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The River Neckar, a tributary of the Rhine, passes through Heidelberg. The city is built on the banks of the river between ranges of wooded hills, and is home to the first university in Germany.

German river, a tributary of the Rhine; length 377 km/234 mi. From its source on the eastern slopes of the Black Forest, the Neckar winds northwest past Tübingen, Stuttgart, Heilbronn, and Heidelberg, to join the Rhine at Mannheim. It is navigable as far as Plochingen.



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These ridges are chopped off at the mouth of the gorge and form two bold and conspicuous headlands, with Heidelberg nestling between them; from their bases spreads away the vast dim expanse of the Rhine valley, and into this expanse the Neckar goes wandering in shining curves and is presently lost to view.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Neckar computes the number of these patrols at upwards of twenty thousand.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
It nestled in the valley along the pleasant Neckar with a comfortable friendliness.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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