Karlsruhe

Here are three facts about Karlsruhe:

• Karlsruhe is a relatively young city: it was founded on 17 June 1715 by Margrave Karl Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach as a baroque planned city in the middle of the Hardtwald.
• The city is called the “ Fächerstadt ” ( fan city ) because 32 radiating avenues radiate out from the Baroque palace; this unique layout gives Karlsruhe its special cityscape.
• Today, Karlsruhe is an important “ Residenz des Rechts ” (Residence of Justice): both the Federal Constitutional Court and the Federal Court of Justice (the highest constitutional and civil/criminal courts in Germany) have their seats here.

Pascal Brackman