Karlsburg Castle
Karlsburg Castle in the Durlach district of Karlsruhe characterizes the history of the Baden since 1563. Only the Prinzessinnenbau of the historical building still stands. Pforzheim was the residence of Margrave Charles II, until he decided in 1563 to move to Durlach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Karlsburg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Train-Denkmal and Basler Torturm.
Basler Torturm
City gate
Basler Torturm is a city gate, which is situated 320 metres west of Karlsburg Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durlach and Grötzingen.
Durlach
Suburb
Photo: Martin-D1, Public domain.
Durlach is a district in Karlsruhe, Germany, with a population of roughly 30,000. The district is further divided into Alt-Durlach, Dornwald-Untermühl, Hanggebiet, Bergwald, Aue, Lohn-Lissen and Killisfeld.
Grötzingen
Suburb
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
Grötzingen is a district in Karlsruhe, Germany. On December 31, 2020, it had a population of 9,156. It contains the Augustenburg Castle church and the Grötzingen Jewish Cemetery. Pfinztal lies just to the southeast.
Wolfartsweier
Suburb
Wolfartsweier is a village and a quarter of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its population is 3,068. It was first mentioned in 1261 AD under the name of "Wolvoldeswilere". Wolfartsweier is situated 2½ km southwest of Karlsburg Castle.
Karlsburg Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Region, Rhine-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Karlsburg Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Karlsburg”
- Czech: “Karlsburg”
- Dutch: “Slot Karlsburg”
- French: “Château de Carlsbourg”
- French: “château de Karlsburg”
- French: “Château de Karlsburg”
- German: “Karlsburg”
- Greek: “κάστρο του Κάρλσμπουργκ”
- Hebrew: “טירת קרלסבורג”
- Polish: “Karlsburg (zamek)”
- Polish: “Karlsburg”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Karlsburg”
- Portuguese: “Karlsburg”
- Russian: “Замок Карлсбург”
- Spanish: “Karlsburg”
- Swedish: “Karlsburgs slott”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Карлсбург”
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