District
Oststadt
Mannheim's most prestigious residential address, with villas, grand townhouses, the Friedrichsplatz, easy access to Luisenpark and the quarter around the Wasserturm.
The Oststadt is Mannheim's most distinguished residential district. Set between the Friedrichsplatz with the Wasserturm and the Kunsthalle, Luisenpark and the Quadrate squares, it is dominated by ornate Gruenderzeit villas, wide tree-lined avenues and refined cafes. The SAP Arena, the Maimarkt fairgrounds and the Technoseum sit on the southern edge of the district.
Attractions in Oststadt
Luisenpark
One of Europe's most beautiful parks, 41 hectares with a Gondoletta lake, tropical plant house, butterfly hall, penguins and the new Bundesgartenschau grounds.
Mannheim Telecommunications Tower
The 217-metre Fernmeldeturm in Luisenpark, a defining feature of Mannheim's skyline and once home to Germany's tallest revolving restaurant.
Technoseum
A large hands-on museum of technology and labour, with steam engines, looms, robots and five floors of walk-through industrial history.
SAP Arena
Mannheim's 15,000-seat multipurpose arena, home of Adler Mannheim ice hockey and Rhein-Neckar Loewen handball, plus world-class concert tours.
Discover other districts
City Centre / The Squares
The heart of Mannheim: the globally unique Quadrate grid from A1 to U6, the palace, the Wasserturm, the Planken shopping axis and the Paradeplatz.
Neckarstadt
Mannheim's most lively quarter north of the Neckar, with a creative scene, multicultural food, the Alter Messplatz square and a Jungbusch-style vibe in Neckarstadt-West.
Lindenhof
An upper-middle-class residential quarter south of the city centre on the Rhine, defined by the Lindenhofplatz, quiet residential streets and the Stephanienufer riverside park.