Online dictionary of Germany travel and tourism: Karlsruhe

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Karlsruhe

German words: Karlsruhe
keywords: rhine valley , tourist resort , town
related web sites: http://www.karlsruhe.de
explanation: Located south-east of Germany in Bade-Wurtemberg region and near French boarder, Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as a residence of Margrave Karl Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach and had been its capital until 1771 then that of Baden until 1945. The town was built following an original plan of Italian architect, Mauritio Pedetti, which consists in surrounding the castle by 32 radial roads. Karlsruhe is also well known as the seat of German constitution court and a technical university. Its population is about 286,000