Neureut is the northernmost district of

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( ; ; ; South Franconian German, South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, third-largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, after its capital Stuttgart a ...

, Germany. It was the most populous rural community of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

before being incorporated into Karlsruhe on February 14, 1975. Its population is about 18,920 people as of December 31, 2020. The district is further divided into ''Südlicher Teil'', ''Nördlicher Teil'', ''Kirchfeld'' and ''Heide''.

History

Neureut is recorded as having been founded in 1260, under the rule of

Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden-Baden Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden (1230 – 19 November 1288) served as Regent to Margrave Frederick I from 1250 until 1267, then as Margrave of Baden from 1268 until his death in 1288. He was the son of Herman V and Irmengard, Countess Palatine of ...

. In 1699,

Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach Friedrich VII Magnus of Zähringen (23 September 1647 – 25 June 1709) was the Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1677 until his death. Born at Ueckermünde, he was the son of Margrave Friedrich VI and Countess Palatine Christine Magdalene of ...

founded a church for 58 families of

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refugees from nearby

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. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, Neureut was heavily damaged by American planes. After the war, many American military bases were established in Germany, including one in Neureut in 1959. The American military presence there lasted until 1995. In 1975, Neureut was incorporated into Karlsruhe despite local opposition.

Transport

Neureut is served by the S1 and S11 lines of the

Karlsruhe Stadtbahn The Karlsruhe Stadtbahn is a German tram-train system combining Karlsruhe trams, tram lines in the city of Karlsruhe with railway lines in the surrounding countryside, serving the entire region of the middle upper Rhine valley and creating connec ...

as well as tram line 1 for the borough of Neureut-Heide.

References

{{Karlsruhe-geo-stub Populated places established in the 1260s