baden Aniline and Soda Factory, BASF) in Mannheim, but the factory was constructed across the Rhine in Ludwigshafen because Mannheim residents feared air pollution from its operations. From this dye factory, BASF has developed into the largest chemical company in the world. After opening a workshop in Mannheim in 1871 and patenting engines from 1878, Karl Benz patented the first motor car in 1886. He was born in Mühlburg (now part of Karlsruhe).

Early 20th century and World War I

The Schütte-Lanz company, founded by Karl Lanz and Johann Schütte in 1909, built 22 airships. The company’s main competitor was the Zeppelin works.When World War I broke out in 1914, Mannheim’s industrial plants played a key role in Germany’s war economy. This contributed to the fact that, on 27 May 1915, Ludwigshafen was the world’s first civilian settlement behind the battle lines to be bombed from the air. French aircraft attacked the BASF plants, thereby killing twelve people. The precedent was set for this attack by Germany’s repeated air raids against British civilian populations throughout southeastern Britain during the first half of 1915.When Germany lost the war in 1918, according to the peace terms, the left bank of the Rhine was occupied by French troops. The French occupation lasted until 1930, and some of Ludwigshafen’s most elegant houses were erected for the officers of the French garrison.

Inter-war period

After the First World War, the Heinrich Lanz Company built the Bulldog, an advanced tractor, powered by heavy oil. As a result of the invention of the pre-combustion chamber by Prosper L’Orange, Benz & Cie. developed the world’s first compact diesel-powered car at its motor works in Mannheim in 1923. In 1922, the Grosskraftwerk Mannheim (Mannheim large power station) was opened. By 1930, the city, along with its sister city of Ludwigshafen, which had developed out of the old Mannheim Rheinschanze, had a population of 385,000.

World War II

(File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1971-053-59, Mannheim, US-Truppen im Straßenkampf.jpg|thumb|US troops in street fighting in Mannheim, 1945)During World War II, air raids on Mannheim completely destroyed the city centre. Mannheim was heavily damaged during aerial bombing by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Allied bombing raids razed the city centre of Mannheim at night-time area bombing, killing thousands of civilians. In the meantime, 2,262 of Mannheim’s Jews were sent to Nazi concentration camps. Some sources state that the first deliberate strategic bombing of the war occurred at Mannheim during a Royal Air Force night raid on 16 December 1940.BOOK,books.google.com/books?id=8J2-kzMxbKYC&q=%22Germany+and+the+Second+World+War%22+%22deliberate+terror%22+Mannheim&pg=PA507, Germany and the Second World War, 15 November 2001, 7 April 2011, 978-0-19-822888-2, Boog, Horst, Rahn, Werner, Stumpf, Reinhard, Wegner, Bernd, OUP Oxford, In late March 1945, the Allied ground advance into Germany reached Mannheim, which was potentially well-defended by German forces. However, the German forces abandoned the city and the U.S. 44th Infantry Division entered unopposed on 29 March 1945.Stanton, Shelby, World War II Order of Battle: An Encyclopedic Reference to U.S. Army Ground Forces from Battalion through Division, 1939–1946 (Revised Edition, 2006), Stackpole Books. There was later a large American military occupation presence in the Mannheim area with up to 10 barracks. The first one shut down in 2007 and the last was closed in 2013 (see United States military installations below).

1950s to 1980s

(File:Wasserturm Mannheim.jpg|thumb|right|The Wasserturm Garden)Rebuilding of the city began laboriously. Mannheim Palace and the water tower (Wasserturm) eventually were rebuilt and the National Theatre was replaced by a new building at a new location. At the old location, there is a monument to Friedrich Schiller and the Zum Zwischen-Akt pub. The housing shortage led to the development of many new residential areas.In 1964, the City Hospital (Städtisches Krankenhaus) became part of the Heidelberg University for Clinical Medicine in Mannheim. In 1967, the University of Mannheim was established in the city.In 1975, the Bundesgartenschau (Federal horticulture show) was celebrated in Luisen and Herzogenried parks. A number of pieces of infrastructure were developed for the show: the telecommunications tower and a second bridge across the Rhine (the (:de:Kurt-Schumacher-Brücke (Mannheim)|Kurt Schumacher Bridge)) were built, the pedestrian zone was established, the new Rosengarten conference centre was opened and the Aerobus was installed as a temporary transport system.(File:Skyline von Mannheim aus Heidelberg betrachtet 16-9.jpeg |thumb|300px|right|Mannheim skyline viewed from Heidelberg)A number of major projects were completed in the 1980s and 1990s: a planetarium, an extension to the art gallery, the new Reiß Museum, Stadthaus, a new May Market ground, synagogue, mosque, State Museum for Technology and Work, Carl-Benz stadium and the Fahrlach tunnel were opened.Mannheim has lost many industrial jobs, although in the recent past, the city was economically dominated by manufacturing. The city tried in the past to prevent the establishment of service providers by designating some locations as industrial areas. A prime example of the current trend is the construction of the Victoria Tower (Victoria-Turm) in 2001, one of the tallest buildings in the city, on railway land.{{Panorama|image = Victoria-Turm Mannheim am Rangierbahnhof bei Nacht.jpg|height = 250px|width = |alt = Victoria Tower Mannheim at the marshalling yard at night|caption = Victoria Tower Mannheim at the marshalling yard at night|dir = |align = center}}

Post-reunification

Mannheim celebrated its 400th anniversary with a series of cultural and other events throughout 2007. The 400th anniversary proper was in 2006, since Frederick IV, Elector Palatine laid the foundations of Mannheim citadel on 17 March 1606. In preparation for the anniversary, some urban activities were implemented, beginning in 2000: the building of the SAP Arena with access to the city’s new eastern ring road, the rehabilitation of the pedestrian zone in Breite Straße, the arsenal and the palace, the complete transformation of the old fairground, and the new Schafweide tram line. The concept of the anniversary of the city is aimed at a diverse range of events without a dominant central event. In 2001, the City hospital was officially and legally awarded with the title University Hospital Mannheim. In 2023, Mannheim hosted the Bundesgartenschau 2023 (National Garden Show); the second time after 1975.

Geography

Climate

{{Clear}}{{Weather box|location = Mannheim (1991–2020 normals)|metric first = Yes|single line = Yes|Jan record high C = 16.4|Feb record high C = 20.2|Mar record high C = 26.1|Apr record high C = 32.0|May record high C = 33.2|Jun record high C = 38.9|Jul record high C = 39.0|Aug record high C = 39.8|Sep record high C = 34.3|Oct record high C = 28.5|Nov record high C = 22.6|Dec record high C = 17.5|year record high C = 39.8|Jan record low C = -18.7|Feb record low C = -21.1|Mar record low C = -13.6|Apr record low C = -6.4|May record low C = -0.1|Jun record low C = 4.0|Jul record low C = 4.7|Aug record low C = 5.3|Sep record low C = 2.5|Oct record low C = -5.0|Nov record low C = -8.7|Dec record low C = -18.3|year record low C = -21.1|Jan high C = 5.3|Feb high C = 7.3|Mar high C = 12.2|Apr high C = 17.2|May high C = 21.0|Jun high C = 24.5|Jul high C = 26.7|Aug high C = 26.5|Sep high C = 21.6|Oct high C = 15.5|Nov high C = 9.3|Dec high C = 5.9| year high C = 16.1|Jan mean C = 2.4|Feb mean C = 3.3|Mar mean C = 7.1|Apr mean C = 11.3|May mean C = 15.3|Jun mean C = 18.8|Jul mean C = 20.7|Aug mean C = 20.3|Sep mean C = 15.8|Oct mean C = 10.9|Nov mean C = 6.2|Dec mean C = 3.3|year mean C = 11.3|Jan low C = -0.7|Feb low C = -0.5|Mar low C = 2.1|Apr low C = 5.1|May low C = 9.2|Jun low C = 12.7|Jul low C = 14.6|Aug low C = 14.4|Sep low C = 10.6|Oct low C = 6.7|Nov low C = 2.8|Dec low C = 0.4| year low C = 6.5| precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 41.9|Feb precipitation mm = 40.6|Mar precipitation mm = 42.3|Apr precipitation mm = 40.5|May precipitation mm = 67.6|Jun precipitation mm = 63.8|Jul precipitation mm = 71.2|Aug precipitation mm = 61.7|Sep precipitation mm = 50.0|Oct precipitation mm = 53.0|Nov precipitation mm = 52.9|Dec precipitation mm = 55.0| year precipitation mm = 640.5| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm|Jan precipitation days = 15.1|Feb precipitation days = 13.9|Mar precipitation days = 13.5|Apr precipitation days = 12.0|May precipitation days = 14.4|Jun precipitation days = 13.0|Jul precipitation days = 14.4|Aug precipitation days = 13.5|Sep precipitation days = 11.8|Oct precipitation days = 13.8|Nov precipitation days = 15.5|Dec precipitation days = 17.2|year precipitation days = 168.3|Jan sun = 56.0|Feb sun = 82.1|Mar sun = 135.9|Apr sun = 190.8|May sun = 216.9|Jun sun = 225.6|Jul sun = 235.6|Aug sun = 224.2|Sep sun = 169.7|Oct sun = 108.1|Nov sun = 56.1|Dec sun = 44.1|year sun = 1733.7|Jan humidity = 82.4|Feb humidity = 77.8|Mar humidity = 70.7|Apr humidity = 64.8|May humidity = 67.0|Jun humidity = 66.0|Jul humidity = 65.2|Aug humidity = 66.6|Sep humidity = 72.9|Oct humidity = 81.3|Nov humidity = 85.4|Dec humidity = 84.9|unit snow days = 1.0 cm|Jan snow days = 5.7|Feb snow days = 3.1|Mar snow days = 1.0|Apr snow days = 0|May snow days = 0|Jun snow days = 0|Jul snow days = 0|Aug snow days = 0|Sep snow days = 0|Oct snow days = 0|Nov snow days = 0.6|Dec snow days = 3.0|year snow days = | source 1 = World Meteorological OrganizationWEB,web.archive.org/web/20231012163021/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Mannheim_10729.csv, 12 October 2023,www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Mannheim_10729.csv, World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2010, World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 12 October 2023, |source 2 = Data derived from Deutscher WetterdienstWEB }}{{Weather box|location = Mannheim 2019–present|metric first = Yes|single line = Yes|Jan high C = 7.2|Feb high C = 11.3|Mar high C = 13.0|Apr high C = 19.1|May high C = 19.3|Jun high C = 25.9|Jul high C = 27.5|Aug high C = 27.6|Sep high C = 21.4|Oct high C = 16.6|Nov high C = 8.7|Dec high C = 7.6|year high C = |Jan mean C = 4.4|Feb mean C = 6.1|Mar mean C = 8.2|Apr mean C = 12.3|May mean C = 13.7|Jun mean C = 19.9|Jul mean C = 21.0|Aug mean C = 20.9|Sep mean C = 16.0|Oct mean C = 12.6|Nov mean C = 6.0|Dec mean C = 4.8|year mean C = |Jan low C = 1.0|Feb low C = 1.6|Mar low C = 3.1|Apr low C = 4.8|May low C = 7.0|Jun low C = 12.9|Jul low C = 13.8|Aug low C = 14.8|Sep low C = 10.2|Oct low C = 9.0|Nov low C = 3.0|Dec low C = 1.9|year low C = |precipitation colour = green|Jan precipitation mm = 15.6|Feb precipitation mm = 49.3|Mar precipitation mm = 35.7|Apr precipitation mm = 22.6|May precipitation mm = 55.4|Jun precipitation mm = 81.4|Jul precipitation mm = 38.3|Aug precipitation mm = 63.3|Sep precipitation mm = 77.1|Oct precipitation mm = 89.9|Nov precipitation mm = 48.6|Dec precipitation mm = 52.3|year precipitation mm = | snow colour = | Jan snow cm = 4.0| Feb snow cm = 1.6| Mar snow cm = 1.2| Apr snow cm = 0| May snow cm = 0| Jun snow cm = 0| Jul snow cm = 0| Aug snow cm = 0| Sep snow cm = 0| Oct snow cm = 1.0| Nov snow cm = 2.0| Dec snow cm = 5.6| year snow cm = 2.6|Jan sun = 57.3|Feb sun = 116.2|Mar sun = 164.0|Apr sun = 251.2|May sun = 247.9|Jun sun = 268.1|Jul sun = 286.1|Aug sun = 248.9|Sep sun = 199.1|Oct sun = 97.5|Nov sun = 38.2|Dec sun = 53.4|year sun = |source 1 = Deutscher WetterdienstHTTPS://WWW.DWD.DE/DE/LEISTUNGEN/KLIMADATENDEUTSCHLAND/KLIMADATENDEUTSCHLAND.HTML?NN=540998 >TITLE=HEIDELBERG HISTORIC WEATHER AVERAGES PUBLISHER=WEATHER-ONLINE, }}Mannheim is located in Germany’s warmest summer region, the “Rhine shift”. In summer, temperatures sometimes rise up to {{convert|35|°C|0|abbr=on}} and higher. The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|39.8|°C|0|abbr=on}} on 7 August 2015. The daily lows during heat waves can be very high for the latitude (around {{convert|25|°C|0|disp=x| / |abbr=on}}). In September 2016, the average temperature in Mannheim was 18.6 Â°C, highest in Baden-Württemberg.WEB, Mannheim – heißeste Stadt des Landes – Mannheim – Nachrichten und Informationen,www.mannheimer-morgen.de/orte/mannheim_artikel,-mannheim-mannheim-heisseste-stadt-des-landes-_arid,930373.html, 2021-12-21, www.mannheimer-morgen.de, 7 October 2016, de, In comparison to other regions of Germany, Mannheim has a higher humidity in summer which causes a higher heat index. Snow is rare, even in the cold months. Precipitation occurs mostly during afternoon thunderstorms during the warmer period (average days of thunderstorms in a year is 40–50). The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is “(Köppen climate classification#Group C: Temperate/mesothermal climates|Cfb)” (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate),WEB,www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=82701&cityname=Mannheim%2C+Baden-W%FCrttemberg%2C+Germany&units=, Mannheim, Germany Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase), Weatherbase, bordering closely on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa), with summer months often averaging above 21 degrees (71 F).

Demographics

Population

{{Historical populations|1450|570|1663|3000|1729|15760|1777|25353|1802|18818|1852|24316|1871|39606|1890|79058|1895|97780|1900|141131|1919|229576|1925|247486|1933|275162|1939|284957|1945|186310|1950|245634|1956|287210|1961|313890|1966|329301|1971|332378|1976|309059|1981|304219|1986|294648|1991|314685|1996|312216|2001|308385|2006|307914|2011|290117|2016|304781|2021|311831|align=right|footnote=Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions.}}Mannheim has a population of about 315,000 and is the 2nd largest city in Baden-Württemberg. Mannheim became a major city in the early 19th century due to its industrialization. Its location of Rhine and Neckar rivers made Mannheim an attractive place for industrialization. Mannheim was heavily destroyed after WWII but became a major industrial city a few years later. In the 1950s the population in Mannheim grew rapidly due to the heavy industrialization where many motor, electronic and power plant companies came to Mannheim and other surrounding cities like Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg. The population of Mannheim started to decline in the 1980s but it started to grow in the 2010s due to its university where many students came to this city and made Mannheim one of the most popular university cities in Germany.

Nationalities

The following list shows the most significant groups of foreigners in the city of Mannheim by nationalities.WEB, Staatsangehörigkeiten der Ausländerinnen und Ausländer zum 31.12.2017,www.mannheim.de/de/stadt-gestalten/daten-und-fakten/bevoelkerung/einwohner-mit-migrationshintergrund, 18 June 2018, In total 44,7% of all Mannheim inhabitants are from foreign descent. The Neckarstadt-West district has the biggest foreign population with 68,9%, while the Wallstadt district has the smallest one with 23,1%. A large part of the immigrants are from the Balkans and European countries.{| class=“wikitable”! style="background:#efefef;” |Rank! style="background:#efefef;” |Nationality! style="background:#efefef;” |Population (31 December 2022)| 15,779 (5.12%)| 8,165 (2.65%)| 6,997 (2.27%)| 6,595 (2.14%)| 5,663 (1.83%)| 4,565 (1.48%)| 4,207 (1.32%)| 3,341 (1.08%)| 1,754 (0.56%)| 1,680 (0.54%)| 1,642 (0.53%)| 1,541 (0.5%)| 1,341 (0.43%)| 1,266 (0.41%)| 1,164 (0.37%)

Religion

The distribution of Mannheim’s population by religious affiliation (as of December 31, 2020) is Roman Catholic 25.4%, Protestant 20.0%, and other/none 54.6%.WEB, Religionszugehörigkeit in Mannheim {{!, Mannheim.de|url=https://www.mannheim.de/de/stadt-gestalten/daten-und-fakten/bevoelkerung/religionszugehoerigkeit|access-date=2021-12-18|website=www.mannheim.de}}

Culture

Theatre

The National Theatre Mannheim was founded in 1779 and is the oldest “Stage” in Germany. In 1782 the premiere of Die Räuber, written by Friedrich Schiller, was shown.WEB, Fühner, Ruth, 2007-01-13, Neues in der Theaterwelt,www.deutschlandfunk.de/neues-in-der-theaterwelt-100.html, 2021-12-17, Deutschlandfunk, de, Recently, smaller stages have opened, such as the Oststadt-Theater, the TIG7 (Theater im Quadrat G7), the Theater Oliv, the Freilichtbühne, the Theater31, the Theater ImPuls, the Theater Felina-Areal, the Mannheimer Puppenspiele, the Kleinkunstbühne Klapsmühl’, Schatzkistl, and zeitraumexit.

Sport

File:Carl-Benz-Stadion 2.jpg|thumb|left|Carl-Benz-StadionCarl-Benz-StadionThere are two nationally renowned football clubs in Mannheim, SV Waldhof Mannheim, who currently are playing in the third tier 3. Liga, but who have played in the top tier, the Bundesliga; and VfR Mannheim, winner of the German championship in 1949, now playing in the sixth tier Verbandsliga Baden.The Adler Mannheim (formerly MERC, Mannheimer Eis- und Rollsport-Club) is an ice hockey team playing in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga, having won the German championship a total of eight times (7 times Deutsche Eishockey Liga and one time the former highest German ice hockey league known as Bundesliga).WEB, Championnat d’Allemagne de hockey sur glace 1979/80,www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/Allemagne1980.htm, 1 September 2020, www.passionhockey.com, The city is home to the Mannheim Tornados, the oldest operational baseball and softball club in Germany. The Tornados play in the first division of the Baseball Bundesliga and have won the championship 11 times, more than any other club.weblink{{dead link|date=April 2011}}In 2003, the American football club {{ill|Mannheim Bandits|de}} was founded. The Mannheim Bandits are playing in the first German Football League which is called GFL1. As of 2018, between 500 and 900 people watch each game.WEB, “Leute sollen Spaß am Sport haben” – Bitte keine Fußball-Verhältnisse im Football,www.vereinsleben.de/neuigkeiten/8/2019-02-01-interview-essam-shurbaji-mannheim-bandits-leute-sollen-spass-am-sport-haben, 2021-12-18, www.vereinsleben.de, de, Rhein-Neckar Löwen are a handball team playing in the professional German Handball League.WEB, 2021-12-12, Rhein-Neckar Löwen, Stuttgart und Göppingen mit Pleiten,www.swr.de/sport/mehr-sport/handball/bundesliga/rhein-neckar-loewen-kiel-106.html, 2021-12-18, swr.online, de, The WWE visited Mannheim in 2008. Around 10,000 fans attended the event.WEB, RAW Survivor Series Tour 2008 Ergebnisse aus Mannheim/Deutschland (5.11.08) {{!, Wrestling-Infos.de|date=5 November 2008 |url=https://www.wrestling-infos.de/2858.html|access-date=2021-12-18|language=de}}UFC fighter Dennis Siver lives and trains in Mannheim.WEB, 2018-09-14, Dennis Siver im Schnelldurchlauf {{!, UFC|url=https://kr.ufc.com/node/72212|access-date=2021-12-18|website=kr.ufc.com|language=ko}}Mannheim hosted the European Show Jumping Championships in 1997, and the FEI European Jumping Championships in 2007WEB, 2018-09-14, Werbeagentur Mannheim {{!, UFC|url=https://wirkungswerk.de/|access-date=2021-12-18|website=wirkungswerk|language=ko}} 14–19 August, in the MVV-riding stadium.In 2002, Hobby Horse Polo was invented in Mannheim, evoking the classical rivalry towards “polite society” in Heidelberg.Express 23 June 2013WEB,www.steckenpferdpolo.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Rheinpfalz_25_Juli_2008.jpg, Rheinpfalz July 25 2008, WEB,www.spiegel.de/panorama/steckenpferdpolo-trendsportart-in-duesseldorf-im-rheinpark-a-994129.html, Steckenpferdpolo: Trendsportart in Düsseldorf im Rheinpark, Eva Gerten, 27 September 2014, SPIEGEL ONLINE, The Maimarkt-Turnier Mannheim is an annual international horse show held during the Mannheimer Maimarkt since 1964.

Education

{{Panorama|image = SchlossMannheim-Pano-130616.jpg|height = 200px|width = |alt = The University of Mannheim’s main campus – the Palace in a 180-degree panoramic view|caption = The University of Mannheim’s main campus – the Palace in a 180-degree panoramic view|dir = |align = center}}The University of Mannheim is one of Germany’s younger universities. Although founded in 1967, it has its origins in the Palatine Academy of Sciences, established in 1763, and the former Handelshochschule (Commercial College), founded in 1907. Situated in Mannheim Palace, it is Germany’s leading university in the fields of business and economics and attracts students from around the world. Described by Die Zeit as the ‘Harvard of Germany’, it is seen as the training grounds of German business leaders. More than 12,000 students were enrolled in the 2013/14 semester.WEB, 2014-02-04, Student statistics 2013/2014,www.uni-mannheim.de/1/universitaet/profil/zahlen_geschichte/statistiken/statistik/Studierendenstatistik_hws13.pdf, 2021-12-17,www.uni-mannheim.de/1/universitaet/profil/zahlen_geschichte/statistiken/statistik/Studierendenstatistik_hws13.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20140204051309www.uni-mannheim.de/1/universitaet/profil/zahlen_geschichte/statistiken/statistik/Studierendenstatistik_hws13.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20140204051309www.uni-mannheim.de/1/universitaet/profil/zahlen_geschichte/statistiken/statistik/Studierendenstatistik_hws13.pdf, 4 February 2014, The university town also houses one of the medical schools of Heidelberg University (at the University Hospital Mannheim), the Hochschule Mannheim, a branch of the Duale Hochschule of the State of Baden-Württemberg and several musical and theatrical academies, including the Pop Academy Mannheim, the Musikhochschule and the Theaterakademie. These institutions draw a large and diverse student body.Dependents of U.S. military personnel attended Mannheim Elementary School until it closed in June 2012.Casebeer, Elizabeth. “Mannheim Elementary closes doors after 66 years: Teachers, students all attend ceremony to say goodb.” U.S. Army. 14 June 2012. Retrieved on 16 November 2015. In the 1980s the school had 2,200 students.Montgomery, Nancy. “Closing of bases in Mannheim ends special relationship between Germans, U.S. troops.” Stars and Stripes. 22 May 2011. Retrieved on 16 November 2015.

Inventions

(File:Monument of first motorcar.jpg|thumb|Monument of first motorcar in Mannheim)According to Forbes magazine, Mannheim is known for its exceptional inventive power and was ranked 11th among the Top 15 of the most inventive cities worldwide.MAGAZINE,www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/07/09/worlds-15-most-inventive-cities, World’s 15 Most Inventive Cities, Forbes.com, 13 February 2014, Many significant inventions were made in Mannheim:

• Karl Drais built the first two-wheeled draisine in 1817.
• Karl Benz drove the first automobile on the streets of Mannheim in 1886. At his workshop in Mannheim, he produced a lightweight three-wheeled vehicle powered by a single cylinder petrol/gasoline-fueled engine, first shown in public during 1886. This powered tricycle subsequently came to be widely regarded as the first automobile/motor car powered by an internal combustion engine. Karl’s wife Bertha Benz undertook the world’s first road trip by automobile from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back,WEB, Bertha Benz Memorial Route,www.bertha-benz.de/indexen.php?inhalt=home, 2021-12-19, www.bertha-benz.de, about 65 miles then, on modern roads about 55 miles, in August 1888.
• The Lanz Bulldog, a popular tractor with a rugged, simple Diesel engine was introduced in 1921.
• Karl Benz developed the world’s first compact diesel-powered car at the Benz & Cie. motor works in Mannheim in 1923.
• Julius Hatry built the world’s first rocket plane in 1929.
• Dario Fontanella, an Italian guest worker, invented the first Spaghettieis (spaghetti ice cream) in 1969.

File:draisine1817.jpg|The world’s first bicycle, built in Mannheim by Karl Freiherr von Drais in 1817File: 1885Benz.jpg|The world’s first motorcar, built in Mannheim by Karl Benz in 1885File:berthabenzmemorialrouteschild.jpg|Official sign of Bertha Benz Memorial Route, commemorating the world’s first long-distance journey by automobile from Mannheim to Pforzheim in 1888 {{convert|104|km|0|abbr=on}}

Government and politics

Mayor

(File:Christian Specht 2.jpg|thumb|Christian Specht in 2011)The mayor is the head of the city council and chairman of the council, being selected by direct suffrage for a term of eight years. The current mayor is {{interlanguage link|Christian Specht|de|}} from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). In 2023, Specht ran in the election for mayor of Mannheim, in which incumbent Peter Kurz (SPD) did not run again, and was supported by the CDU Mannheim, the {{interlanguage link|Mannheimer Liste|de}} and the FDP Mannheim.WEB, 2023-07-12, Timo Schmidhuber, 2023-01-23, CDU-Politiker Christian Specht tritt bei OB-Wahl in Mannheim an,www.mannheimer-morgen.de/orte/mannheim_artikel,-mannheim-cdu-politiker-christian-specht-tritt-bei-ob-wahl-in-mannheim-an-_arid,2041987.html, Mannheimer Morgen, mannheimer-morgen.de, WEB, 2023-01-20, Timo Schmidhuber, 2023-01-20, Mannheimer Morgen, OB-Kandidat Specht: “Mannheim ist für mich eine Herzensangelegenheit”,www.mannheimer-morgen.de/orte/mannheim_artikel,-mannheim-ob-kandidat-specht-mannheim-ist-fuer-mich-eine-herzensangelegenheit-_arid,2041993.html, In the first round of voting on June 18, 2023, he received 45.64% of the vote. On July 9, 2023, he won the second round of voting with 49.9% of the vote, ahead of SPD candidate Thorsten Riehle (48.7%) and independent candidate UÄŸur Çakir (1.3%).WEB, 2023-07-12, 2023-07-09, Christian Specht neuer Oberbürgermeister,www.mannheim.de/de/nachrichten/christian-specht-neuer-oberbuergermeister, mannheim.de, Due to an objection to the election results, Specht was initially elected as appointed mayor by the city council.WEB, 2023-08-04, 2023-08-03, de, Christian Specht zum bestellten Oberbürgermeister gewählt {{!, Mannheim.de|url=https://www.mannheim.de/de/nachrichten/christian-specht-zum-bestellten-oberbuergermeister-gewaehlt}} The objection was rejected by the {{interlanguage link|Karlsruhe Regional Council|de}} on August 2, 2023, making Specht’s election valid.WEB, 2023-08-13, 2023-08-03, de, Einsprüche zurückgewiesen: Was das für Christian Specht bedeutet,www.mannheimer-morgen.de/orte/mannheim_artikel,-mannheim-einsprueche-zurueckgewiesen-was-das-fuer-christian-specht-bedeutet-_arid,2111918.html, He took office on August 4, 2023,WEB, 2023-07-10, Holger Neumann, 2023-07-10, swr.de, Amtsantritt am 4. August: Mannheims neuer OB Specht setzt auf “Koalition der Willigen”,www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/mannheim/interview-ob-wahl-mannheim-sieger-christian-specht-100.html, SWR4 BW Regional, making him the first CDU mayor in Mannheim since (:de:Josef Braun|Josef Braun) (1945–1948).WEB, 2023-07-12, Peter Kiefer, 2023-06-22, OB-Wahl in Mannheim – dieses Ergebnis gab es in der Quadratestadt noch nie zuvor,www.mannheim24.de/mannheim/rathaus-endergebnis-ob-wahl-mannheim-ergebnis-premiere-cdu-kandidat-christian-specht-mitte-92352372.html, mannheim24.de, {{election table}}! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate! rowspan=2| Party! colspan=2| First round! colspan=2| Second round! Votes! %! Votes! %Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| Christian Specht Christian Democratic Union| 34.329| 45,64| 35.981| 49,89Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| Thorsten Riehle Social Democratic Party| 22.748| 30,24| 35.122| 48,70Alliance 90/The Greens}}| Raymond Fojkar Bündnis 90/Die Grünen| 10.379| 13,80 WithdrewDie PARTEI}}| Thomas Bischoff Die PARTEI| 2,327| 3.3 Withdrew David Frey| 1.081| 1,44 Withdrew| Tanja Krone| 903| 1,20 Withdrew UÄŸur Çakir| 638| 0,85| 947| 1,31 Others| 41| 0,05| 70| 0.10! colspan=3| Valid votes! 75.222! 99.38! 72,120! 99.43! colspan=3| Invalid votes! 467! 0.62! 415! 0.57! colspan=3| Total! 75,689! 100.0! 72535! 100.0! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout! 234,942! 32,22! 234.861! 30,88 Source: City of MannheimThe city leaders since 1810 are:{{div col|colwidth=21em}}

• 1810–1820: Johann Wilhelm Reinhardt
• 1820–1832: Valentin Möhl
• 1833–1835: Heinrich Andriano
• 1836–1849: Ludwig Jolly
• 1849–1852: Friedrich Reiß
• 1852–1861: Heinrich Christian Diffené
• 1861–1870: Ludwig Achenbach
• 1870–1891: Eduard Moll
• 1891–1908: Otto Beck
• 1908–1913: Paul Martin
• 1914–1928: Theodor Kutzer
• 1928–1933: Hermann Heimerich (SPD)
• 1933–1945: Carl Renninger (NSDAP)
• 1945–1948: Josef Braun (CDU)
• 1948–1949: Fritz Cahn-Garnier (SPD)
• 1949–1955: Hermann Heimerich (SPD)
• 1956–1972: Hans Reschke (independent)
• 1972–1980: Ludwig Ratzel (SPD)
• 1980–1983: Wilhelm Varnholt (SPD)
• 1983–2007: Gerhard Widder (SPD)
• 2007–2023: Peter Kurz (SPD)
• 2023–present: Christian Specht (CDU)

{{div col end}}

City council

(File:Technisches Rathaus in Mannheim.jpg|thumb|Town hall in E 5)(File:2019 Mannheim City Council election - Stadtteile.svg|thumb|250px|Results of the 2019 city council election)The council has 48 seats and is elected by direct suffrage for five years. In the local elections in Baden-Württemberg, voters are allowed to take advantage of cumulative voting and vote splitting. Since the Second World War the SPD, except in the elections of 1999 and 2004, has received more votes than the CDU. In the 2019 election, the Greens received the most votes for the first time. The next municipal election will take place in 2024.The most recent city council election was held on 26 May 2019, and the results were as follows:{{election table}}! colspan=2| Party! Votes! %! +/-! Seats! +/-Alliance 90/The Greens}}| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)| 1,235,924| 24.4| {{increase}} 8.1| 12| {{increase}} 4Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| Social Democratic Party (SPD)| 1,071,597| 21.2| {{decrease}} 6.1| 10| {{decrease}} 3Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)| 968,098| 19.1| {{decrease}} 7.0| 9| {{decrease}} 3Alternative for Germany}}| Alternative for Germany (AfD)| 465,694| 9.2| {{increase}} 1.4| 4| ±0| Free Voters/Mannheimer List (ML)| 372,461| 7.4| {{decrease}} 1.9| 4| ±0Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| Free Democratic Party (FDP)| 307,305| 6.1| {{increase}} 1.6| 3| {{increase}} 1The Left (Germany)}}| The Left (Die Linke)| 302,685| 6.0| {{decrease}} 0.2| 3| ±0Die PARTEI}}| Die PARTEI (PARTEI)| 151,449| 3.0| New| 1| New| Middle-Class for Mannheim (MfM)| 67,163| 1.3| {{decrease}} 0.1| 1| ±0Human Environment Animal Protection}}| Human Environment Animal Protection (Tierschutzpartei)| 55,458| 1.1| New| 1| New | Mannheimer People’s Party (MVP)| 27,491| 0.5| New| 0| New| Alliance for Innovation and Justice (BIG)| 22,928| 0.5| New| 0| NewNational Democratic Party of Germany}}| National Democratic Party (NPD)| 13,784| 0.3| New| 0| New! colspan=2| Total! 5,062,037! ! ! ! ! colspan=2| Total ballots! 118,721! 100.0! ! 48! ±0! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout! 238,496! 49.8! {{increase}} 11.1! ! Source: City of Mannheim {{Webarchiveweb2.mannheim.de/Wahl2019/gw2019.html >date=30 March 2021 }}

United States military installations

A number of U.S. Army Europe installations were located in and near Mannheim during the Cold War. The following locations provided services to and housed the “U.S. Army Garrison Mannheim” and other units of the U.S. Army. The U.S. Army Garrison Mannheim was formally deactivated on 31 May 2011.WEB,www.army.mil/article/59265/Mannheim_Deactivation_Ceremony/, Mannheim Deactivation Ceremony, USAG BADEN-WÃœRTTEMBERG PUBLIC AFFAIRS, 9 June 2011,

• Coleman Barracks and Coleman Army Airfield (Mannheim-Sandhofen): the headquarters of the American Forces Network-Europe, and Also, the location of the United States Army Corrections Facility-Europe.
• Funari Barracks (Mannheim-Käfertal), vacated in 2014.
• Spinelli Barracks (Mannheim-Feudenheim), vacated in 2015, the home of the Army’s 28th Transportation Battalion.
• Sullivan Barracks (Mannheim-Käfertal): formerly the headquarters of the U.S. Army’s 7th Signal Brigade and the 529th Military Police Honor Guard Company’s 2nd Platoon; vacated in 2014.
• Taylor Barracks (Mannheim-Vogelstang): formerly the headquarters of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Signal Brigade; vacated in 2011.
• Turley Barracks (Mannheim-Käfertal): in the early 1990s was home to the 181st Transportation Bn, with companies of 40th, 41st, 51st, 590th, TTP, and HHC transportation companies and also the headquarters of the NATO ACE Mobile Force (Land) (AMFL).
• The Benjamin Franklin Village (Mannheim-Käfertal), housing. Also, it was the home of the Mannheim American High School and the Middle School,WEB,www.mann-ms.eu.dodea.edu/, DoDEA: Mannheim Middle School, dead,www.mann-ms.eu.dodea.edu/," title="web.archive.org/web/20070923115250www.mann-ms.eu.dodea.edu/,">web.archive.org/web/20070923115250www.mann-ms.eu.dodea.edu/, 23 September 2007, 7 June 2007, which closed on 9 June 2011. The last soldier and his family moved out in 2012.

The following locations were part of the “U.S. Army Garrison Heidelberg” but were within the area of the city of Mannheim until they were vacated in 2010 and 2011:

• Friedrichsfeld Service Center (Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld)
• Hammonds Barracks (formerly Loretto Kaserne) (Mannheim-Seckenheim)
• Stem Kaserne (Mannheim-Seckenheim)

All personnel of the U.S. Army military community left Mannheim by 2015, some of them moving to Wiesbaden. With the exception of four barracks, all other barracks formerly occupied by the U.S. military had been returned to the German state for conversion to civilian use in 2011.

Main sights

(File:Mannheim Altes Rathaus St Sebastian 3600.jpg|thumb|Former City Hall and St. Sebastian’s Church)File:Universitaet Mannheim Schloss Ehrenhof.jpg|thumb|The University of Mannheim is housed in the Mannheim PalaceMannheim Palace(File:Jesuitenkirche West.jpg|thumb|upright|Jesuit Church (background) and Sternwarte (defunct observatory; in the foreground))(File:Mannemer Mess - Oct 2014.JPG|thumb|At the Mannheim Fair ({{ill|Mannheimer Mess|de}}), Oct. 2014)(File:NUB Mannheim 2014-03-13.jpg|thumb|{{ill|Neckaruferbebauung Nord|de}} in 2014)

• Fernmeldeturm Mannheim – 217.8-metre-high telecommunication tower, landmark of Mannheim
• {{ill|Synagoge (Mannheim)|de}} – post World War II synagogue
• Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque
• Luisenpark – named one of the most beautiful parks in Europe with around 1.2 million visitors annuallyWEB, Tagesausflug Luisenpark Mannheim,www.cbf-suedpfalz.de/termin/tagesausflug-luisenpark-mannheim/, 2021-12-21, Club Behinderter und ihrer Freunde Südpfalz e.V., de-DE,
• Mannheim Palace (Mannheimer Schloss) – the city castle and main building of the University of Mannheim
• Wasserturm – the town’s landmark water tower
• Jesuit Church
• SAP Arena – multifunctional indoor arena, home of Mannheim’s ice-hockey team “Die Adler” (“The Eagles“)WEB, SAP-Arena,www.mannheim.citysam.de/sap-arena.htmsap-arena-1, 2021-12-21, www.mannheim.citysam.de, de,
• Breite Strasse, Kunststrasse, and Kapuzinerplanken – Mannheim’s main shopping destinations
• International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
• Kunsthalle Mannheim – museum of modern and contemporary art
• Technoseum – technology museum
• Multihalle – multi-purpose hall in Mannheim’s Herzogenriedpark, the world’s largest self-supporting wooden lattice-shell construction
• Wildpark and Waldvogelpark am Karlstern
• The city centre – designed in squares (Quadratestadt)
• Reißinsel – a natural area that an honorary citizen of Mannheim, Carl Reiß, bequeathed to the residents of MannheimWEB, Reißinsel in Mannheim,www.visit-mannheim.de/Media/attraktionen/reissinsel-mannheim, 2021-12-21, Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH,
• Reiß-Engelhorn-Museen – museum with four exhibition halls presenting exhibits in archaeology, world cultures, history of art and culture, photography, and history of theater and music
• Maimarkt – largest regional trade fair in GermanyWEB, Messehostessen für die Maimarkt Messe in Mannheim,messehostessen.info/messehostessen/maimarkt-hostessenagentur-mannheim/, 2021-12-24, de-DE,
• Marktplatz (Market square) – hosts a farmers’ market every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.WEB, Marktplatz Mannheim,www.visit-mannheim.de/Media/attraktionen/marktplatz-mannheim, 2021-12-21, Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH, Fresh fruit, vegetables, and flowers are sold.
• {{ill|Mannheimer Mess|de}} (Mannheim Fair) – twice a year (spring & autumn), a big fair that takes place on Neuer Messplatz-squareWEB, Mannheimer Maimess – Themen – lokalmatador,www.lokalmatador.de/thema/mannheimer-maimess-1260/, 2021-12-19, www.lokalmatador.de, de-DE,

Economy

With a gross domestic product (GDP) of €20.921 billion, Mannheim ranks 17th on the list of German cities by GDP as of 2018.In the 2019 edition of the {{ill|Zukunftsatlas|de}}, the independent city of Mannheim ranked 35nd out of 401 counties and independent cities in Germany, making it one of the places with “high future opportunities”.WEB, TPMA {{!, TPMA|url=https://www.tp-ma.de/der-technologiepark/rund-um-den-tpma/lebensqualitat-in-der-region.html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=www.tp-ma.de|language=de}}Mannheim is among the most attractive business locations in Germany thanks to its competitive business environment and growth opportunities and is considered the economic centre of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region, which is one of Germany’s most important business locations.The New Economy Magazine elected Mannheim under the 20 cities that best represent the world of tomorrow emphasizing Mannheim’s positive economic and innovative environment.The unemployment rate of Mannheim is 7.2% as of 2020.WEB, Arbeitslosenquote Mannheim bis 2020,de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1199291/umfrage/arbeitslosenquote-mannheim/, 2021-12-17, Statista, de, The successor to the Karl Benz automobile manufacturing companies begun in Mannheim, Daimler AG, has had a large presence in Mannheim. Today, diesel engines and buses are assembled there. The Swiss Hoffmann–La Roche diagnostic group (formerly known as Boehringer Mannheim) has its division headquarters in Mannheim.WEB, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim: Daten – der digitale Schatz des medizinischen Fortschritts,www.rhein-neckar.ihk24.de/system/veranstaltungen/roche-diagnostics-gmbh-mannheim-daten-der-digitale-schatz-des-medizinischen-fortschritts/4937340, 2021-12-21, IHK Rhein-Neckar, de-DE, Additionally, the city also hosts large factories, headquarters and/or offices of ABB,WEB, Mannheim: ABB kehrt in den Gewerbepark zurück,www.rnz.de/wirtschaft/wirtschaft-regional_artikel,-mannheim-abb-kehrt-in-den-gewerbepark-zurueck-_arid,687277.html, 2021-12-21, www.rnz.de, de, IBM,WEB, Dietmar Hopp: Sein Bruder Rüdiger – bester Freund,www.rnz.de/nachrichten/bergstrasse_artikel,-dietmar-hopp-sein-bruder-ruediger-bester-freund-_arid,511105.html, 2021-12-21, www.rnz.de, de, Alstom,WEB, Alstom: Auch Mannheim vom Stellenabbau betroffen,www.rnz.de/wirtschaft/wirtschaft-regional_artikel,-alstom-auch-mannheim-vom-stellenabbau-betroffen-_arid,786643.html, 2021-12-21, www.rnz.de, de, WEB, Alstom in Mannheim: Neue Standortleiterin Karin Sautter sagt “sehr positive Zukunft” voraus – Wirtschaft,www.mannheimer-morgen.de/wirtschaft_artikel,-wirtschaft-alstom-in-mannheim-neue-standortleiterin-karin-sautter-sagt-sehr-positive-zukunft-voraus-_arid,1827588.html, 2021-12-21, www.mannheimer-morgen.de, 24 July 2021, de, BASF (Ludwigshafen), Bilfinger Berger,WEB, Bilfinger in Mannheim: Neues Hauptquartier symbolisiert Neuanfang,www.rnz.de/nachrichten/mannheim_artikel,-bilfinger-in-mannheim-neues-hauptquartier-symbolisiert-neuanfang-_arid,392394.html, 2021-12-21, www.rnz.de, de, Reckitt Benckiser, Unilever,WEB, Unsere Standorte im Ãœberblick,www.unilever.de/our-company/unsere-standorte/, 2021-12-21, Unilever, de-DE, Essity,WEB, Essity: Unternehmen verlagert “Tempo” nach Mannheim,www.rnz.de/wirtschaft/wirtschaft-regional_artikel,-essity-unternehmen-verlagert-tempo-nach-mannheim-_arid,761344.html, 2021-12-21, www.rnz.de, de, Phoenix Group,WEB, 2021-09-23, Mannheim: Phoenix-Gruppe auf stabilem Wachstumskurs,www.rnf.de/269321-269321/, 2021-12-21, de-DE, Bombardier,WEB, 2020-03-05, Mannheim: Beschäftigte von Bombardier kämpfen um Arbeitsplätze,www.rnf.de/mannheim-beschaeftigte-von-bombardier-kaempfen-um-arbeitsplaetze-223737/, 2021-12-21, de-DE, Pepperl+Fuchs,WEB, Exzellenzbetrieb: Pepperl+Fuchs SE – Die Deutsche Wirtschaft,die-deutsche-wirtschaft.de/exzellenzbetrieb-peppel-fuchs-se/, 2021-12-21, de-DE, Caterpillar, Fuchs Petrolub, John Deere, Siemens,WEB, Siemens {{!, Niederlassung Mannheim|url=https://new.siemens.com/de/de/unternehmen/standorte/niederlassung-mannheim.html|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Siemens Deutschland|language=de}} SCA, Südzucker, and other companies. The University Hospital Mannheim provides health care to the inhabitants of Mannheim and the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.With €4.5 billion, Mannheim ranks 22nd on the list of cities by market value of its DAX, TecDAX and MDAX companies.WEB, Platz 22: Mannheim – Die 25 “wertvollsten” Städte Deutschlands {{!, Top-Ranking|url=https://www.finanzen.net/top_ranking/top_ranking_detail.asp|access-date=2021-12-20|website=finanzen.net|language=de|archive-date=20 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220165147www.finanzen.net/top_ranking/top_ranking_detail.asp|url-status=dead}}(File:Konzernzentrale.jpg|thumb|MVV tower in Mannheim)MVV Energie based in Mannheim is the largest municipal energy supplier in Germany.

Media

In addition to the only local daily newspaper {{ill|Mannheimer Morgen|de}}, the Ludwigshafen newspaper Die Rheinpfalz, the Heidelberg newspaper {{ill|Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung|de}} and the Bild Rhein-Neckar offer a local section for Mannheim. In addition, the weekly paper Wochenblatt Mannheim with its official gazette is published. The Kommunal-Info Mannheim is published fortnightly. Free district newspapers are distributed in almost all parts of the city.

Infrastructure

Road transport

(File:Karte Verkehrswege Großraum Mannheim.png|Roadmap of Mannheim|thumb)The Mannheim/Ludwigshafen area is surrounded by a ring of motorways connecting it to Frankfurt in the north, Karlsruhe in the south, Saarbrücken in the west and Nuremberg in the east.

Railway transport

Mannheim Hauptbahnhof (central station) is at the end of the Mannheim-Stuttgart high-speed rail line and is the most important railway junction in southwestern Germany. It is served by ICE high-speed train system with connections to Frankfurt am Main–Berlin, Karlsruhe–Basel, and Stuttgart–Munich. A new high speed line to Frankfurt also is planned to relieve the existing Mannheim–Frankfurt railway.NEWS, 2021-10-14, Bahnstreckenausbau In 29 Minuten mit dem ICE von Frankfurt nach Mannheim,m.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/frankfurt/bahn-baut-aus-in-29-minuten-mit-dem-ice-von-frankfurt-nach-mannheim-17584807.html, 2021-12-19, FAZ.NET, de, Köhler, Manfred,

River transport

{{Location mark|image=Neckar watershed closer.gif|caption=Mannheim on the Rivers Rhine and Neckar|type=thumb|x=296|y=195}}Mannheim Harbour is the second-largest river port in Germany and has a size of 1131 hectares.WEB, Millenet, Jan, 9 January 2019, Mannheimer Binnenhafen ist einer der größten seiner Art,www.echo-online.de/lokales/nachrichten-rhein-neckar/mannheimer-binnenhafen-ist-einer-der-grossten-seiner-art_19886771, 9 September 2020, www.echo-online.de, de, In 2016, 6.9 million tons of goods were handled on the water side.NEWS, 2017-01-31, Mannheim und Ludwigshafen stabil, {{ill, Täglicher Hafenbericht, de, }} Around 500 companies, with about 20,000 employees, are in the Mannheim Harbour.WEB, Hafen Mannheim: Trockensommer forderte seinen Tribut,www.rnz.de/nachrichten/mannheim_artikel,-hafen-mannheim-trockensommer-forderte-seinen-tribut-_arid,420044.html, 2021-12-17, www.rnz.de, de,

Air transport

(File:Aerial image of the Mannheim City airport.jpg|thumb|Mannheim City Airport)Although Frankfurt International Airport is only {{convert|65|km|0|abbr=on}} to the north, at various times over the years there were daily passenger flights from Mannheim City Airport (IATA code MHG) to London, Dresden, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, and Saarbrücken. Currently, commercial passenger flights serve Sylt.

Local public transport

{{See also|Trams in Mannheim/Ludwigshafen}}Local public transport in Mannheim includes the RheinNeckar S-Bahn, eleven tram lines, and numerous bus lines operated by Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (Rhine-Neckar transport) (RNV).The RheinNeckar S-Bahn, established in 2003, connects most of the Rhine-Neckar area, including lines into the Palatinate, Odenwald and southern Hesse. All S-Bahn lines run through Mannheim Hauptbahnhof except S5. Other S-Bahn stations are Mannheim-Rangierbahnhof, Mannheim-Seckenheim, and Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld-Süd.The {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}} integrated Mannheim/Ludwigshafen tramway network also extends to Heidelberg. It is operated by RNV, a company that is wholly owned by the three cities mentioned and a couple of municipalities in the Palatinate. RNV is the result of a merger on 1 October 2009 between the region’s five former municipal transportation companies.NEWS,www.rnv-online.de/rnvGips/Gips;jsessionid=D599A53604ABB5F1D24D663A7F42FD3C?SessionMandant=RNV&Anwendung=CMSTickerEintrag&Methode=ShowHTMLAusgabe&SessionMandant=&RessourceID=56833,www.rnv-online.de/rnvGips/Gips;jsessionid=D599A53604ABB5F1D24D663A7F42FD3C?SessionMandant=RNV&Anwendung=CMSTickerEintrag&Methode=ShowHTMLAusgabe&SessionMandant=&RessourceID=56833," title="archive.today/20110719075638www.rnv-online.de/rnvGips/Gips;jsessionid=D599A53604ABB5F1D24D663A7F42FD3C?SessionMandant=RNV&Anwendung=CMSTickerEintrag&Methode=ShowHTMLAusgabe&SessionMandant=&RessourceID=56833,">archive.today/20110719075638www.rnv-online.de/rnvGips/Gips;jsessionid=D599A53604ABB5F1D24D663A7F42FD3C?SessionMandant=RNV&Anwendung=CMSTickerEintrag&Methode=ShowHTMLAusgabe&SessionMandant=&RessourceID=56833, dead, 19 July 2011, Press release announcing the merger to form RNV (German-language), 23 September 2009, 6 October 2009, Interurban trams are operated by RNV on a triangular route between Mannheim, Heidelberg, and Weinheim that was originally established by the Upper Rhine Railway Company (Oberrheinische Eisenbahn, OEG), and the company also operates interurban trams between Bad Dürkheim, Ludwigshafen, and Mannheim. In the 1970s a proposal to build a U-Bahn out of the Mannheim and Ludwigshafen tramways was begun, but only small sections were built due to lack of funds. The only underground station in Mannheim is the Haltestelle Dalbergstraße. U-Bahn planning now has stopped. All public transport is offered at uniform prices set by the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (Rhine-Neckar Transport Union, VRN).

Block numbering and computer mapping

(File:Mannheim Quadratstadt beschriftet.png|thumb|293px|The squares with their numbers)The city centre uses an addressing system that is unique within Germany. Rather than street names and numbers, each block is given a code and a number is given to each building: C3, 17 is block C3, building 17. The practice dates back centuries and is a result of the original use of the city centre as a fort, with the fort’s internal system being adopted when it became public streets. The streets themselves are unnamed. The codes are laid out in a simple progressive pattern: C3 is between C2 and C4 in one direction and B3 and D3 in the other. However, those not used to the system will often become lost. A street named Breite Straße goes through the middle of the blocks from south to north, with blocks A-K on the west side of the street and L-U on the east, with each row going 1 to at most 7 based on distance from this road. House numbers begin on the south corner nearest Breite Straße and go counterclockwise for A-K and clockwise for L-U.WEB,twomonkeystravelgroup.com/7-awesome-things-mannheim-germany/, Mannheim, Germany – 7 Awesome Things To Do, twomonkeystravelgroup.com, 14 November 2015, That causes major issues with most mapping software, as the databases that they use are based on the standard street-number system, and so the software cannot accommodate a completely different system for a small area. A variety of fixes have been tried, none with a high level of success. In particular, the systems have issues because an address on a block can be on any of up to four roads and so attempts to fix the issue by giving the roads false names within the database have often failed to give accurate addressing, but such can still be seen on some platforms like Google Maps. Finding an address in the area thus generally requires resorting to asking directions or using one of the many posted public maps.WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSG-zxGRkJw,ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/DSG-zxGRkJw, 2021-11-02, live, The European City Centre With No Street Names, Tom Scott, 19 February 2018, YouTube, {{cbignore}}

Twin towns – sister cities

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}File:Luisenpark Gondoletta 05.jpg|thumb|120px|Telecommunication tower and LuisenparkLuisenparkMannheim is twinned with:WEB, Partner- und Freundesstädte,www.mannheim.de/de/stadt-gestalten/europa-und-internationales/partner-und-freundesstaedte, mannheim.de, Mannheim, de, 26 November 2019, {{div col|colwidth=20em}}

• Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (1957)
• Toulon, France (1959)
• Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin), Germany (1961)
• Windsor, Canada (1980)
• Riesa, Germany (1988)
• ChiÈ™inău, Moldova (1989)
• Bydgoszcz, Poland (1991)
• KlaipÄ—da, Lithuania (2002)
• Zhenjiang, China (2004)
• Haifa, Israel (2009)
• Qingdao, China (2016)
• Chernivtsi, Ukraine (2022)

{{div col end}}

Notable people

{{see also|:de:Liste von Persönlichkeiten der Stadt Mannheim|l1=:de:Liste von Persönlichkeiten der Stadt Mannheim (List of personalities of Mannheim)|:de:Liste der Ehrenbürger von Mannheim|l2=:de:Liste der Ehrenbürger von Mannheim (List of honorary citizens of Mannheim)}}{{div col|colwidth=30em}}

• Josepha von Heydeck (1748–1771), mistress of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
• Johann Baptist Cramer (1771–1858), English pianist and composer
• Friedrich Engelhorn (1821–1902), industrialist, founder of BASF
• Marcus Otterbourg (1827–1893), American diplomat, lawyer, and judge
• Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840–1902), Austro-German psychiatrist
• Carl Benz (1844–1929), engine designer and automotive engineer. He built the first practical motorcar.
• Henry Morgenthau Sr. (1856–1946), American politician and real estate investor
• Robert Kahn (1865–1951), composer and pianist
• Otto Hermann Kahn (1867–1934), investment banker, collector and philanthropist
• Emmy Wehlen (1887–1977), musical comedy actress and silent screen star
• Sepp Herberger (1897–1977), football player and manager
• Wilhelm Fuchs (1898–1947), Nazi SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator executed for war crimes
• Hedwig Hillengaß (1902–1970), operatic soprano
• Albert Speer (1905–1981), Nazi architect, Minister for Armaments and Munitions during World War II
• Julius Hatry (1906–2000), aircraft designer and builder. He created the world’s first purpose-built rocket plane.
• Hans Filbinger (1913–2007), politician
• Samuel Hans Adler (born 1928), German-American composer, conductor and professor
• Claus Leininger (1931–2005), theatre director and manager
• Wolf Wolfensberger (1934–2011), German-American psychologist
• Roger Fritz (1936–2021), actor
• Rudi Altig (1937–2016), cyclist
• Christiane Schmidtmer (1939–2003), actress
• Fred Breinersdorfer (born 1946), writer
• Karl W Schweizer (born 1946), historian and author
• Kurt Fleckenstein (born 1949), artist/sculptor
• Peter Dani (1956–2002), American footballer
• Norbert Schwefel (1960–2015), musician
• Juergen Adams (born 1961), ice hockey player
• Uwe Rahn (born 1962), footballer
• Christine Lambrecht (born 1965), politician (SPD)
• Franz Jung (born 1966), Roman Catholic bishop
• Steffi Graf (born 1969), tennis player
• Xavier Naidoo (born 1971), pop singer
• Christian Wörns (born 1972), footballer
• Lexi Alexander (born 1974), director
• Bülent Ceylan (born 1976), German-Turkish comedian
• Jochen Hecht (born 1977), ice hockey player
• Uwe Gensheimer (born 1989), handball player
• Giulia Enders (born 1990), writer and medical researcher
• Hakan ÇalhanoÄŸlu (born 1994), Turkish footballer
• Paulina Krumbiegel (born 2000), footballer

{{div col end}}

Notes and references

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

Further reading

{{See also|Timeline of Mannheim#Bibliography|l1=Bibliography of the history of Mannheim}}

• Wiederkehr, Gustav: Mannheim in Sage und Geschichte, H. Haas’schen Buchdruckerei, 1907, (Festgabe zur Feier des dreihundertjährigen Bestehens der Stadt).
• David, Manfred: Mannheimer Stadtkunde. Edition Quadrat, Mannheim 1982, {{ISBN|3-87804-125-X}}.
• Staatl. Archivverwaltung Baden-Württemberg in Verbindung mit d. Städten u. d. Landkreisen Heidelberg u. Mannheim (Hrsg.): Die Stadt- und die Landkreise Heidelberg und Mannheim: Amtliche Kreisbeschreibung. Band 1: Allgemeiner Teil. Karlsruhe 1966, DNB 458203858. Band 3: Die Stadt Mannheim und die Gemeinden des Landkreises Mannheim. Karlsruhe 1970, DNB 366145509.
• Landesarchivdirektion Baden-Württemberg (Hrsg.): Das Land Baden-Württemberg – Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Band V.
• Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart 1976, {{ISBN|3-17-002542-2}}.
• Huth, Hans: Die Kunstdenkmäler des Stadtkreises Mannheim. München 1982, {{ISBN|3-422-00556-0}}.
• Oesterreich, Carmen And Volker (Hrsg.): Mannheim, wo es am schönsten ist – 55 Lieblingsplätze. Berlin 2008, {{ISBN|978-3-936962-43-7}}.
• Schenk, Andreas: Mannheim und seine Bauten 1907–2007. Hrsg. v. Stadtarchiv Mannheim und Mannheimer Architektur- und Bauarchiv e. V. 5 Bde. Edition Quadrat, Mannheim 2000–2007, {{ISBN|3-923003-83-8}}.
• Walz, Guido (Red.): Der Brockhaus Mannheim. 400 Jahre Quadratestadt – Das Lexikon. Bibliographisches Institut & F. A. Brockhaus, Mannheim 2006, {{ISBN|3-7653-0181-7}}.
• Naturführer Mannheim. Entdeckungen im Quadrat. Hrsg. von der Stadt Mannheim und der Bezirksstelle für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege Karlsruhe. Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher 2000, {{ISBN|3-89735-132-3}}.
• Ellrich, Hartmut: Mannheim. Sutton, Erfurt 2007, {{ISBN|978-3-86680-148-6}}.
• Nieß, Ulrich and Caroli, Michael (Hrsg.): Geschichte der Stadt Mannheim. Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher, Band 1: 2007, {{ISBN|978-3-89735-470-8}}. Band 2: 2007, {{ISBN|978-3-89735-471-5}}. Band 3: 2009, {{ISBN|978-3-89735-472-2}}.
• Mannheimer Altertumsverein/Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen: Mannheim vor der Stadtgründung – Teile I und II. Hrsg. Hansjörg Probst, 4 Bände. Mannheim 2007/08, {{ISBN|978-3-7917-2074-6}}.
• Vetter, Roland “Kein Stein soll auf dem andern bleiben” Mannheims Untergang während des Pfälzischen Erbfolgekrieges im Spiegel französischer Kriegsberichte {{ISBN|3-89735-204-4}}.

External links

{{Commons|Mannheim}}

• Official website
• Official tourism site
• {{Wikivoyage inline}}
• Literature from and about Mannheim in the German National Library
• Parks in Mannheim
• Mannheim in Britannica.com
• home.mannheim.army.mil/sites/local/" title="web.archive.org/web/20060613085501home.mannheim.army.mil/sites/local/">U.S. Army Garrison Mannheim homepage
• The Mannheim Heritage of World Cultures

{{Germany tourism Heidelberg area}}{{Cities in Germany}}{{Germany_districts baden-württemberg}}{{Authority control}}