Turmberg

The Turmbergbahn is a funicular railway in Karlsruhe in Germany. It is the oldest operating funicular in Germany. From Karlsruhe's former center Durlach, the line climbs the Turmberg, which on a clear day provides a lookout point with views of the Rhine Valley, the Palatinate forest and the adjacent parts of Alsace.The line first opened in 1888 by the Turmbergbahn Durlach AG, and its original form used the water ballast system of propulsion, similar to that still used by the Nerobergbahn in Wiesbaden. Operation of the funicular was interrupted twice during World War II, once near the beginning, and again from 1945 to 1946. The line was comprehensively rebuilt in 1966, and the water ballast drive was replaced by a conventional electric drive. In 2019 it was decided to extend the tracks of the funicular railway to the foot of the hill bringing it closer to the terminal station of the tram in Durlach. It is now run by the Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe, the operator of Karlsruhe's trams.The funicular has the following technical parameters: Length: 315 metres (1,033 ft) Height: 100 metres (328 ft) Maximum steepness: 36.2 % Configuration: single track with passing loop Journey time: 3 minutes Cars: 2 Capacity: 52 passengers per car Track gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Traction: Electricity

The Max-Reger-Institute (MRI) is a musicological research institute and archive in Karlsruhe, Germany, dedicated to the work of the composer Max Reger, a representative of German music around the turn of the 20th century. An associated foundation, the Elsa-Reger-Stiftung, is named after his wife, Elsa Reger, who founded the foundation and the institute. It has a substantial archive of manuscripts and documents related to Reger.

Karlsburg Castle in the Durlach district of Karlsruhe characterizes the history of the Baden since 1563. Only the Prinzessinnenbau ("Princesses' wing") of the historical building still stands. Pforzheim was the residence of Margrave Charles II, until he decided in 1563 to move to Durlach. What, if anything, the citizens of Durlach offered him during the negotiations is unknown. Charles decided to extende the medieval Karlsburg Castle into a palace and make it his residence. His successors further extended the castle, until the city was occupied by French troops in 1689. The French burned down the city and the castle. In 1698, Margrave Frederick Magnus returned from exile in Basel and started rebuilding the castle. Frederick had grandiose plans, but no money and the margraviate had been devastated by the war. A dispute erupted with the citizens of Durlach, who refused to support the rebuilding effort. By 1703 two wings had been completed and the margrave had moved in, when the project was suspended indefinitely. Frederick's son and successor, Margrave Charles III William, decided in 1715 to end the discussion and relocate his residence to a new palace outside Durlach. He founded the city of Karlsruhe, centered on his new palace. Charles and his court moved into the new palace in 1718. His wife, however, chose to remain in Durlach until her death in 1743. The Karlsburg was later used as an administrative office and even as a barracks. The Pfinzgau Museum has been housed in the castle since 1924. In 1964, a wing was demolished to make room for the Castle School at Durlach. The castle was extensively renovated from 1973 to 1988. Today, it houses the registry office, the Pfinzgau Museum, the Carpathian-German Museum, classrooms for adult education and the Margrave School, the historic banquet hall and the Durlach city library.

Karlsruhe is one of the four administrative regions (sing. Regierungsbezirk) of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the north-west of the state. It is subdivided into the three regional associations (sing. Regionalverband): Mittlerer Oberrhein (Middle Upper Rhine), Rhein-Neckar (Rhine-Neckar) and Nordschwarzwald (Northern Black Forest).

Durlach is a borough of the German city of Karlsruhe with a population of roughly 30,000.

Grötzingen is a town and eastern suburb of Karlsruhe, Germany. On 31 December 2020 it had a population of 9,156. It contains Augustenburg Castle, a church. Pfinztal lies just to the southeast.

Grötzingen Jewish Cemetery (German: jüdischer Friedhof Grötzingen or Judengottesacker Grötzingen) is the smallest Jewish burial place in the city of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is listed as a national heritage site.

Karlsruhe-Durlach station is the second largest station in the city of Karlsruhe in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. It is used by services of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn and the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn, regular regional services and occasional long-distance trains.

Wolfartsweier is a village and a quarter of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its population is 3,068 (2020). It was first mentioned in 1261 AD under the name of "Wolvoldeswilere". The local church was first mentioned in 1329. A small creek, called Wettersbach, runs through the village, but in an underground canal for most of its way. Wolfartsweier has a town hall, a Protestant and a catholic church and community centres, and a public outdoor swimming pool. In 2002, a new creche, the "Katzenkindergarten", was built in the shape of a lying cat. (Architect Ayla Yöndel / Idea and concept Tomi Ungerer) Wolfartsweier lost its independence in 1973 when it became part of Karlsruhe.

Rintheim is a district of Karlsruhe. It is located between Hagsfeld in the north, Oststadt in the west and the Autobahn 5 in the east. The Technologiepark Karlsruhe is located in Rintheim, a center for internet and high-tech companies.

Karlsruhe-Hagsfeld station is a railway station in the Hagsfeld district in the municipality of Karlsruhe, located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Palmbach is the smallest district of the Baden-Württemberg city of Karlsruhe. The Waldensian town of Palmbach is located on the southeastern edge of the urban area and was incorporated into the city of Karlsruhe on January 1, 1975. Naturally, it is located in the northern Black Forest, is the highest residential area in Karlsruhe and has been part of the Central/North Black Forest Nature Park since January 2021. Palmbach is located directly at the Karlsbad motorway exit of the Bundesautobahn 8 and is one of the high-altitude districts of Karlsruhe that are called "mountain villages" in the region.