Bruchsal
Sign in to saveBruchsal (; orig. Bruohselle, Bruaselle, historically known in English as Bruxhall) is a city in the Karlsruhe district of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, at the western edge of the Kraichgau region, approximately 20 km northeast of Karlsruhe. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.
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Bruchsal is a city located in the Karlsruhe district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, situated about 20 kilometers northeast of Karlsruhe at the western edge of the Kraichgau region. It is notable for being positioned on the Bertha Benz Memorial Route, a historic automotive heritage route.
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Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_photo
- Schloss Bruchsal mit Spiegelbild.JPG
- German location.image_coa
- Stadtwappen Bruchsal.svg
- German location.state
- Baden-Württemberg
- German location.region
- Karlsruhe
- German location.district
- Karlsruhe
- German location.elevation
- 114
- German location.area
- 93.19
- German location.postal_code
- 76601–76646
- German location.area_code
- 07251 and 07257
- German location.licence
- KA
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 08 2 15 009
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- Geography
- Neighboring communities
- Boroughs
- History
- Ancient era and early Middle Ages
- Middle Ages
- 1501–1750
- 1751–1815
- 1816–1880
- 1881–1945
- 1946 to the present
- Local government reform
- Demographics
- Government
- City council
- Mayor
- Coat of arms
- Main sights
- Buildings
- Museums
- Parks
- Culture
- Transport
- Media
- Education
- Research
- Notable people
- International relations
- Notes
- References
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Bruchsal (; orig. Bruohselle, Bruaselle, historically known in English as Bruxhall) is a city in the Karlsruhe district of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, at the western edge of the Kraichgau region, approximately 20 km northeast of Karlsruhe. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.
Bruchsal is the largest city in the District of Karlsruhe and is known for being Europe's largest asparagus producer and one of the economic centers of the region of Karlsruhe. The Bruchsal area also includes the cities and towns of Bad Schönborn, Forst, Hambrücken, Karlsdorf-Neuthard, Kraichtal, Kronau, Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Östringen, Philippsburg, Ubstadt-Weiher and Waghäusel. Until 1972 Bruchsal was the seat of the district of Bruchsal, which was merged into the district of Karlsruhe as a result of the district reform, effective January 1, 1973.