City of Karlsruhe

Map: Black Forest

Information in brief

• Location: on the north-west edge of the Black Forest
• 115-322 m above sea level
• 300.000 inhabitants
• Districts: Rüppurr, Durlach, Neureut

Description

The capital of Baden is known as the 'Fächerstadt', the fan-shaped city, on account of its layout. The city centre was built to a plan when the city was founded in 1715. The tower of Karlsruhe Palace in the Schlossgarten park is at the centre. As a large city with almost 300,000 inhabitants, Karlsruhe offers an extensive range of cultural activities, including theatres, museums, concerts and cabaret.

Photo: Karlsruhe Palace

Photo: Palace garden, a place for recreation for inhabitants an guests.