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about Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe (population 269,785 in 2001) is a city of Germany, in the Baden-Württemberg Bundesland, located near the French-German border.

Karlsruhe geography

The altitude above sea level of the city's area is between 100 m (on the westerly edge, toward the Rhine river) and 277.5 m (Turmberg in the east). Its geographical coordinates are: 49° 00' North 008° 04' East, which means that the 49th parallel (meridian) runs through the city center (its course being marked by a line of flag-stones in the Stadtgarten (city park).

Karlsruhe history

The city takes its name from Margrave Karl Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach, who founded the city in 1715 after a dispute with the citizens of his previous capital, Durlach. Karlsruhe became the capital of Baden-Durlach until 1771, thereafter the capital of Baden until 1945.

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