A city in southwestern Germany, located at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers, known for its grid-like city center and industrial heritage.
From Old High German, meaning 'Mann's home' or 'home of the man', referring to an early settlement. The city was systematically planned in the 17th century, creating its distinctive geometric layout that still exists today.
Mannheim is famous for having the world's largest palace complex by area after Versailles, but more remarkably, it's where Karl Drais invented the bicycle in 1817 and where Karl Benz built the first automobile. The city's systematic grid layout earned it the nickname 'die Quadratestadt' (the square city).
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