Mark Twain Village, Heidelberg

Name: Mark Twain Village
Address: Heidelberg, Germany

#74 among attractions in Heidelberg

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Mark Twain Village was a United States Army military family housing area located in the Südstadt district of Heidelberg, Germany. It was one of the two main American family housing areas in the United States Army Garrison Heidelberg that provided quarters for American military personnel, authorized civilian employees, and their families. MTV was located adjacent to Campbell Barracks, which served as the home to the Headquarters of United States Army Europe, the Headquarters for NATO's Allied Land Forces Central Europe, and the Installation Management Command Europe Region. MTV was separated by a main thoroughfare. ()

Local name: Mark-Twain-Village Coordinates: 49°23'11"N, 8°41'5"E

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Mark Twain Village – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gaisberg, Gaisbergturm, Bergfriedhof, St. Bonifatius.

1.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gaisberg, Heidelberg
38 min walk • Gaisberg is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
1.5 miNE
Tower
Gaisbergturm, Heidelberg
38 min walk • The Gaisberg Tower in Heidelberg is a monument standing at the transition of the small plateau of the 375.6 m above sea level Gaisberg to the northwest slope. Designed by the architect Fritz Seitz, it was built in 1876 by the Heidelberg Castle...
0.7 miNE
Cemetery
Bergfriedhof, Heidelberg
17 min walk • Heidelberg Mountain Cemetery is one of the 17 cemeteries in the city of Heidelberg. Opened in 1844, Bergfriedhof was the city's first cemetery run under municipal management. It is located in the south of Heidelberg on a former vineyard site rising...
1.2 miN
Church
St. Bonifatius, Heidelberg
31 min walk • St. Boniface is a Catholic church in the western part of Heidelberg. It was built from 1899 to 1903 according to plans by Ludwig Maier as a stylistically pure neo-Romanesque basilica with transept and representative double tower front.
0.8 miNE
Cemetery
Ehrenfriedhof, Heidelberg
20 min walk • The Heidelberg Cemetery of Honor is located above the southern city of Heidelberg at an altitude of about 295 meters on the so-called Ameisenbuckel above the Heidelberg Mountain Cemetery.
0.8 miSW
Church
Sankt Peter, Heidelberg
21 min walk • St. Peter is the Roman Catholic parish church of the Heidelberg district of Kirchheim. It was built in 1908-1909 in the neo-Romanesque style and is dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle.
0.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Rohrbacher Schlößchen, Heidelberg
16 min walk • Rohrbach Castle, popularly known as Rohrbacher Schlösschen or Altes Schlösschen, is located in the middle of the Heidelberg district of Rohrbach. It is located there in a park on the grounds of the Heidelberg Thorax Clinic on what is now Parkstraße.
1.2 miSE
Church
Sankt Paul, Heidelberg
31 min walk • The Church of St. Paul in the Boxberg district of Heidelberg was built between 1970 and 1972 as a Roman Catholic parish church for the two southern mountain districts of Heidelberg Boxberg and Emmertsgrund. The church is a listed building.
~1850 ftSE
49°22'59"N • 8°41'26"E
Eichendorffplatz, Heidelberg
9 min walk • Park
1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Heidelberg-Kirchheim, Heidelberg
27 min walk • Kirchheim is a southern district town of the city of Heidelberg in north-west Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
0.5 miN
Neighbourhood
Heidelberg-Südstadt, Heidelberg
13 min walk • Heidelberg-Südstadt is a district of the city of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a relatively young district and was established after World War 2, by extending the Weststadt district to the south, and the Rohrbach district to the north.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Mark Twain Village?

Nearby attractions include Eichendorffplatz, Heidelberg (9 min walk), Heidelberg-Südstadt, Heidelberg (13 min walk), Rohrbacher Schlößchen, Heidelberg (16 min walk), Bergfriedhof, Heidelberg (17 min walk).

How to get to Mark Twain Village by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mark Twain Village:

Bus

Saarstraße • Lines: 29 (3 min walk)
Im Bosseldorn • Lines: 28 (6 min walk)

Tram

Markscheide • Lines: 23, 24 (7 min walk)
Eichendorffplatz • Lines: 23, 24 (9 min walk)

Train

Heidelberg-Kirchheim/Rohrbach (17 min walk)
Heidelberg-Weststadt/Südstadt (22 min walk)