Rastatt
Rastatt | |
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Location of Rastatt within Rastatt district | |
Coordinates: 48°51′N 8°12′E / 48.850°N 8.200°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
District | Rastatt |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–present) | Monika Müller (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 59.02 km2 (22.79 sq mi) |
Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 50,441 |
• Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 76401-76437 |
Dialling codes | 07222, 07229 |
Vehicle registration | RA |
Website | rastatt.de |
Rastatt (German:
History
Until the end of the 17th century, Rastatt held little influence, but after its destruction by the French in 1689, it was rebuilt on a larger scale by Louis William, Margrave of Baden, the Imperial General in the Great Turkish War known popularly as Türkenlouis.
It then remained the residence of the
The Baden revolution of 1849 began with a mutiny of soldiers at Rastatt in May 1849 under
In the same year, the town's railway station was relocated closer to the centre of Rastatt, from a location formerly outside the town walls, in what is now an industrial area.
Between 1946 and 1954, about twenty major criminal proceedings (known as the Rastatt Trials) for crimes against foreign workers and prisoners in smaller camps in the National Socialist camp system in south-west Germany took place in front of the French Military Administration's Tribunal Général on the basis of Control Council Law No. 10, along with more than 2000 defendants.
In 1992, a new Mercedes-Benz car factory started production in Rastatt.[3]
Local attractions
Rastatt and the surrounding area is home to a variety of historical buildings, includes palaces and castles such as Schloss Rastatt and Schloss Favorite. It lies in the vicinity of the Black Forest and the French border.
Twin towns – sister cities
- Fano, Italy
- Guarapuava, Brazil
- New Britain, Connecticut, United States
- Orange, France
- Vantaa, Finland
- Ostrov, Czech Republic
- Woking, England, United Kingdom
Notable people
- Herman Fortunatus (1595–1665), Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern
- Charles William (1627–1666), Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern
- Augustus George (1706–1771), Margrave of Baden-Baden
- Joseph Frank (1771–1842), physician
- Wilhelm Stemmermann (1888–1944), general in the Wehrmacht
- Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850–1927), pianist and composer
- Bodo Uhse (1904–1963), writer
- Oliver Hassencamp (1921–1988), cabaret artist, actor and author
- Ricky King (born 1946), musician
- Joachim Schuster (born 1962), politician (SDP)
- Christian Seifert (born 1969), football functionary
- Andria Lloyd (born 1971), Jamaican sprinter, Olympic medalist
- Philipp Laux (born 1973), footballer
In literature
The plot of the historical novel The Lenz Papers by
Gallery
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Town hall
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Murg river
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Pagodenburg and water tower
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Former Franciscan monastery
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Ludwig-Wilhelm school
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Street theatre festival
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Hopfenschlingel beer garden
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Schloss Favorite
References
- Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
- New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- ^ "Rastatt passenger car assembly plant inaugurated". mercedes-benz-publicarchive. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "GewachseneStädtefreundschaften über viele Grenzen hinweg". rastatt.de (in German). Rastatt. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
Further reading
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rastatt". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
External links
- Official website
- Rastatt pictures
- Encyclopedia Americana. 1920. .
- The last half of Chapter 7 in Volume One of The Reminiscences of Carl Schurz describes Carl Schurz's recollections as an involuntary inhabitant of Rastatt before its surrender to the Prussians in 1849, and his escape through a sewer after the surrender.