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The Turmberg (German: "Tower Hill") is a hill (elevation: 256 m) located in Durlach, a suburb 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 ...
in
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It is home to a castle ruin. The Turmberg can be reached by the Turmbergbahn, a
funicular A funicular ( ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep grade (slope), slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to ...
railway. The original railway used water to counterbalance the rail cars, but now it is run on electricity. Image:Karlsruhe_Durlach_Mitte.jpg, view from village center Image:Karlsruhe Turmbergbahn2.jpg, funicular Image:Turmbergbahn.JPG, view downhill Image:Turmberg.JPG, castle ruin Mountains and hills of Baden-Württemberg Durlach Tourist attractions in Karlsruhe {{Karlsruhe-geo-stub