Schwetzingen

Schwetzingen is a German city lying in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, around 10 km southwest of Heidelberg and 15 km southeast of Mannheim.

Economy and Infrastructure

Transportation

Schwetzingen lies relatively favourably between the two autobahns A 5 (with the junction Heidelberg/Schwetzingen) and A 6 (with the junctions Schwetzingen/Hockenheim and Mannheim/Schwetzingen). Since 1870 the city is connected to the Mannheim - Karlsruhe rail system.

Related Topics:
Autobahn - 1870

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Between 1910 and 1938 there was a tramline connecting Schwetzingen and Ketsch, between 1927 and 1973 there was also a tramline connecting Heidelberg with Schwetzingen.

Related Topics:
1910 - 1938 - Ketsch - 1927 - 1973

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Media

In Schwetzingen the daily newspaper is the "Schwetzinger Zeitung", which is a local newspaper published by the "Mannheimer Morgen".

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Public institutions

In Schwetzingen there is a district court, a notary´s office, an internal revenue service, a customs office and an employment office.

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Education

The city maintains the Hebel-Gymnasium, the Karl-Friedrich-Schimper-Realschule, the Hilda Hauptschule, four elemantary schools (Grundschule Hirschacker, Johann-Michael-Zeyher Grundschule, Nordstadt-Grundschule and Südstadt-Grundschule) as well as a special school, the Kurt-Waibel-Förderschule.

Related Topics:
Hebel - Gymnasium - Realschule - Hauptschule

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Furthermore there are two vocational schools (Carl-Theodor- and Erhart-Schott-School) and the Comenius-School for mentally handicapped.

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In the left wing of Schwetzingen´s castle there is a advanced technical college for administration of justice, maintained by the state of Baden-Württemberg.

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