Middle Upper Rhine region

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Location of the Middle Upper Rhine region in Germany
Basic data
State : Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region : Karlsruhe
Administrative headquarters : Karlsruhe
Area : 2,137.38 km²
Residents : 1,043,465 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 488 inhabitants / km²
Regional breakdown: 2 city ​​districts and
2 rural districts
Regional association
Association chairman: Christoph Schnaudigel
Association Director: Gerd Hager
Address of the regional association: House of the region
Baumeisterstr. 2
76137 Karlsruhe
Website : www.region-karlsruhe.de/
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Baden-Württemberg Regional Association of the Middle Upper Rhine

The Middle Upper Rhine region is one of twelve spatial planning and planning regions in Baden-Württemberg . It includes the urban districts of Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe , the district of Karlsruhe and the district of Rastatt .

Regional planning

On January 1, 1973, the regional association of the Middle Upper Rhine was set up as a public corporation to carry out regional planning in the region . It is one of twelve regional associations in Baden-Württemberg , two of which are also responsible beyond state borders. The office of the Regional Council is located in Karlsruhe .

Population development

The population figures are census results (¹) or official updates from the Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office ( main residences only ).

date Residents
December 31, 1973 877.310
December 31, 1975 868.557
December 31, 1980 869.201
December 31, 1985 869.014
May 25, 1987 ¹ 870.119
December 31, 1990 912.194
date Residents
December 31, 1995 953.212
December 31, 2000 974.170
December 31, 2005 997.855
December 31, 2010 1.008.266
May 9, 2011 ¹ 991.130
December 31, 2015 1,025,230
date Residents
December 31, 2018 1,043,465

In April 2007 the million mark was exceeded for the first time.

Spatial planning

Map of the central areas in the Middle Upper Rhine region

In the middle Upper Rhine region is Karlsruhe as a regional center reported. Furthermore, there are the following middle areas , the delimitation of which can be found in the articles on the respective cities:

The city of Baden-Baden is designated as a medium-sized center with upper-central sub-functions.

Division of space

According to data from the State Statistical Office , as of 2015.

Association chairperson

  • November 29, 1973 to February 9, 2000: Bernhard Ditteney (District Administrator of the District of Karlsruhe)
  • February 9, 2000 to October 8, 2014: Josef Offele (Lord Mayor of Ettlingen a. D.)
  • since October 8, 2014: Christoph Schnaudigel (District Administrator of the District of Karlsruhe)

Association directors

  • 1974 to September 30, 2001: Dietrich Schmidt
  • since October 1, 2001: Gerd Hager

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ Survey of land according to type of actual use in 2015