Südweststadt

Südweststadt
Borough of Karlsruhe
Coat of arms
Location of Südweststadt within Karlsruhe
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Coordinates: 49°0′N 8°24′E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
District	Urban district
City	Karlsruhe
Area
• Total	2.97 km^2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population  (2014-06-30)
• Total	19,981
• Density	6,700/km^2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	76133, 76135, 76137
Dialling codes	0721

Südweststadt is a borough in Karlsruhe, Germany, located between Kriegsstraße and the main train station and west of the Karlsruhe Zoo.

The district is further divided into Östlicher Teil, Mittlerer Teil and Beiertheimer Feld.[1]

History

The area of today's Südweststadt used to belong to Beiertheim. It was only when industry settled in Südweststadt and construction work began in 1860 that the area became a separate district. The Karlsruhe Zoo was built at the eastern end in 1864.[2]

Originally designated as an industrial area, it is now mainly a residential area without large factories. The Industriewerke Karlsruhe, a weapons and munitions factory built during the World War II, is now used by, among others, the Zentrum für Kunst und Medien. The district is also home to the Public Prosecutor General, the Günther-Klotz-Anlage park, the hospital St. Vincentius-Kliniken and the Europahalle.[3]

References

1. "Stadtgebiet und Flächennutzung" (PDF). karlsruhe.de. City of Karlsruhe. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
2. "Entstehung Südweststadt". karlsruhe.de. City of Karlsruhe. 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
3. Hofheinz, Melanie (12 February 2021). "Südweststadt – der erlebnisreiche Karlsruher Stadtteil". meinka.de. meinKA. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

External links

• Südweststadt on the website of the citizens' association Bürgerverein der Südweststadt e. V.