Rastatt in the Black Forest

Map: Rastatt in the Black Forest

Information in brief

• Location: in the Black Forest, 25 km south of Karlsruhe
• Autobahn A 5 exit at Rastatt (No. 49)
• 123 m above sea level
• 48.000 inhabitants
• Districts: Niederbühl, Förch, Ottersdorf, Plittersdorf, Rauental, Wintersdorf

Description

Rastatt is located at the mouth of the Murg valley where it enters the plain of the Upper Rhine. Rastatt Palace has survived unscathed since it was built (1700 to 1707). Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden, the 'Türkenlouis' (Turkish Louis), had the building laid out after the model of the French chateau of Versailles.

Further information - links

• Rastatt Palace - further information
• Favorite Palace - further information

Photo: Rastatt Palace

Photo: Schloss Favorite