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Kirchheim, Heidelberg — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Kirchheim is a district on Heidelberg's southern side, its named points the Petruskirche and the Sporthalle Kirchheim.
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Sport and parish, little else. Kirchheim reads as a district town inside Heidelberg rather than a quarter of it, and the fifteen square kilometres under the name carry houses, two churches and the Sporthalle Kirchheim instead of a hotel row. The Petruskirche is the landmark to walk to.
You would sleep out here for space and a straightforward run into Heidelberg, never for a doorstep full of restaurants.
About Kirchheim
What are the main landmarks in Kirchheim?
Two churches and a sports hall make the whole list, which for a district town of this size on Heidelberg's edge is a short register by any reading. The Petruskirche is one. St. Peter Kirche stands beside it on that register, sharing the dedication, and the Sporthalle Kirchheim closes the entry.
What is the history of Kirchheim?
Heidelberg's paperwork places Kirchheim without dating it. The sources gathered here place it as a district town of the city of Heidelberg, in Baden-Württemberg, and give no date for when the ground first carried the name. Two church entries do the dating instead.
The Petruskirche and St. Peter Kirche share a dedication, and the Sporthalle Kirchheim is the one modern entry standing among them.
Where is Kirchheim?
Kirchheim takes the southern side. Its ground runs to roughly fifteen square kilometres, a district town within Heidelberg, in Baden-Württemberg.
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Updated September 2026