Northwest City (Karlsruhe)

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Coat of arms of the city of Karlsruhe
Coat of arms of the Nordweststadt district
Northwest town

District of the city of Karlsruhe
Location of Nordweststadt in Karlsruhe
Basic data
Geographer. location   49 ° 2 ′  N , 8 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 2 ′  N , 8 ° 22 ′  E
surface   3.759 km²
Residents   11,323 (as of June 30, 2014)
Population density   3,012 inhabitants per km²
Postcodes   76185, 76187
prefix   0721
Transport links
Federal road   B36
Light rail   S 1 S 11
tram   2
Bus routes   70 74

The Karlsruhe Northwest City is a district of Karlsruhe .

Catholic Church of St. Konrad

The development began with the municipal clinic in 1907. This was followed by several barracks . Their extensive facilities are used commercially today by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (West University, Akaflieg ), an authority center, the Egon von Neindorff riding institute and new buildings by the Federal Institute for Hydraulic Engineering .

To the north there are later residential areas. On a lower-lying strip of land, a former arm of the Rhine , there are gardens and sports facilities, including the disused stadium of the Karlsruhe FV . At the north end are the locations of the State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation , the cosmetics manufacturer L'Oréal and the educational academy of the Karlsruhe Chamber of Crafts . To the east is the Alter Flugplatz nature reserve .

The district includes the following churches:

  • St. Conrad
  • Evangelical St. James Church (demolished in mid-2017)
  • ACBF, International Pentecostal Church
  • Evangelical Petruskirche (demolished since the end of 2014)
  • Evangelical Petrus-Jakobuskirche.

The following schools are located in the Northwest City, among others:

  • Evangelical Jakobusschule Karlsruhe (elementary school and community school)
  • Humboldt Gymnasium
  • Werner von Siemens elementary and secondary school
  • Rennbuckel secondary school.

Web links

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