Karlsbad (Baden)
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Location of Karlsbad within Karlsruhe district
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| Coordinates: 48°54′52″N 08°30′23″E / 48.91444°N 8.50639°ECoordinates: 48°54′52″N 08°30′23″E / 48.91444°N 8.50639°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe | |
| District | Karlsruhe | |
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| • Mayor | Rudi Knodel | |
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| • Total | 38.01 km2 (14.68 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 15,807 | |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 76307 | |
| Dialling codes | 07202, 07248 | |
| Vehicle registration | KA | |
| Website | www.karlsbad.de | |
Karlsbad is an administrative area in the district of Karlsruhe, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The municipality is situated on the Alb-Pfinz Plateau in the northern Black Forest, 8 km east-southeast of Ettlingen, 13 km southeast of Karlsruhe, and 15 km west of Pforzheim.
The municipality of Karlsbad consists of 5 previously independent single-village municipalities united by the municipality reform in 1971:
In the north Karlsbad borders to Karlsruhe and its neighborhoods Stupferich and Palmbach. Both of these neighborhoods form part of a group of neighborhood known as Karlsruhe's Bergdörfer (mountain villages). Most of Karlsruhe is situated within the Upper Rhine Plain, not so the Bergdörfer: They are situated on the mointains of the northern Black Forest and the western Kraichgau. They share the autobahn exit Karlsbad, situated within their borders, with their neighbor municipality and are connected with it through the Landesstraßen L609 and L623.
The village Stupferich is a southeastern neighborhood of Karlsruhe. Until it was integrated into the city of Karlsruhe in 1972 it was an independent municipality. In 2000 the village celebrated its 900th anniversary. In December 2011 it had about 2,650 inhabitants.
The village Palmbach is an eastern neighborhood of Karlsruhe. Until it was integrated into the city of Karlsruhe in 1975 it formed part of the municipality Wetterbsbach composed of the villages Palmbach and Grünwettersbach. Palmbach was founded in 1701 by 28 Waldensian refugee families consisting of 111 people from La Balme in the French Alps on an area of 306 acres belonging to Grünwettersbach. They called their settlement La Balme, just like the place, they came from, which turned into the village's current name still during the 18th century. In March 2012 Palmbach had about 1,800 inhabitants.
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