Mark Twain Village is a United States Army installation located in the Südstadt

Heidelberg-Südstadt

Heidelberg-Südstadt is a district of the city of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a relatively young district and was established after World War 2, by extending the Weststadt district to the south, and the Rohrbach district to the north. Today, it houses about 4,400 citizens...

 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...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is one of two American bases in the United States Army Garrison Heidelberg

United States Army Garrison Heidelberg

The ' is made up of a number of United States military installations in and around Heidelberg, Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, plus Germersheim Depot in the neighboring German state of The ' is made up of a number of United States military installations in and around Heidelberg,...

 that house American soldiers and their families (the other being Patrick Henry Village

Patrick Henry Village

Patrick Henry Village, also called PHV, is a United States Army installation at Heidelberg, Germany. It opened in 1947 after World War II and was named after Patrick Henry, first and sixth Governor of Virginia.-General information:...

). MTV is located adjacent to Campbell Barracks

Campbell Barracks

Campbell Barracks, in Heidelberg, Germany, is the location of the Headquarters of the United States Army in Europe and Seventh Army Campbell Barracks, in Heidelberg, Germany, is the location of the Headquarters of the United States Army in Europe and Seventh Army Campbell Barracks, in Heidelberg,...

, which serves as the home to the Headquarters of :United States Army Europe (USAREUR), the Headquarters for NATO's Allied Land Forces Central Europe (LANDCENT), and the Installation Management Command Europe Region (IMCOM-E).

Located at the base is an Army and Air Force Exchange Service

Army and Air Force Exchange Service

The Exchange is an agency of the United States Department of Defense. Its dual missions are to provide quality merchandise and services of necessity and convenience to authorized customers at uniform low prices, and to generate reasonable earnings to supplement appropriated funds for the support...

 (AAFES) shoppette, a library, a chapel, the Mark Twain Elementary School, and the Heidelberg High School

Heidelberg High School

Heidelberg High School is a school operated by the Department of Defense Dependents Schools located on the premises of Mark Twain Village, a housing area for American military members and their families in Heidelberg, Germany. It is one of DoDDS's original five high schools opened in 1946...

, which both serve American military dependant children living in the surrounding area. The high school serves students from Mark Twain Village, nearby Patrick Henry Village, and their respective surrounding areas. Heidelberg High is one of the largest DoDDS

Dodds

Dodds may refer to:*Dodds, Ohio, a US unincorporated place*Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, US*DoDDS *Dodds , people with the surname Dodds...

 schools in Germany with approximately eight hundred students as of 2008.

Part of MTV's housing area was shut down and given back to the city of Heidelberg starting from August 4, 2006 to August 9, 2006. In the long run, this saved $1,800,000. The area was further away from the other sections, which was the reason to return that area to the city of Heidelberg. It is currently being renovated with some buildings already accommodating German civilians.

Another part of MTV's housing area is now being used by NATO personnel.

2003, after the September 11 attacks in 2001, a fence has been installed around MTV and all other United States Army installations in Heidelberg. Before that there was no ID necessary to enter the area, now there's gated access which requires United States military ID to enter.