Stutensee

Stutensee

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Stutensee
Coordinates: 49°03′53″N 8°28′18″E / 49.06472°N 8.47167°E / 49.06472; 8.47167Coordinates: 49°03′53″N 8°28′18″E / 49.06472°N 8.47167°E / 49.06472; 8.47167
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Karlsruhe
Government
  Mayor Klaus Demal
Area
  Total 45.67 km2 (17.63 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 23,646
  Density 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 76288–76297
Dialling codes 07244, 07249, 0721
Vehicle registration KA
Website www.stutensee.de

Stutensee is a town in northern Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Schloss Stutensee
Prot. Church in Stutensee-Blankenloch

It was founded in 1975 by the voluntary connection of the four villages of Blankenloch with Büchig, Friedrichstal, Spöck and Staffort. In the meantime it became a lively city with more than 23.000 inhabitants.

Castle of Stutensee

Castle of Stutensee is the geographic center and gave also its name to the city. It was built in 1749 by the margrave of Baden, by the 1000-year-old oak trees. Today an institution of the Landeswohlfahrtsverband is located here.

Geography

The city is situated between Karlsruhe and Bruchsal in the Upper Rhine-region and its altitude is 114 m.

History

Stutensee was founded January 1, 1975 when the four villages of Blankenloch (with Büchig), Friedrichstal, Spöck and Staffort where combined into one municipality. All parts of the town are old villages. Spöck was first mentioned in official documents as Speccha in 865, Staffort 1110 as Stafphort, Blankenloch 1337 as Blankelach and Büchig 1373 as Buchech. Friedrichstal was founded in 1699. Huguenots fleeing religious persecution came from the north of France, and also by way of Belgium and Switzerland.

Notable people

Sport

One of the town's association football club FC Germania Friedrichstal, formed in 1913, experienced its greatest success in 2014 when it won promotion to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg for the first time.

Literature

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