The “Villa Daslar” is mentioned in a papal document from 1261 – today’s Daxlanden. A resettlement of the town in 1651 was unavoidable after a dam burst, as its location as a customs station on the Rhine had brought in good income since the Middle Ages. Gold was also panned in the Goldgrund until the eighteenth century. After the Rhine correction by [...]
Grünwinkel is located in the southwest of Karlsruhe, bordering Daxlanden and Mühlburg. Grünwinkel went back to “Kregen Winkel”, a 100-acre farm, which was first mentioned in a margrave interest book in 1468. In 1597, a good 100 years later, the estate was described as a “Kreenwinckel” farm and inn. In the eighteenth century the former manor was formed
To the west of the city center, near the Rhine and the Rhine port, lies Mühlburg. When the Rhine port opened in 1901, it brought Mühlburg a significant economic boom. At the same time, the city's power station was built near the harbor. In the areas of Alt Mühlburg, Weingartensiedlung, Rheinhafen and Mühlburger Feld, several extensive residential areas were created after extensive destruction in the Second World War
After Waldstadt, Oberreut was the second district to be designed in a forest location. At that time it was built in the Bulach area as a so-called satellite settlement in the southwest of the city. The renovation of Karlsruhe's old town was one of the triggers for the rapid implementation of the construction work. The first tenants moved into the inexpensive apartments in Oberreut, which were primarily intended for large children
With its 18,000 inhabitants, Weststadt is one of the most sought-after and beautiful districts of Karlsruhe. The central axis is the Kaiserallee with its streets and squares that were built in the Wilhelminian era, which give the western part of the city a very special touch. The Weststadt also offers many representative large buildings, the art academy, the general state archive, the higher regional court, the administrative court
Karlsruhe-Durlach is the most populous district of Karlsruhe with around 30,000 inhabitants. The Durlach residents refer to themselves colloquially as Dorlacher or Letschebacher. Durlach was mentioned and referred to as a town as early as 1196. In the 13th century, Hohenberg Castle was built by Konrad III. von Lichtenberg, Bishop of Strasbourg, destroyed and then not rebuilt. After
Grötzingen is a district on the eastern edge of Karlsruhe. In 1974 Grötzingen was incorporated into the city of Karlsruhe. As of 2014, the district has 9,168 inhabitants. Grötzingen was first mentioned in 985 under the name “Grezingen”, which was derived from the name of the clan elder “Grezzo”. Durlach was founded in the Grötzinger district in the twelfth century. The
Hagsfeld was first mentioned in 991 as “Habachesfelt” and in 1261 as “Hagesvelt”. After the Thirty Years' War the place still had 45 residents. In 1891, a connection to the local railway from Durmersheim to Spöck made it easier for the 350 factory workers to commute to Karlsruhe. After the unincorporated district of Hardtwald was dissolved in 1930
A district with prospects is the Oststadt with twenty thousand inhabitants. It is bordered in the west by Linkenheimer Alle, Audenauerring and Kapellenstraße, and in the south by the new Kriegsstraße-Ost. Following the renovation work in the neighborhoods to the right and left of Durlacher Alle, the quality of living has increased significantly in recent years. Between the Durlacher
Rintheim was first mentioned as “Rintdam” on August 15, 1110. In 1275 the place was owned by the Gottesaue monastery. After 1451, the administrative claim passed to Durlach. In 1749 and 1770 a town hall and a school were set up. After a year of construction, the Protestant church was opened in November 1871. After
