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Karlsruhe

Also known as KA, Carlsruhe

Karlsruhe ( ; ; ; South Franconian: Kallsruh) is the third-largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, after its capital Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. It is also a former capital of Baden, a historic region named after Hohenbaden Castle in the city of Baden-Baden. Located on the right bank of the Rhine (Upper Rhine) near the French border, between the Mannheim-Ludwigshafen conurbation to the north and Strasbourg to the south, Karlsruhe is Germany's legal center, being home to the Federal Constitutional Court, the Federal C

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Karlsruhe is the third-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, located on the Rhine near the French border with a population of about 308,000 people. It serves as Germany's legal center, being home to the Federal Constitutional Court and other important federal institutions.

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German location.name: Karlsruhe
German location.German_name: Kallsruh (South Franconian)
German location.type: City
German location.image_flag: Flagge Karlsruhe.svg
German location.image_coa: Coat of arms de-bw Karlsruhe.svg
German location.state: Baden-Württemberg
German location.region: Karlsruhe
German location.district: urban
German location.elevation: 115
German location.area: 173.46
German location.postal_code: 76131–76229
German location.area_code: 0721
German location.licence: KA
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 08 2 12 000
German location.divisions: 27 quarters
German location.website: karlsruhe.de
German location.mayor: Frank Mentrup
German location.leader_term: 2020–28

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Described at

Karlsruhe 1) Baden

The historical entry for Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Baden, including parish and jurisdiction information, in the Meyers Gazetteer of the German Empire also known as Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs.

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BKdo Karlsruhe 1) Baden [self] - The Bezirkskommando for Karlsruhe is in itself. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records. kath. Pfk. 9 - Karlsruhe has 9 katholisch Pfarrkirche (Catholic parish churches).

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Karlsruhe
Demonym: Karlsruhejčanka
Population: 309964
Area: 173.42
Elevation: 121
Official website: www.stadt-karlsruhe.de
Image: Karlsruhe asv2022-10 img07 Schloss Karlsruhe.jpg
Dialing code: 0721
Licence plate code: KA

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Commons gallery: Karlsruhe
IPA transcription: kɐrlˈsruɛ
Commons category: Karlsruhe
postal code: 76228
short name: Ka
native label: Karlsruhe
inception: 1715-06-17
male population: 157729
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described at URL: www.leo-bw.de/en-GB/web/guest/detail-gis/-/Detail/details/ORT/labw_ortslexikon/5222/Karlsruhe
female population: 150707
budget: 1538860207
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social media followers: 11902
hashtag: Karlsruhe

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Contents

Geography
Climate
Districts
History
Population
Main sights
Government
Justice
Public health
Economy
Internet activities
Politics
Mayor
List of mayors
List of Mayors
City council
Transport
Railway
Shipping
Airport
Streets
Jewish community
Karlsruhe and the Holocaust
Notable people
Public service
The arts
Science
Sport
Aristocracy
Education
Technology, engineering, and business
The arts
International education
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
University of Education
Culture
Twin towns – sister cities
Partnerships
Legacy
Events
Sport
References
External links

Karlsruhe was the capital of the Margraviate of Baden-Durlach (Durlach: 1565–1718; Karlsruhe: 1718–1771), the Margraviate of Baden (1771–1803), the Electorate of Baden (1803–1806), the Grand Duchy of Baden (1806–1918), and the Republic of Baden (1918–1945). Its most remarkable building is Karlsruhe Palace, which was built in 1715. It contains the Baden State Museum, the large cultural, art and regional history museum of the Baden region of Baden-Württemberg. There are nine institutions of higher education in the city, most notably the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport is the second-busiest airport in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart Airport, and the 17th-busiest airport in Germany.