Quadrate grid
The old town is divided into lettered and numbered blocks, making a highly regular chequerboard that stands out immediately on the map.
Minimalist map poster · Germany
49.4891° N / 8.4669° E
A city centre divided into numbered squares, framed by a baroque palace and the meeting of the Rhine and Neckar

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Mannheim's centre is one of the most recognisable city plans in Germany. Instead of street names, the blocks inside the old town are identified by a letter and a number, such as A1 or Q7, creating a grid known as the Quadratestadt. On the map, these squares form a rounded shape, with the palace closing its southern end and ring roads surrounding the rest.
The Rhine runs along the city's western side, and the Neckar joins it from the east, curving around the northern edge of the centre. Their harbours, bridges and port basins take up much of the map beyond the grid. The baroque palace, now used by the university, is one of the largest in Europe, and its long facade faces the grid of the city it was designed to rule.
A Mannheim map poster is mostly about geometry: the neatly divided squares, the curved ring around them and the two rivers meeting in broad bends. Few cities show their design so clearly from above. The result feels orderly and graphic, well suited to minimalist black-and-white printing.
The old town is divided into lettered and numbered blocks, making a highly regular chequerboard that stands out immediately on the map.
The baroque palace spans the southern end of the grid, its long wings forming a clear horizontal edge to the city centre.
The two rivers meet beside the city, with harbour basins and bridges creating a complex pattern of water and land around the centre.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Mannheim
For anyone who has lived in Mannheim, giving an address like 'N7' is part of daily life. A map of the squares, with a personalised title and a date, is a natural reminder of the city, whether you studied at the palace or grew up by the Neckar.
Choose between five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand. Blueprint emphasises the grid's planned character. Download HD files in six sizes for $9, or order a printed matte poster with an optional wooden frame.
Order the Mannheim poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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