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State: | Baden-Württemberg |
Adm. Region: | Karlsruhe |
Region: | Mittlerer Oberrhein |
Capital: | Karlsruhe |
Area: | 1,084.88 km² |
Inhabitants: | 424,276 (2002) |
pop. density: | 394 inh./km² |
Car identification: | KA |
Homepage: | http://www.landkreis-karlsruhe.de | Map |
Karlsruhe is a district (Kreis) in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rhein-Neckar, Heilbronn, Enzkreis, Calw, Rastatt, Germersheim, Ludwigshafen and the district-free city Speyer. . The district-free city Karlsruhe is located in the middle of the district, and cuts it into a northern and a southern part.
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Since 1990 the district has a partnership with the district Döbeln in Saxony; since 1992 with the Israelian region Sha’ar Hanegev[?].
The top-left quarter of the coat of arms show the symbol of Baden, a large part of the district belonged to Baden historically. The cross in the top-right is the symbol of the clerical state of Speyer. The three deer antlers in the bottom-right are the symbol of the state Württemberg, and in the bottom-left is the symbol of the Wittelsbach family. |
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