Karlsruhe
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Summary
Karlsruhe is a City district in Baden-Württemberg[1]. Karlsruhe draws 22,021 Wikipedia views per month (city district in baden w rttemberg category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Climate Alliance[3], Zweckverband 4IT[4], Mayors for Peace[5], Kommunalverband für Jugend und Soziales Baden-Württemberg[6], Karlsruher Gruppe von Behörden[7]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Karlsruhe Government Region[8], Landeskommissärbezirk Karlsruhe[9]
- Country: Germany[10]
- Located in or next to body of water: Rhine[11], Alb[12], Pfinz[13]
- Head of government: Frank Mentrup[14]
- Instance of: big city[15], major regional center[16], urban municipality in Germany[17], district capital[18]
- Shares border with: Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen[19], Stutensee[20], Weingarten[21], Pfinztal[22], Karlsbad[23], Waldbronn[24], Ettlingen[25], Rheinstetten[26], Hagenbach[27], Wörth am Rhein[28]
- Founder: Karl III Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach[29]
- Named after: Karl III Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach[30]
- Twinned administrative body: Nancy[31], Nottingham[32], Krasnodar[33], Timișoara[34], Halle (Saale)[35], Torfaen[36], Vinnytsia[37]
- Postal code: 76229[38], 76131[39], 76137[40], 76133[41], 76135[42], 76139[43], 76149[44], 76199[45], 76185[46], 76187[47], 76189[48], 76227[49], 76228[50]
- Part of: Upper Rhine Trinational Metropolitan Region[51]
- Commons category: Karlsruhe[52]
- Licence plate code: KA[53]
- Local dialing code: 0721[54]
- Archives at: Karlsruhe City Archive[55]
- Inception: June 17, 1715[56]
- Located in/on physical feature: Südpfalz[57], Upper Rhine Plain[58]
- Distributed by: Google Play[59], App Store (Apple)[60]
- Official website: https://www.karlsruhe.de/[61], http://www.stadt-karlsruhe.de/[62]
- IPA transcription: kɐrlˈsruɛ[63]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Karlsruhe include Baden Airport[64], a commercial airport[65], in Germany[66], founded in 1994[67]; Karlsruhe Government Region[68], a government region of Baden-Württemberg[69], in Germany[70], founded in 1973[71]; German cruiser Karlsruhe[72], a light cruiser[73], in Norway[74]; Karlsruhe[75], a frigate[76]; Karlsruher Grat[77], a mountain[78], in Germany[79]; SMS Karlsruhe[80], a cruiser[81]; and Stadtwiki Karlsruhe[82], a MediaWiki wiki[83], founded in 2004[84].
Why It Matters
Karlsruhe has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[85] Karlsruhe is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[86]
Entities named for Karlsruhe include Baden Airport[64], a commercial airport[65], in Germany[66], founded in 1994[67]; Karlsruhe Government Region[68], a government region of Baden-Württemberg[69], in Germany[70], founded in 1973[71]; German cruiser Karlsruhe[72], a light cruiser[73], in Norway[74]; Karlsruhe[75], a frigate[76]; Karlsruher Grat[77], a mountain[78], in Germany[79]; and SMS Karlsruhe[80], a cruiser[81].