Schwetzingen

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Schwetzingen

Total population

21,147

Coordinates49.38°, 8.57°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Schwetzingen is a German town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, around 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Heidelberg and 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Mannheim. Schwetzingen is one of the five biggest cities of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district and a medium-sized centre between Heidelberg and Mannheim.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Louis Lingg

American anarchist and trade union activist (1864–1887)

Otto Abetz

Nazi Germany's ambassador to Vichy France during World War II, convicted of war crimes (1903–1958)

Princess Louise Amelie of Baden

Princess of Vasa (1811-1854)

Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach

German countess (1724-1794)

Franz Danzi

German composer and musician

Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Sulzbach

P

Paul Haußer

Mieze Medusa

Austrian writer

Gerrit Müller

association football player

Rudolf Louis

German musician (1870–1914)

Heinrich Höfler

German politician (1897-1963)

Heinz Friedrich

German painter (1924-2018)

Julia Zirnstein

German footballer

Jonas Maier

German handball player

Jonas Strifler

German footballer

J

Josef Moralt

German conductor (1775-1855)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg

• Walldorf
  6.4 mi away · pop. 14,663
• Neulußheim
  6.6 mi away · pop. 6,570
• Altlußheim
  6.7 mi away · pop. 5,338
• Waghäusel
  9.7 mi away · pop. 1,200
• Malschenberg
  10.1 mi away
• Schönau
  11.2 mi away · pop. 4,449
• Hoffenheim
  14.3 mi away
• Daisbach
  15 mi away
• Haag
  15.8 mi away
• Aglasterhausen
  18.8 mi away · pop. 4,962
• Reihen
  19.2 mi away
• Flinsbach
  19.9 mi away

Browse all places in Baden-Württemberg →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Schwetzingen

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Oriental Cockroach

Blatta orientalis

Seen 2026-06-08

common mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

Seen 2026-06-08

Common Tachinid

Tachina fera

Seen 2026-06-08

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-06-08

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-06-08

Nettle Clustercup Rust fungus

Puccinia urticata

Seen 2026-06-08

Four-spotted Skimmer

Libellula quadrimaculata

Seen 2026-06-08

Alpine Newt

Mesotriton alpestris

Seen 2026-06-08

Great Crested Newt

Triturus cristatus

Seen 2026-06-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Schwetzingen, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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