Rheinstetten

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Rheinstetten
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Karlsruhe
Town subdivisions	3 districts
Lord Mayor	Gerhard Dietz (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	32.31 km² (12.5 sq mi)
Elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Population	20,406 (31/12/2005)
- Density	632 /km² (1,636 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KA
Postal codes	76276–76287
Area codes	07242 und 0721
Website	www.rheinstetten.de Coordinates: 48°57′38″N 08°17′23″E / 48.96056, 8.28972

Rheinstetten is a (German) town in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg. The town is situated 7 km southwest of Karlsruhe. Several people of Karlsruhe are living in this Vorort.

[edit] Geography

The town is located in the Upper Rhine valley. The famous Black Forest is ten kilometres to the east. On the west border of the town flows the Rhine. The town is divided into three town districts: Forchheim (Rheinstetten), Morsch and Neuburgweier in the west. There is also the 8 metres wide Federbach (River). In the South of the town is Durmersheim located.

[edit] Partner cities

Partner cities/twin towns of Rheinstetten are

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