west, with Sinsheim and the region south of the Neckar and towards the Black Forest, and with Heilbronn and all the roads and motorways into the east, northeast and southeast. Through-traffic is led past Hirschhorn over two bridges and through a tunnel, thus avoiding the long curve of the river where Hirschhorn is situated. The Odenwald hills and valleys can also easily be reached by car. The River Neckar itself is a busy artery, too. Weirs and locks make the Neckar a navigable waterway, which is used by barges and pleasure boats. The weir and lock at Hirschhorn were built in 1933, together with a bridge across the Neckar, which led to a rapid expansion of the town on the south bank. Major employers Ajax Tocco - Intec Induction (induction heating equipment) Biesinger (meters for electricity, gas, water etc.) Checkpoint Meto ("shrink management" solutions for retailers; labelling) Contact (labelling; shrink management) Dekodur (laminate technology) GH Induction GmbH (induction heating equipment) Education Neckartalschule Hirschhorn (primary school) Leisure and sport Gymnasium and sports field on Jahnstrasse Primary school gymnasium Campsite swimming pool Neckar valley cycling path Stoppomat: a timekeeping installation for cycling and other sports References Sources and further reading Alfred Röder: Von Ersheim zu Hirschhorn, Magistrat der Stadt Hirschhorn, 1984 Ulrich Spiegelberg: Das Schloss Hirschhorn am Neckar, Schnell und Steiner GmbH, Regensburg 2008 Hirschhorn Castle on the Neckar River, ed. Verwaltung der Staatlichen Schlösser und Gärten Hessen, Schnell und Steiner GmbH, Regensburg 2008, Christina Kimmel: Hans V. von Hirschhorn im Dienst der Kurpfalz, Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher 1999, Ulrich Spiegelberg: Hirschhorn - Stadt und Umgebung, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Muenchen / Berlin 2007, Ulrich Spiegelberg, Hirschhorn und seine Kirchen, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Muenchen / Berlin 2006, Adolf Schmitthenner: Das deutsche Herz, 3. Auflage, Stadt Hirschhorn, 1999, (first edition 1927) Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Mineola (Dover edition) 2002, Heinrich Weis: Gestalten der Kindheit, Worms 1968 Theodor Heuss: Von Ort zu Ort, Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, Stuttgart 1986, External links Altes Amthauses Towns in Hesse Bergstraße (district) Populated places on the Neckar basin Populated riverside places in Germany