Karlsbad (Baden)

Karlsbad
Karlsbad
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Karlsruhe
Mayor Rudi Knodel
Basic statistics
Area 38.01 km2 (14.68 sq mi)
Elevation 264 m  (866 ft)
Population 15,808 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 416 /km2 (1,077 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KA
Postal code 76307
Area codes 07202, 07248
Website www.karlsbad.de

Karlsbad is an administrative area in the district of Karlsruhe, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the northern Black Forest, 13 km southeast of Karlsruhe, and 15 km west of Pforzheim. The largest town in Karlsbad is Langensteinbach, where its administration offices are situated. Other constituent towns and villages include Spielberg, Ittersbach, Mutschelbach, and Auerbach.

Langensteinbach, Spielberg and Ittersbach are all connected to each other and to the city of Karlsruhe by the Albtalbahn, an electric railway that forms part of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn. Ittersbach is the terminus of this branch of the Albtalbahn, which operates as line S11.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 20 July 2011. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2009. p. 93. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.