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Stutensee is a town in northern Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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 has become a lively city with more than 23,000 inhabitants.
The Palace of Stutensee is the geographic center and namesake of the city. It was built in 1749 by the margrave of Baden, by the 1,000-year-old oak trees. Today an institution of the Landeswohlfahrtsverband is located here.
File:Blankenloch.png, Blankenloch as viewed from Turmberg in Karlsruhe-Durlach
File:Stutensee-Blankenloch Kerns Max Haus.JPG, Kerns-Max-House at Blankenloch
File:Stutensee-Blankenloch Hermannshaeusle und Kirche.JPG, "Hermannshäusle" and the Protestant Church (Michaeliskirche) at Blankenloch
File:Stutensee Blankenloch Katholische Kirche 20070521.jpg, Catholic Church at Blankenloch
File:Stutensee Blankenloch Altes Schulhaus 20070521.jpg, Old Schoolhouse at Blankenloch
File:Stutensee Blankenloch Bahnhof 20070521.jpg, Railway station at Blankenloch
File:Stutensee Blankenloch Rathaus 20070521.jpg, City Hall
File:Stutensee-Friedrichstal evang Kirche.JPG, Protestant Church at Friedrichstal
File:Stutensee-Spoeck evang Kirche.JPG, Protestant Church at Spöck
File:Stutensee-Staffort evang Kirche.JPG, Protestant Church at Staffort
File:Stutensee-Staffort Fachwerk.JPG, Timber framing houses at Staffort
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 has become a lively city with more than 23,000 inhabitants.
Palace of Stutensee
The Palace of Stutensee is the geographic center and namesake of the city. It was built in 1749 by the margrave of Baden, by the 1,000-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 .History
Stutensee was founded on 1 January 1975 when the four villages of Blankenloch (with Büchig), Friedrichstal, Spöck and Staffort were 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
* Axel Fischer, former member of the German parliament * Werner Fischer, former President of the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe * Werner Raupp, historian and philosopherSport
One of the town's association football clubFC Germania Friedrichstal
The FC Germania Friedrichstal is a German association football club from Friedrichstal, Baden-Württemberg.
The club achieved its greatest success in 2014 when it earned promotion to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg for the first time.
History ...
, formed in 1913, experienced its greatest success in 2014 when it won promotion to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg for the first time.
Literature
* * * * * * (About Hagsfeld, Blankenloch und Friedrichstal) * * * * * *Gallery
References
{{Authority control Karlsruhe (district) 1975 establishments in West Germany