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Neuenheim, Heidelberg — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Neuenheim is a Stadtteil of Heidelberg on the northern bank of the Neckar, facing Bergheim and the Altstadt. Locally it is Neiene.
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Where to stay in Neuenheim
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Neuenheim stretches along the north bank opposite the old town, which puts the Altstadt across the river and the Philosophenweg on the slope above. Handschuhsheim adjoins to the north, and Wieblingen lies west across the Neckar. Ziegelhausen begins at the eastern boundary.
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About Neuenheim
What are the main landmarks in Neuenheim?
The Heiligenberg rises at the eastern edge with the Philosophenweg along it. Roman remains lie under the Stadtteil: a camp, the Roman bridge, two Mithraea and a brickworks run by Publius Attius Rufinus, whose bricks carry the stamp PAR. The Altstadt museums are across the water.
What is the history of Neuenheim?
A Roman camp stood on the ground Neuenheim now covers, with the Roman bridge over the Neckar. Two Mithraea were found there, and a brickworks that the Roman Publius Attius Rufinus ran, its bricks stamped PAR. Neuenheim is markedly older than Heidelberg itself.
Where is Neuenheim?
Neuenheim runs along the northern Neckar bank. The Heiligenberg and the Philosophenweg mark the eastern side, at the boundary with Ziegelhausen. Handschuhsheim is north.
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Updated October 2026