The City of Karlsruhe in Germany (in German it’s Karlsruhe)

§ Karlsruhe: brief information about the city

The City of Karlsruhe, in German Karlsruhe, with a population size of about 309'000 people is one of the largest cities of Germany, covering an area of 173 km², the city is located in the western part of Germany in the federated state of Baden-Württemberg (The capital of the federated state is the City of Штутгарт). The population density of the city is 1'780 people per 1 km².

§ Karlsruhe population, population density

The table below contains the population statistics for the City of Karlsruhe versus the mean value per 1 city in Germany. This gives an idea of the city size and its population. Population data is sourced from the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.

The population of the city of Karlsruhe in 2023.

§ Karlsruhe local time

The City of Karlsruhe, like all other cities in Germany, has a single time zone, so the exact local time in the City of Karlsruhe is the same as in all the cities of Germany:

Postal code(s) of the City of Karlsruhe

The major postal code in the City of Karlsruhe is 76133 (it consists of 5 digits, like all postal codes in Germany).

However, the following postal codes also apply to the city, depending on the city part: 76131, 76135, 76137, 76139, 76149, 76185, 76187, 76189, 76199, 76227, 76228, 76229.

§ City of Karlsruhe on the map

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§ City of Karlsruhe phone code (or area, dialling code, international prefix)

For telephone calls to the City of Karlsruhe, use its telephone code 721. For calls around Germany, dial “0” (to access the DLD, domestic long-distance line) prior to the city code, that is 0 721, and then dial the subscriber's phone number. For calls from other countries, first dial the international access code (which, for example, in UK is: “00”, two zeros), then the code of Germany 49, then the city code 721 and the subscriber's phone number, for example: 00 49 721 1234123.