Rastatt

Rastatt
Rastatt
Location of Rastatt within Rastatt district
Coordinates	48°51′N 8°12′E / 48.85°N 8.2°E / 48.85; 8.2Coordinates: 48°51′N 8°12′E / 48.85°N 8.2°E / 48.85; 8.2
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	47,554 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	806 /km2 (2,087 /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

Rastatt [ˈʁaʃtat] (in German Barock- und Residenzstadt Rastatt) is a city 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.

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

Citycentre 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

International relations

Rastatt is twinned with:

• Fano, Italy.
• Guarapuava, Brazil.
• Woking, United Kingdom.^[4]
• New Britain, Connecticut, United States
• Ostrov, Czech Republic.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rastatt". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rastatt

• Official site
• Rastatt: pictures
•  James Wood (1907). "Rastatt". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. 
•  "Rastatt". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920. 
• 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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