Heilbronn

Heilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is surrounded by Heilbronn County and, with 117,531 (2012) residents, it is the seventh-largest city in the state.

The city on the Neckar is a former Imperial Free City and is the seat of Heilbronn County. Heilbronn is also the economic center of the Heilbronn-Franken region that includes most of northeast Baden-Württemberg.

Heilbronn is known for its wine industry and is nicknamed Käthchenstadt, after Heinrich von Kleist's "Das Käthchen von Heilbronn".