WEINHEIM

city, Baden-Wrttemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. It lies along the Mountain Road, at the west foot of the Oden Forest, northeast of Mannheim. A Frankish village in 500, it was mentioned in chronicles in 755 as Winenheim, chartered in 1250, and fortified in the 14th century. It belonged to the counts Palatine from the 13th century until 1803. Notable landmarks include the old town hall (1554); Berckheim Castle (1725), with a park of exotic trees; the ruins of the 12th-century Windeck fortress; and the remains of the city's fortifications, which were dismantled in the 17th century during the Thirty Years' War. Weinheim produces one of the best-known wines on the Mountain Road. Leather, machinery, plastics, and rubber goods are manufactured. Pop. (1990 est.) 42,130.