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Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe is a city on the Rhine in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is in the north of the Black Forest, close to the French border. Wikivoyage

Population 309,247 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Germany

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Karlsruhe. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. African Summer Festival

    July

    African culture in Karlsruhe's Nordstadt. Markets, drumming workshops, exhibitions, a varied children's programme and musical performances take place during the three days, the aim being enjoyment for the whole family

    Official site

  2. Das Fest

    July

    Official site

  3. Schloss in Flammen

    July

    A music and fireworks performance in front of the palace. Tickets are quite expensive

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Karlsruhe); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Albtalbahnhof 1.8 km, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof 1.8 km, Karlsruhe West 2.7 km, Dammerstock 2.8 km, Schloss Rüppurr 3.2 km, Karlsruhe-Mühlburg 3.5 km, Ostendorfplatz 3.8 km, Karlsruhe Hafen 4.1 km, Tulpenstraße 4.3 km, Welschneureuter Straße 4.3 km, Bärenweg 4.4 km, Karlsruhe Hagsfeld 4.4 km, Karlsruhe-Knielingen 4.6 km, Adolf-Ehrmann-Bad 4.7 km, Karlsruhe-Durlach 4.7 km, Neureut Kirchfeld 4.9 km, Rüppurr Battstraße 4.9 km

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