Kornmarkt, Heidelberg

The Kornmarkt ("Corn market") is a square in the Altstadt of Heidelberg, near the Marktplatz.

The north edge of the Kornmarkt is marked by the Hauptstrasse, the south by Ingrimstrasse and Karlstrasse.

800 graves were explored, including "plot 45" from the 14th century, a shared grave of a type common for spouses, containing two women around thirty years old, which were identified by the initial excavators as blood relatives.

On the southeast corner is the Palais Graimberg and on the west side is the Prinz Carl civic administrative building, which was previously a luxury hotel.

[4] In the centre of the square, is a Mary column made by Peter van den Branden in 1718, with three fountains, which is known as the Kornmarkt-Madonna.