KARLSRUHE
General
Information
History I
Sightseeing I
Practical I Hotels in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe is the second largest city in
the Federal State of
Baden-Württemberg, in Germany.
The city
lies in the heart of Europe, at the foot of the
Black Forest
and next to the Rhine River. Located in the economic powerhouse of the
state of Baden-Würtemberg, With
about 300.000 inhabitants is the center for shopping and cultural events
for a region of about one million people.
Today, Karlsruhe is home to two
Supreme Courts, the
Federal Constitutional Court and the Federal Supreme Court.
Supreme Courts, the
Federal Constitutional Court and the Federal Supreme Court.
Karlsruhe is a nice and friendly city.
There are nice parks and woods all
around and inside of the city. Here you'll find national
scientific institutes
and a large center for nuclear
research, recently converted into a research center for new
technologies and microsystems. Naturally, this concentration of scientific activities
leads to a lot of „spin off„ companies, engaged in high technology and
engineering products and services.
The environment is not being poluted by heavy industries. Typical for
the city are the of service oriented companies such as banks or insurance
companies, engineering
companies for electronic and software and of a lot of central state
administration organizations. Also other companies have settled in
Karlsruhe : food production, cosmetics, suppliers for car makers and
logistic services.
The
University of Karlsruhe
is one of the leading universities in all of Europe. It is also the oldest and most revered technical education
institution in Germany. Founded in 1825, the University has awarded
thousands of graduates from around the world with the most
technologically advanced educations and the highest career
qualifications obtainable. Student life and studies at the University
and the International Department are very well balanced.
On the
cultural level,
Karlsruhe is a city that has something to offer : The State Theater
of Baden, a large concert hall, jazz clubs, several museums, art
collections, and galleries are all intriguing places to share in German
culture. The internationally famous Center for Art and Media Technology
(Zentrum fόr Kunst und Medientechnologie) displays the largest
collection of modern-day media art in Germany.
