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Visiting Karlsruhe, Germany


In 1715, margrave Karl III Wilhelm decided he needed more space than he had in Durlach, so he moved his capital to Karlsruhe and had it designed in circular spokes around his new palace. Because of its unique radial shape, Karlsruhe is sometimes called the “fan city.” Home to Germany’s most important federal courts, the city accordingly teems with civil servants. Karlsruhe Schloss (castle) was badly damaged in World War II, but was rebuilt and is now home to the Badisches Landesmuseum.

Traveller Advice on Karlsruhe

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4 Things to Do

313 Restaurants

Weather

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Nov
47°F 8°C
35°F 1°C
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39°F 3°C
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Jan
39°F 3°C
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49°F 9°C
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58°F 14°C
36°F 2°C
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5 of 5 stars
Osijek, Croatia
7 Jan 2008

As my parents have lived and worked in Bretten, a small town of cca. 25,000 inhabitants in Germany's southwestern Bundesland Baden-Wurttemberg, Karlsruhe was the biggest nearby town and the centre of...more

Best Western Queens Hotel Karlsruhe

3 of 5 stars
Plettenberg
17 Nov 2009

Das Zimmer war sehr klein, für ein vier Sterne Hotel nicht akzeptabel. Obwohl wir tel. nach einem Restaurant nachgefragt hatten und dieses bejaht wurde, war das Restaurant am Sonntag-Abend...more

Hotel Eden

16 Nov 2009

Leider waren beide Zimmer nicht Sauber, starker Staub auf allen Kanten , Leisten, Rahmen,Ecken wurden in diesen Zimmern wohl noch nie gesaugt! Im Bad waren Haare von Vorgänger des Zimmers, Staubfäden...more

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