Mannheim

:This article is about the German city. For the world in Norse mythology initially bearing the name Mannheim, see Midgard. For the town in the United States, see Manheim, New York, for the Hungarian sociologist see Karl Mannheim, for the inventor of the modern slide rule see Amedie Mannheim. See Mannheim (disambiguation).

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Norse mythology - Midgard - United States - Manheim, New York - Karl Mannheim - Amedie Mannheim - Mannheim (disambiguation)

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Mannheim is a city in Germany. With 318,873 inhabitants it is the second largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg after the capital Stuttgart.

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Germany - Baden-Württemberg - Stuttgart

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Mannheim is situated at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers, in the northwestern corner of Baden-Württemberg. To the west of Mannheim, across the Rhine, lies the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Ludwigshafen. The Hessian border is north of the city.

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Rhine - Neckar - Rhineland-Palatinate - Ludwigshafen - Hessian

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Mannheim is unique among German cities in that its downtown area is laid out in a grid pattern (called Quadrate - squares), much like many North American cities. The main route through the squares leads to an enormous 18th century castle that houses the University of Mannheim.

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Castle - University of Mannheim

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DaimlerChrysler is present with an assembly hangar for trucks and buses. The Swiss Roche Diagnostic group formerly known as Boehringer Mannheim has its division headquarters in Mannheim.

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DaimlerChrysler - Roche

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Mannheim's main station is an important train junction and part of the ICE high speed train system. The city is also home to the second largest river port in Germany.

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Station - ICE - River port

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Mannheim is also home of the Nationaltheater Mannheim (National Theatre).

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Mannheim's city symbol is the Wasserturm (Water tower), located in the east of the downtown area.

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