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Ettlingen | ||
federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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Residents | 39.339 (2019) | |
height | 132 m | |
Tourist information Tel | 49 (0)7243 101-380 | |
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Ettlingen is a city in Central bathing in Swimming at the extreme northwestern edge of the Black Forest, but still in the basin of the Upper Rhine Plain.
background
- Ettlingen lies south of Karlsruhe in the valley of the brook Alb, a small tributary of the Rhine. Since the Bachtal is suitable for exploring higher places of the Northern Black Forest to reach, Ettlingen offers itself as a starting or end point of a bike tour through the Black Forest at.
The city districts belong to the city of Ettlingen Bruchhausen, Ettlingenweier, Oberweier, Schluttenbach, Schöllbronn and Spessart, they were incorporated in the course of the regional reform around 1975.
getting there
By plane
The nearest suitable airports are the Baden-Airpark Rheinmünster, Strasbourg and Stuttgart. Also the airport Frankfurt is easily accessible due to the good traffic connections by road and rail.
By train
- Ettlingen has its own regional train station 1 Ettlingen-West in the Deutsche Bahn network on the Rhine Valley Railway Karlsruhe - Rastatt, the city center can only be reached by bus.
- There is another one in the Bruchhausen district 2 railway station, he's on the lines S71 and S81 of KVV
- In addition, Ettlingen has several stops on the routes S1 or. S11 the Alb Valley RailwayThis gives you a connection to Karlsruhe main station and the city center and also a connection to the ICE network of Deutsche Bahn.
By bicycle
In the street
Ettlingen is located on the A5 and B3 and is therefore easy to reach from the north and south of the Federal Republic.
mobility
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Public transport
Ettlingen is part of the Karlsruhe transport association KVV with the tram lines S1 and S11, which run from Karlsruhe Central Station right past the city center Bad Herrenalb and Ittersbach drive. This former railway line was widened to standard gauge and electrified. She is from the AVG operated. · Karlsruhe model
The "Ettlingen Stadt" stop is right by the Stadtgarten. The “Erbprinz” stop is a little closer to the castle. The Ettlingen-West train station of the Deutsche Bahn is located outside the center and can only be reached by bus.
Park
The parking spaces within the old town and along Schillerstraße and Pforzheimer Straße are chargeable (parking ticket machines, € 2 per hour). You can park for 15 minutes free of charge, but you also need a parking ticket for this ("bread roll button" at the machine).
The two parking garages are cheaper (€ 1.00 to € 1.50 per hour):
- 3 Sparkasse car park center / castle (Underground parking under the new market). Open: Mon-Sat 06:30 am to 00:30 am, Sun 10:00 am to 00:30 am.
- 4 Parking garage center / city train station (Underground car park under the city garden). Open: Mon-Sat 06: 30-23: 00, Sun closed.
The city of Ettlngen offers a flyer "Parking in Ettlingen"for download.
Tourist Attractions
Ettlingen has a well-preserved old town.
Buildings
- 1 Margravial castle with museum. E-mail: [email protected]. Open: September to April: Wed.-Sun. 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., May to August: Wed.-Sun. 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Price: adults € 3 / reduced € 2, children up to 12 years free.
- 2 St. Martin's Church
- 3 town hall
- 4 Watch tower
- 5 Bismarck Tower
- 6 Church of St. Dionysius Ettlingenweier, Ettlinger Strasse 9 (in the historic center of Ettlingenweier).
Parks
- 7 Horbachpark
- 8 Wathaldenpark
- 9 Ettlinger Stadtgarten
- 10 rose Garden
activities
Swimming
- 1 Albgau indoor swimming pool, Luisenstrasse 14. Tel.: 49 (0)7243 101-811. Open: Mon. closed, Tue.-Thu. 10: 00-22: 00, Fri. 08: 00-22: 00, Sat.-Sun. 10: 00-19: 00.
- 2 Albgau outdoor pool, Schöllbronner Strasse. Open: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., May to September.
- 3 Buchtzig bathing lake, At the Baggersee 4 (Near the industrial area Ettlingenweier). Open: Mon-Fri 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sat-Sun 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- 4 Waldbad Schöllbronn (outdoor pool), Moosbronner Strasse 1. Open: Mon-Fri 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sat-Sun 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Hikes and walks
- Historical tour through the old town (flyer for download on the website of the city of Ettlingen)
- Panorama trail on the Wattkopf, Circular hike to the White House and the Bismarck Tower with beautiful views of Ettlingen and over the Rhine plain. Starting point: car park at the old water reservoir at the end of Bismarckstrasse 5
- Forest adventure trail in Spessart, Circular hike with forest labyrinth and forest sofa. Starting point: car park at the sports field at the end of Allmendstrasse 6
various
- Hands-on exhibitions with family offers all year round in the Ettlingen Museum in the castle (https://www.museum-ettlingen.de)
- In summer the Castle Festival instead of.
- There are special trips with me on about a dozen days a year historical steam locomotives on the Albtalbahn to Bad Herrenalb.
- For mountain bikers there is the Edelberg 5 Electricity pylon downhill
- 6 Simigolf Ettlingen (Black light indoor mini golf course), Einsteinstrasse 55 (West industrial area). Tel.: 49 (0)7243 9398510.
shop
Cozy pedestrian zone with lots of small shops.
There is a weekly market on Wednesdays and Saturdays (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
kitchen
- 1 Hotel-Restaurant Erbprinz, Rheinstrasse 1, 76275 Ettlingen. Tel.: 49 (0) 7243 3220.
- 1 Vogel brewery in Ettlingen, Rheinstrasse 4, 76275 Ettlingen. Tel.: 49 7243 13739. Small brewery with a few smaller dishes, nice beer garden in summer.
nightlife
accommodation
Hotels and pensions are available in Ettlingen.
health
- 1 General emergency service practice in Ettlingen, At the city station 8. Open: Mon-Fri 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sat, Sun and public holidays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Practical advice
- Telephone code: 07243
- Free WiFi in Ettlingen
- 2 City information Ettlingen (Tourist Information), Schlossplatz 3. Tel.: 49 (0)7243 101 380, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon.-Fri. 9.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., Sat. 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., longer in summer.
- 3 Ettlingen City Library, Obere Zwingergasse 12. Tel.: 49 (0)7243 101-274, Email: [email protected]. Open: Tue. Thu. Fri. 12 pm-6pm, Wed 10 am-6pm, Sat 10 am-1pm.
trips
Neighboring communities
Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe-Rüppurr, Waldbronn, Carlsbad, Marxzell, Malsch, Durmersheim, Rheinstetten