Karlsruhe

The landscape around Karlsruhe is flat and open on the Upper Rhine Plain, between the Rhine and the Black Forest, which has influenced both the city’s development and its regional economy. Founded in 1715 by Margrave Charles III William of Baden-Durlach, Karlsruhe was laid out as a planned “fan city”: streets radiate from Karlsruhe Palace, its historic centrepiece. The city is also a major legal centre, home to Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court and Federal Court of Justice. Museums, research institutions and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology add a contemporary dimension to this Baden-Württemberg city. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Karlsruhe and the Upper Rhine Plain.

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