Karlsruhe (district)

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Karlsruhe (district)

Karlsruhe is a rural district (Landkreis) in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rhein-Neckar, Heilbronn

Heilbronn (district)

Heilbronn is a district in the north of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neckar-Odenwald, Hohenlohe , Schw?bisch Hall , Rems-Murr, Ludwigsburg , Enz , Karlsruhe and Rhein-Neckar....
, Enz

Enz (district)

Enzkreis is a district in the north-west of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Karlsruhe , Heilbronn ,Ludwigsburg , B?blingen and Calw ....
, Calw

Calw (district)

Calw is a district in the middle of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Karlsruhe , Enz , the district-free city Pforzheim, B?blingen , Freudenstadt and Rastatt ....
, Rastatt

Rastatt (district)

Rastatt is a district in the west of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Karlsruhe , Calw , Freudenstadt and the Ortenaukreis....
, Germersheim

Germersheim (district)

Germersheim is a district in the south-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are S?dliche Weinstra?e, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, the district Karlsruhe as well as the district-free city of Karlsruhe, and the France d?partement Bas-Rhin....
, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.Neighboring districts are the district-free city Worms, Germany, the district Bergstra?e, district-free Mannheim, Frankenthal and Ludwigshafen, Rhein-Neckar, district-free Speyer, the districts Karlsruhe , Germersheim , S?dliche Weinstra?e and Bad D?rkheim ....
and the district-free city Speyer

Speyer

Speyer is a city in Germany with approx. 50,000 inhabitants, located beside the river Rhine. It lies 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim....
. The urban district Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe is a city in the south west of Germany, in the States of Germany Baden-W?rttemberg, located near the France-German border.Founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, the surrounding town became the seat of two of the highest courts in Germany, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany whose decisions have the force of a law, and the...
(Stadtkreis Karlsruhe), which contains the City of Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe is a city in the south west of Germany, in the States of Germany Baden-W?rttemberg, located near the France-German border.Founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, the surrounding town became the seat of two of the highest courts in Germany, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany whose decisions have the force of a law, and the...
, is located in the middle of the district, and partially cuts it into a northern and a southern part.

historic origin of the district is the Oberamt Karlsruhe.

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Karlsruhe is a rural district (Landkreis) in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

Germany

Heilbronn (district)

Enz (district)

Enzkreis is a district in the north-west of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Karlsruhe , Heilbronn ,Ludwigsburg , B?blingen and Calw ....
, Calw

Calw (district)

Calw is a district in the middle of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Karlsruhe , Enz , the district-free city Pforzheim, B?blingen , Freudenstadt and Rastatt ....
, Rastatt

Rastatt (district)

Rastatt is a district in the west of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Karlsruhe , Calw , Freudenstadt and the Ortenaukreis....
, Germersheim

Germersheim (district)

Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

Speyer

Speyer is a city in Germany with approx. 50,000 inhabitants, located beside the river Rhine. It lies 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim....
. The urban district Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe is a city in the south west of Germany, in the States of Germany Baden-W?rttemberg, located near the France-German border.Founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, the surrounding town became the seat of two of the highest courts in Germany, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany whose decisions have the force of a law, and the...
, is located in the middle of the district, and partially cuts it into a northern and a southern part.

History

The historic origin of the district is the Oberamt Karlsruhe. In 1809 it was split into one part responsible for the city Karlsruhe (Stadtamt), and one for the surrounding municipalities (Landamt). In 1865 however both parts were merged again to the Bezirksamt Karlsruhe. 1938 it was split again, this time with the district of Karlsruhe for the surrounding part, and the urban district of Karlsruhe for the urban area. In 1973 the district was enlarged by adding the complete district of Bruchsal and parts of the districts Sinsheim, Vaihingen, Pforzheim and Rastatt; some municipalities were also added to the city Karlsruhe and therefore left the district.

Since the founding of the Federal Republic, Karlsruhe has been the seat of the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht), Germany's highest.

Geography

The western part of the district is located in the Rhine

Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
valley. The area in the east belongs to the landscape of the Kraichgau, and it is also to the north of the foothills of the Black Forest

Black Forest

The Black Forest is a forest mountain range in Baden-W?rttemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south....
.

Partnerships

Starting in 1978 the district had a partnership with the Welsh

Wales

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county of Gwent

Gwent (county)

Gwent is a preserved counties of Wales and a former local government county in south-east Wales. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was named after the ancient Kingdom of Gwent....
. In 1996 Gwent was abolished, with the area split into several separate districts due to administrative reform, and the partnership has since continued with two new of these districts: Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire is a principal area in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covers a larger area....
and Torfaen

Torfaen

Torfaen is a county borough in Wales within the Historic counties of Wales of Monmouthshire . It was originally formed in 1974 as a district of the counties of Wales of Gwent and in 1996 it was reconstituted as a Local government in Wales....
.

Since 1990 the district has had a partnership with the Döbeln

Döbeln (district)

D?beln is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the districts of Torgau-Oschatz, Riesa-Gro?enhain, Mei?en , Mittweida and Muldentalkreis....
district in Saxony

Saxony

The Free State of Saxony is a States of Germany of Germany. Located in the southeastern part of present-day Germany. It is the tenth-largest German state in area and the sixth largest in population , of Germany's sixteen states....
, and since 1992 with the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council

Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council

The Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council , is a regional council in the north-western Negev, in Israel's Southern District . The Regional Council's territory lies midway between Beersheba and Ashkelon, bounded on the west by the Gaza Strip....
in Israel

Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
.

Coat of arms

The top-left quarter of the coat of arms shows the symbol of Baden, which is appropriate since a large part of the Karlsruhe district belonged to Baden historically. The cross in the top-right is the symbol of the clerical state of Speyer. The three deer antlers in the bottom-right are the symbol of the state of Württemberg

Württemberg

W?rttemberg [], formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
, and in the bottom-left is the symbol of the Wittelsbach

Wittelsbach

The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a Germany dynasty from Bavaria. Their major principal roles were as List of rulers of Bavaria , Electoral Palatinate , List of rulers of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, County of Hainaut and Zeeland , List of bishops and archbishops of Cologne , Duchy of J?lich and Berg , Kings of Sweden...
family.

Cities and Towns

Cities	Administrative districts	Towns
Bretten Bretten Bretten is a city in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.... Bruchsal Bruchsal Bruchsal is a city at the western edge of the Kraichgau, approximately 20 km Northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany.... Ettlingen Ettlingen Ettlingen is a city in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is about 8km south of the city of Karlsruhe. After Bruchsal, Ettlingen is the second largest city in the Karlsruhe Landkreis.... Kraichtal Kraichtal Kraichtal is a town in the north-eastern part of the Karlsruhe in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1971 by a merger of nine smaller municipalities.... Östringen Östringen ?stringen is a town in Northern Karlsruhe district in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. ?stringen is twinned with Abergavenny, South Wales.... Philippsburg Philippsburg Philippsburg is a town in Germany, in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-W?rttemberg.... Rheinstetten Rheinstetten Rheinstetten is a town in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-W?rttemberg. The town is situated 7 km southwest of Karlsruhe. Several people from Karlsruhe live in this Vorort.... Stutensee Stutensee Stutensee is a town in northern Karlsruhe district in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany.It was founded in 1975 by the voluntary connection of the four villages of Blankenloch with B?chig, Friedrichstal, Sp?ck and Staffort.... Waghäusel Waghäusel Wagh?usel is a German town located in the Rhine valley in the south-western state of Baden-W?rttemberg. Wagh?usel consists of 3 townships which are the core city , Kirrlach and Wiesental [as of March 31, 2006]....	Bad Schönborn Bretten Bruchsal Graben-Neudorf Oberderdingen Phillipsburg Sulzfeld	Bad Schönborn Bad Schönborn Bad Sch?nborn is a Municipalities of Germany in northern Karlsruhe in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.... Dettenheim Dettenheim Dettenheim is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany.... Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen/Baden-W?rttemberg is a town of about 15000 inhabitants located in the federal state of Baden-W?rttemberg in the Federal Republic of Germany.... Forst (Baden) Forst (Baden) Forst is a town in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is located 5 km north of Bruchsal and shares a direct border with that city.... Gondelsheim Gondelsheim Gondelsheim is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is located 3 km south of Bruchsal and shares a direct border with that city.... Graben-Neudorf Graben-Neudorf Graben-Neudorf is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany.... Hambrücken Hambrücken Hambr?cken is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany.It is twinned with the town and Commune of La Bou?xi?re.... Karlsbad (Baden) Karlsbad (Baden) Karlsbad is an administrative area in the Karlsruhe , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated in the northern Black Forest, 13 km southeast of Karlsruhe, and 15 km west of Pforzheim.... Karlsdorf-Neuthard Karlsdorf-Neuthard Karlsdorf-Neuthard is a municipality in the Karlsruhe in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany.... Kronau Kürnbach Kürnbach K?rnbach is a town in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany.... Linkenheim-Hochstetten Linkenheim-Hochstetten Linkenheim-Hochstetten is a municipality in the Karlsruhe , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, 17 km north of Karlsruhe....	Malsch Malsch Malsch is a municipality in the Karlsruhe , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated 15 km south of Karlsruhe, and 10 km east of Rastatt.... Marxzell Marxzell Marxzell is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany.... Oberderdingen Oberderdingen Oberderdingen is a municipality in the Karlsruhe , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated 30 km east of Karlsruhe, and 32 km west of Heilbronn.... Oberhausen-Rheinhausen Oberhausen-Rheinhausen Oberhausen-Rheinhausen is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany.External links * ... Pfinztal Pfinztal Pfinztal is a municipality in the district Karlsruhe , Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It municipality consists of the villages W?schbach, Berghausen, S?llingen and Kleinsteinbach, which were merged to one municipality in 1974.... Sulzfeld Sulzfeld, Baden-Württemberg Sulzfeld is a town in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany.... Ubstadt-Weiher Ubstadt-Weiher Ubstadt-Weiher is a municipality in northern Karlsruhe district in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany.The four villages that make up the municipality are : Ubstadt, Weiher, Zeutern, and Stettfeld.... Waldbronn Waldbronn Waldbronn is a municipality in the Karlsruhe , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated in the northern Black Forest, 11 km southeast of Karlsruhe.... Walzbachtal Walzbachtal Walzbachtal is a town in northwestern Karlsruhe district in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany.... Weingarten (Baden) Weingarten (Baden) Weingarten is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe in southwestern Germany, situated at the transition from the Kraichgau to the Rhine valley.... Wolfartsweier Wolfartsweier Wolfartsweier is a village near Karlsruhe, Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It was first mentioned in 1261 AD under the name of "Wolvoldeswilere". The local church was first mentioned in 1329.... Zaisenhausen Zaisenhausen Zaisenhausen is a town in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....

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