sentences:  The surrounding communities are Heidelberg, Schriesheim, Heiligkreuzsteinach, and Schönau.Wilhelmsfeld was established in 1710, when Johann Wilhelm, prince-elector of the Electorate of the Palatinate, granted five farmers from the Steinach river valley the right to settle there.The settlement was named after the prince-elector, but it belonged to Heiligkreuzsteinach administratively.