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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

59 Hotels & Accommodations

4 Things to Do

313 Restaurants

Weather

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Monthly Averages
Month
High
Low
Precip
Nov
47°F 8°C
35°F 1°C
2 in 5 cm
Dec
39°F 3°C
30°F -1°C
2 in 5 cm
Jan
39°F 3°C
29°F -1°C
3 in 8 cm
Feb
40°F 4°C
28°F -2°C
2 in 5 cm
Mar
49°F 9°C
30°F -1°C
2 in 5 cm
Apr
58°F 14°C
36°F 2°C
1 in 3 cm
Extended Forecast
Monday
16 Nov
Hi:
59°F 15°C
Lo:
48°F 8°C
Tuesday
17 Nov
Hi:
57°F 13°C
Lo:
48°F 8°C
Wednesday
18 Nov
Hi:
55°F 12°C
Lo:
44°F 6°C

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Hotel Aviva

5 of 5 stars
Melbourne, Australia
9 Nov 2009

What a great hotel this was! Nearly new, it's maybe a little out of the way but as we had a car that didn't really matter to us - we were in the city centre in just a few minutes. I know there is...more

Bangkok Foodland

4 of 5 stars
Strasbourg, France
8 Nov 2009

A small place decorated in a typical kitsch pseudo-Asian-Chinese style. The food is good, pretty close to the original Thai fare and the place is manned by three generations of a Thai family. However,...more

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

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