Bergheim is a city district of Heidelberg

Heidelberg

-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...

. It is bounded on the North by the Neckar River

Neckar

The Neckar is a long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, but also a short section through Hesse, in Germany. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the River Rhine...

, the East by the Bismarkplatz, on the South by the Kurfürsten Anlage and the South by the city line. It is a mostly urban residential area, however the Bergheim Campus of the University of Heidelberg has numerous buildings in the district. Since March 2009 the Heidelberg University Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

Heidelberg University Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

The Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences is one of twelve faculties at the University of Heidelberg. It comprises the Institute of Political Science, the Institute of Sociology, and the Alfred Weber Institute of Economics.-Notes:...

 has occupied the former Ludolf Krehl clinic (after Ludolf von Krehl

Ludolf von Krehl

Albrecht Ludolf von Krehl was a German internist and physiologist who was a native of Leipzig. He was the son of Orientalist Christoph Krehl...

). Bergheim also has a number of parks, both along the river and near the Stadtbücherei.