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Mannheim (män`hīm), city (1994 pop. 318,025), Baden-Württemberg, W central Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine River and at the mouth of the Neckar River. A bridge connects it with Ludwigshafen, on the opposite bank of the Rhine. It is a major inland port and an industrial center with an important trade in coal and iron. Manufactures include electrical products, chemicals, machinery, optics, and precision mechanics. Mannheim was mentioned in the 8th cent. as a small fishing village. It was fortified and chartered in 1606–7. In 1720 the city became the residence of the electors palatine (see Palatinate), who built (1720–60) a large palace and held a brilliant court there. Elector Charles Theodore made (late 18th cent.) Mannheim one of the great musical and theatrical centers of Europe. The famous Mannheim orchestra ranked first among 18th-century orchestras and became the model of many later symphonic groups. Mozart lived (1777–78) there and Schiller began (1782–83) his career at the Mannheim theater. Mannheim was awarded to Baden in 1802. Although many of the historic buildings were heavily damaged in World War II, the city has, since 1945, restored the château and the regularly laid-out 18th-century baroque buildings of the inner city, including the Jesuit church (1733–60) and the city hall (1700–1723). Carl Benz is credited with building (1885) the first motor-driven vehicle at Mannheim. There is a university in the city.

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Mannheim

City (pop., 2002: city, 308,385; metro. area, 1,568,679), southwestern Germany. One of Europe's largest inland ports, it is situated on the Rhine River at the mouth of the Neckar River. It was a village in the 8th century, fortified by Elector Frederick IV, and chartered in 1607. The town was twice destroyed in wars during the 17th century and was rebuilt when the Palatine electors (see Palatinate) moved their residence there in 1720. Destroyed again in 1795, the city was rebuilt and became a centre of the revolutionary movement in 1848. Mannheim is an industrial centre, manufacturing chemicals, textiles, and fertilizers.

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Mannheim¹

Karl . 1893--1947, Hungarian sociologist, living in Britain from 1933: author of Ideology and Utopia (1929) and Man and Society in an Age of Reconstruction (1941)

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Mannheim²

a city in SW Germany, in Baden-W?rttemberg at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar: one of Europe's largest inland harbours; a cultural and musical centre. Pop.: 308 353 (2003 est.)

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Mannheim 

a city and port in the Federal Republic of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine at its confluence with the Neckar River, in the Land of Baden-Wurttemberg. Population, 331,000 (1971). Major transportation junction and industrial center.

The port of Mannheim handles 9.8 million tons of freight annually (1970). The city has a branch line of the Marseille-Karlsruhe petroleum pipeline. It forms an industrial agglomerate with the city of Ludwigshafen, with which it is joined by a bridge. There are machine-building enterprises, including automobile manufacturing, electrical engineering, and the production of castings and steel structural elements. Mannheim also has chemical, cellulose, textile, and food-processing industries. A major petroleum refinery is located nearby on the island of Friesenheim. There is a commercial higher school and a higher school of theater and music in the city. There is also an engineering school and an institute of applied optics. Mannheim was first mentioned in historical sources in A.D. 766. It has been a city since 1607.