Ettlingen in the Black Forest

Map: Black Forest

Information in brief

• Location: at the northwestern edge of the Black Forest, 7 km south of Karlsruhe
• A 5 exit at Ettlingen (No. 47)
• 133 m above sea level
• 39.000 inhabitants
• Districts: Bruchhausen, Ettlingenweier, Oberweier, Schluttenbach, Schöllbronn, Spessart

Description

Ettlingen is located near Karlsruhe, on the edge of the Black Forest where the Alb Valley opens out onto the Rhine Plain. The Ettlingen Palace Festival is widely known, featuring plays, musicals, and children's productions in the Baroque palace courtyard.

Photo: Pedestrian area

Photo: Ettlingen Castle