Karlsdorf-Neuthard
Encyclopedia
Karlsdorf-Neuthard is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe
in Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
.
and about 18 km to the northeast of Karlsruhe
.
Karlsdorf was founded in 1813, when Dettenheim
residents, who frequently experienced floods from the river Rhine, resettled on approval of Karl, Grand Duke of Baden
. The new settlement was named in honour of the Grand Duke.
Neuthard was documented for the first time in 1281. The village belonged to the Bishopric of Speyer
and was assigned to the Grand Duchy of Baden
in 1803.
in Hungary
.
Karlsruhe (district)
Karlsruhe is a rural district in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rhein-Neckar, Heilbronn,Enz, Calw, Rastatt, Germersheim, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis and the district-free city Speyer...
in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Location
Karlsdorf-Neuthard is located about 6 km to the west of BruchsalBruchsal
Bruchsal is a city at the western edge of the Kraichgau, approximately 20 km northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany...
and about 18 km to the northeast of Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
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History
The municipality of Karlsdorf-Neuthard was formed by a voluntary merger of previously stand-alone villages Karlsdorf and Neuthard on January 1, 1975.Karlsdorf was founded in 1813, when Dettenheim
Dettenheim
Dettenheim is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
residents, who frequently experienced floods from the river Rhine, resettled on approval of Karl, Grand Duke of Baden
Karl, Grand Duke of Baden
Charles, Grand Duke of Baden became ruler of Baden on June 11, 1811 and ruled until his death. He was born in Karlsruhe....
. The new settlement was named in honour of the Grand Duke.
Neuthard was documented for the first time in 1281. The village belonged to the Bishopric of Speyer
Bishopric of Speyer
The Bishopric of Speyer was a state, ruled by Prince-Bishops, in what is today the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was secularized in 1803...
and was assigned to the Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duchy of Baden
The Grand Duchy of Baden was a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed between 1806 and 1918.-History:...
in 1803.
Town twinning
Karlsdorf-Neuthard is twinned with NyergesújfaluNyergesújfalu
Nyergesújfalu is a town in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary.The city, located near the river Danube, is an ancient site of habitation. Aerial photography has revealed the outline of an earthwork fort built centuries ago. It has become a destination for tourists and hikers; the latter take...
in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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