. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. BADEN. 199 Bi'Hchsal (10,811 inhabitants) lies on the old high-road, at the foot of the mountains. Its port on the Rhine is Philijypshurg (2,407 inhabitants), formerly a fortress of considerable importance. Bretten (3,606 inhabitants), a small town above Bruchsal, and in the same valley, was the birthplace of Melancthon. Heidelberg (23,918 inhabitants) and Mannheim (46,453 inhabitants) are sister towns, the one situate at the junction of the Neckar with the Rhine, the other some 12 miles above that junction, where the Neckar debouches upon the pla
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. BADEN. 199 Bi'Hchsal (10,811 inhabitants) lies on the old high-road, at the foot of the mountains. Its port on the Rhine is Philijypshurg (2,407 inhabitants), formerly a fortress of considerable importance. Bretten (3,606 inhabitants), a small town above Bruchsal, and in the same valley, was the birthplace of Melancthon. Heidelberg (23,918 inhabitants) and Mannheim (46,453 inhabitants) are sister towns, the one situate at the junction of the Neckar with the Rhine, the other some 12 miles above that junction, where the Neckar debouches upon the plain. Heidelberg claims to be the most beautiful town of all Germany, and indeed there are but few places outside the valleys of the Alps which, can compare with it. It occupies a narrow strip of land in the valley of the Neckar, its houses on the one side climbing the hill-slopes, whilst on the other they spread out over the plain. An ancient castle, partly destroyed by the French Fig. 11-5.—Karlsruhe. Scale 1 : 80, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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