Oberreut is a district in the south of
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...
. The town is located around 2.5 kilometers southwest of the city center of Karlsruhe and south of the
Bundesstraße 10.
History
Oberreut was originally planned and built as a
planned community
A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...
to combat the housing shortage and is considered one of the poorer districts of Karlsruhe due to the poor social and infrastructure conditions.
The first houses in Oberreut were occupied in the summer of 1964. The place was created in the
Bulach district according to the general
functional zoning
Functional zoning or functional city zoning is a method used for dividing land use by its function. Typically, land use is divided in two ways, by its function and by its physical characteristics. An example of functional zoning would be an area t ...
plan drawn up in 1926, also known as the "Schneider Plan".
A residential area for around 12,000 people was built on the drawing board on an area of 100 hectares. In 1970, development in the forest area was completed. 5,700 residents, instead of the planned 4,200, lived in the 1,160 apartments created. The field location was then planned.
The partial development plan "Oberreut-Feldlage I" was passed as a statute in 1969. 439 residential units for 1,500 people were created. In 1980 the "Oberreut-Feldlage II" development plan was added. "Oberreut-Feldlage III" followed in 1990.
On June 30, 1999, 9,956 people (9,817 of whom had their main residence) lived in 4,231 apartments in Oberreut, roughly the same as today.
References
External links
Website of Oberreut
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