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Rastatt
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Rastatt
Founded
First mentioned
Government
 • Mayor Hans Jürgen Pütsch
Area
 • Total 59.02 km2 (22.79 sq mi)
Elevation 115 m (377 ft)
Population (2010-12-31)[1]
 • Total 47,554
 • Density 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 76401-76437
Dialling codes 07222, 07229
Vehicle registration RA
Website rastatt.de

Rastatt [ˈʁaʃtat] (in German Barock- und Residenzstadt Rastatt) is a town and baroque residence in the District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Murg river, 6 km (3.7 mi) above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of around 50,000 (2011). Rastatt was an important place of the War of the Spanish Succession (Treaty of Rastatt) and the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states.

History[]

Schloß Rastatt

Schloss Rastatt.

Until the end of the 17th century, Rastatt held little influence, but after its destruction by the French in 1689, it was rebuilt on a larger scale by Louis William, margrave of Baden, the imperial general in the Austro-Ottoman War known popularly as Türkenlouis. It then remained the residence of the margraves of Baden-Baden until 1771. For about 20 years previous to 1866, the fortress of Rastatt was occupied by the troops of the German Confederation.[2] The Baden revolution of 1849 began with a mutiny of soldiers at Rastatt in May 1849 under Ludwik Mieroslawski and Gustav Struve, and ended there a few weeks later with the capture of the town by the Prussians. (See The Revolutions of 1848 in the German states and History of Baden.) For some years, Rastatt was one of the strongest fortresses of the German empire, but its fortifications were dismantled in 1890.

It was the location of the First and Second Congress of Rastatt, the former giving rise to the Treaty of Rastatt.

The first German record of the Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus), a vector of chikungunya and dengue fever, was documented in September 2007 near Rastatt.[3]

Local attractions[]

Fußgängerzone Rastatt

Town centre of Rastatt

Rastatt and the surrounding area is home to a variety of historical buildings, includes palaces and castles such as Schloss Rastatt and Schloss Favorite. In the near of Rastatt there is the black forest and the french border.

International relations[]

Rastatt is twinned with:

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 
  2. ^ Wikisource-logo "Rastatt". New International Encyclopedia. 1905. 
  3. ^ Süddeutsche Zeitung: Tigermücke in Deutschland angekommen. Version of 2007-DEC-07. Retrieved 2008-APR-02.
  4. ^ Woking twinning info

References[]

External links[]

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  • Wikisource-logo "Rastatt". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920. 
  • Wikisource-logo The last half of Chapter 7 in Volume One of The Reminiscences of Carl Schurz describes Carl Schurz's recollections as an involuntary inhabitant of Rastatt before its surrender to the Prussians in 1849, and his escape through a sewer after the surrender.

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