ilbronn was connected to the S-Bahn net with Karlsruhe. This caused another transformation of the city centre and the extension of the S-Bahn towards �hringen was opened on December 10, 2005. It marked the completion of the East-West axis of the regional transportation system. The North-South axis is still in the planning stages (as of February 2006).
Heilbronn won the European competition "Entente Florale 2000" on September 9, 2000, in Broughshane, Northern Ireland and in 2005�06 the city became the first UNICEF children's city in Germany.
Late in 2005, Heilbronn was chosen to host the Bundesgartenschau in 2019. If plans are realized, this could create an entire new borough along the S-Bahn line B�ckingen�Theresienwiese�Neckargartach
