Käfertal (Mannheim)
quarter of Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Käfertal is a borough (Stadtbezirk) of Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region which is divided into the quarters Käfertal-Mitte, Speckweggebiet, Käfertal-Süd, Sonnenschein and Franklin. It has a population of 26,446 people as of December 31, 2019.
Geography
Käfertal is located in the northeast of Mannheim. The neighboring districts are Vogelstang, Feudenheim, Wohlgelegen, and Waldhof. In the northeast is the city of Viernheim (Bergstraße district).
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Literature
Lorenz Klingert: Festbuch zur Siebenjahrhundert-Feier der ehemaligen Gemeinde Käfertal 1227–1927. Mannheim 1927.
Günter Bertschmann: Käfertal: 750 Jahre Käfertal 1227–1977. Mannheim 1977.
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