Districts

13 quarters from downtown to Klingenberg

Heilbronn is made up of 13 official districts - from the historic core with its market square and St. Kilian's Church, through the BUGA quarter Neckarbogen, to the wine-village character of Klingenberg.

Heilbronner Innenstadt mit Rathaus am Marktplatz

Innenstadt (City Center)

The historic core between the Allee and the Neckar - pedestrian zone, market square with the art clock, St. Kilian's Church and the Käthchen House.

Market squareSt. Kilian's ChurchWine Village
Neckarbogen Heilbronn – BUGA-Quartier am Wasser

Neckarbogen

A young BUGA quarter on former industrial land - modern architecture, a chain of ponds, Lake Karls and an urban park.

BUGA legacyLake KarlsModern
District

Nordstadt

A residential quarter north of downtown - part of an urban renewal program, with grown streets and good local amenities.

ResidentialSchießhaus ParkUrban renewal
District

Südstadt

A mixed-use area south of the main station - housing, commerce and connections toward Sontheim.

Wertwiesen ParkCommercialResidential
Heilbronner Oststadt mit Blick zum Wartberg

Oststadt

Between downtown and the Wartberg - the Pfühl Park, the Trappensee and the climb into the vineyards.

Pfühl ParkTrappenseeWartberg climb
District

Böckingen

The most populous district west of the Neckar - its own town center, grown residential quarters and commerce.

Largest districtIndependentResidential
District

Sontheim

A southern district with Heilbronn University and the Gesundbrunnen hospital.

UniversityHospitalCampus
District

Neckargartach

An industrial quarter in the northwest - the Audi plant, the river port and logistics on the Neckar.

Audi plantRiver portIndustry
District

Frankenbach

A rural, green district on the western edge - fields, woods and quiet residential streets.

RuralHeuchelberger WarteWoods
Weinberg bei Heilbronn mit blühenden Kirschbäumen

Klingenberg

A wine village on the steep slope above the Neckar - Trollinger and Lemberger on the hillside and an idyllic setting.

WineTrollingerHillside
District

Horkheim

The southernmost district with Horkheim Castle and a Neckar lock - historic, green and on the water.

CastleNeckarVillage-like
District

Biberach

Heilbronn's smallest district - village-like, surrounded by woods, with quiet residential streets on the edge of town.

Village-likeWoodsSmall
District

Kirchhausen

A northwestern district with a moated castle and Teutonic Order history - rural and historic.

Moated castleTeutonic OrderRural