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Karlsruhe (/ ˈ k ɑːr l z r uː ə / KARLZ-roo-ə, US also / ˈ k ɑːr l s-/ KARLSS-, German: [ˈkaʁlsˌʁuːə] ⓘ; 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.
- 115 m (377 ft)
- Germany
- 1715
- Baden-Württemberg
- Karlsruhe Palace. Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach effectively founded Karlsruhe when he built his residence to the west of Durlach in 1715.
- Badisches Landesmuseum. The Baden State Museum first opened in the castle in 1921 and then again after the reconstruction in 1959. The museum explores thousands of years of human history, delving into Baden-Württemberg’s plentiful collection of classical antiquities and prehistoric artefacts, shown in the basement and on the ground floor.
- State Art Gallery. Karlsruhe’s fine arts museum has 800 years of European art with an accent on Dutch and French works from the 17th and 18th centuries.
- ZKM: Centre for Art and Media. In a reconfigured munitions factory is a cultural institution that occupies the frontier between art and technology. The factory’s cavernous courtyards are under a glass roof and now accommodate two museums, one for contemporary art and the other for new media, as well as three research facilities.
Mar 19, 2024 · Karlsruhe, city, Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. It lies at the northern edge of the Black Forest, northwest of Stuttgart and just a few miles from the Rhine River. It was once the capital of the former Baden state, and it is now the seat of Germany’s Federal Constitutional.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Karlsruhe is a city on the Rhine in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is in the north of the Black Forest, close to the French border. Karlsruhe is famous in Germany for both hosting two federal courts and being a major hub for science and technology. With 300,000 people, Karlsruhe is the largest city within 60 km.
Karlsruhe: a forward-thinking, cultured city. Situated on the Rhine Plain between the Black Forest, the Vosges Mountains and the Palatinate Forest, Karlsruhe is a hub of science and technology and the home of Germany's highest court.
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