Heidelberg is a town situated on the River Neckar in southwest Germany. The fifth-largest town in the state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Mannheim and Freiburg im Breisgau. Heidelberg is part of the densely populated Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. In 2011, over 149,000 people lived in the city.
A former residence of the Electorate of the Palatinate, Heidelberg is the location of Heidelberg University, well known far beyond Germany's borders. Heidelberg is a popular tourist destination due to its romantic and picturesque cityscape, including Heidelberg Castle and the baroque style Old Town.
Heidelberg has an oceanic climate. Year-round, the mild temperatures are determined by maritime air masses coming from the west. Heidelberg is the name of the street this cache is on and also the city where PPanther was born. My dad was in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany. I was seven months old in this photo. Now you know what the Heidelberg connection is.