Karlsruhe

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Karlsruhe is a major city in southwestern Germany best known as the seat of the country’s highest courts and a central hub of German constitutional jurisprudence.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
independent city in Germany
area approximately 173 square kilometres
country Germany
dialingCode +49 721
foundedBy Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
hasCityRightsSince 1715
hasGovernmentType Mayor–council government
hasLandmark Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
Federal Constitutional Court building
Karlsruhe Palace
Marktplatz with pyramid
State Art Gallery Karlsruhe
Zoological City Garden Karlsruhe
hasUniversity Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
Karlsruhe University of Music
University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe
inception 1715
isCapitalOf Karlsruhe administrative region
isSeatOf Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
Federal Court of Finance (historical)
Federal Court of Justice of Germany
Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany
Karlsruhe district (Landkreis Karlsruhe) administration
knownFor German constitutional jurisprudence
seat of Germany’s highest courts
locatedIn Baden-Württemberg
southwestern Germany
locatedInFormerState Grand Duchy of Baden
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Rhine River
locatedNorthOf Black Forest
locatedOn Rhine Rift Valley
namedAfter Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
partOf Upper Rhine metropolitan region
population approximately 300000
postalCodeRange 76131–76229
twinCity Halle (Saale)
Krasnodar
Nancy
Nottingham
Suzhou
Temeswar
Tiflis
Zagreb
vehicleRegistrationCode KA
wasCapitalOf Grand Duchy of Baden
Republic of Baden


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