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Culture of Heilbronn


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Heilbronn is located near the border between the Swabian-Alemannic and the Franconian dialects of the German language.

�    Stadttheater Heilbronn, built in 1982, mixed repertoire

�    Theaterschiff Heilbronn, mixed repertoire

�    W�rttembergisches Kammerorchester e.V. Heilbronn � the chamber orchestra, founded in 1960, plays mostly baroque and classical music.

�    In a shut-down part of the Steam power plant Block-E has put on events since 1998.

In February the citizens of Heilbronn and the surrounding area have an opportunity to enjoy themselves at the Pferdemarkt. In May the Trollinger marathon takes place. July brings the Gaffenberg Festival and the Unterl�nder Volksfest takes the city from July into August. It is the largest festival of its kind in Heilbronn and takes place on the Theresienwiese. Each year it begins on the last Friday in July and ends on the second Monday in August. In September, patrons enjoy themselves at the Heilbronner Weindorf, in October at the Hafenmarkt and in November and December at the Weihnachtsmarkt by the Kilianskirche. Every other year the Neckarfest and Traubenbl�tenfest are added to this already full schedule.

FC Heilbronn is a football club based in Heilbronn, Baden-W�rttemberg formed only recently � in 2003 � out of a merger between two former clubs with the elder dating back to 1896 and playing a five year stint in the Regionalliga S�d (II) / 2nd Bundesliga S�d from 1969 to 1975.

Heilbronn hosts an annual tennis tournament Heilbronn Open (see Heilbronn Open website) which is part of the ATP Challenger tour.

Heilbronn is also the hometown of ice hockey team Heilbronner Falken (Heilbronn Falcons). The team currently plays in the second German ice hockey league
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