Rastatt

Rastatt
Rastatt
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rastatt
Mayor	Hans Jürgen Pütsch
Basic statistics
Area	59.02 km2 (22.79 sq mi)
Elevation	115 m  (377 ft)
Population	47,603  (1 January 2005)
- Density	807 /km2 (2,089 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	RA
Postal codes	76401-76437
Area codes	07222, 07229
Website	rastatt.de Coordinates: 48°51′0″N 8°12′0″E / 48.85°N 8.2°E / 48.85; 8.2

Rastatt is a city in the District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Murg river, 6 km (4 miles) above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of over 47,000 (2003). The town is twinned with Woking, England.^[1]

History

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. 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.^[2]

Local attractions

Rastatt and the surrounding area is home to a variety of historical buildings, includes palaces and castles such as Schloss Rastatt and Schloss Favorite

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Rastatt is twinned with:

• Fano, Italy.
• Guarapuava, Brazil.
• Woking, United Kingdom
• New Britain, Connecticut, United States

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rastatt

• Official site
• Rastatt: pictures

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