The youngest district of Karlsruhe is the Nordstadt, which was only created in 1996 by merging already inhabited parts of the Weststadt and a residential area for the American armed forces.
The withdrawal of military units from the “American settlement” on Erzbergerstrasse was the trigger for this. Together with the slightly older Hardtwaldsiedlung, both quarters form the new district. This extends north of Moltkestrasse, between Adenauerring and the municipal clinic up to the Neureuter district, including the “Alter Flugplatz” nature reserve. Since the existence of this district, the residents have always been involved in shaping the environment. It should remain largely free of commercial use. Existing facilities are not viewed as a nuisance. With almost 2,000 students, the Karlsruhe Vocational Academy has found adequate location conditions here.