Rastatt () is a town with a Baroque core, District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in the Upper Rhine Plain on the

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river, above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of around 50,000 (2011). Rastatt was an important place of the War of the Spanish Succession ( Treaty of Rastatt) and the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states.

History

Until the end of the 17th century, Rastatt held little influence, but after its destruction by the French in 1689, it was rebuilt on a larger scale by Louis William, Margrave of Baden, the Imperial General in the

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known popularly as ''Türkenlouis''. It then remained the residence of the

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until 1771. It was the location of the

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, the former giving rise to the Treaty of Rastatt while the second ended in failure in 1799. In the 1840s, Rastatt was surrounded by fortifications to form the

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. For about 20 years previous to 1866, it was occupied by the troops of the German Confederation. The Baden revolution of 1849 began with a mutiny of soldiers at Rastatt in May 1849 under

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and Gustav Struve, and ended there a few weeks later with the capture of the town by the Prussians. (See The Revolutions of 1848 in the German states and History of Baden.) For some years, Rastatt was one of the strongest fortresses of the German empire, but its fortifications were dismantled in 1890. Between 1946 and 1954, about twenty major criminal proceedings (known as the Rastatt Trials) for crimes against foreign workers and prisoners in smaller camps in the National Socialist camp system in south-west Germany took place in front of the French Military Administration's Tribunal Général on the basis of Control Council Law No. 10, along with more than 2000 defendants. In 1992, a new Mercedes-Benz car factory started production in Rastatt.

Local attractions

Rastatt and the surrounding area is home to a variety of historical buildings, includes palaces and castles such as Schloss Rastatt and Schloss Favorite. It lies in the vicinity of the Black Forest and the French border.

Twin towns – sister cities

Rastatt is twinned with: * Fano, Italy * Guarapuava, Brazil *

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Notable people

* Herman Fortunatus (1595–1665), Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern * Charles William (1627–1666), Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern * Augustus George (1706–1771), Margrave of Baden-Baden * Joseph Frank (1771–1842), physician *

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(1888–1944), general in the Wehrmacht *

Luise Adolpha Le Beau Luise Adolpha Le Beau (25 April 1850 in Rastatt, Grand Duchy of Baden – 17 July 1927 in Baden-Baden) was a German composer of classical music. She studied with noted musicians Clara Schumann and Franz Lachner, but her primary instr ...

(1850–1927), pianist and composer * Bodo Uhse (1904–1963), writer *

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(1921–1988), cabaret artist, actor and author * Ricky King (born 1946), musician *

Joachim Schuster Joachim Schuster (born 28 October 1962 in Rastatt) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014, representing German ...

(born 1962), politician (SDP) * Christian Seifert (born 1969), football functionary *

Andria Lloyd Andria Lloyd (born 10 August 1971 in Rastatt, West Germany) participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics. She received a bronze medal, competing for Jamaica in the 4 × 100 m relay. Lloyd attended high school in Camperdown. She attende ...

(born 1971), Jamaican sprinter, Olympic medalist *

Philipp Laux Philipp Laux (born 25 January 1973) is a German former footballer, now sports psychologist of Borussia Dortmund. Playing career Laux, who played as a goalkeeper, began his senior career in 1993, with Borussia Dortmund. After one year in their res ...

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In literature

The plot of the historical novel ''The Lenz Papers'' by Stefan Heym (published London 1964) is set in 1849 Rastatt, during the failed revolutions in Germany in 1848.

Gallery

Rastatt-Rathaus-04-2018-gje.jpg, Town hall Rastatt-Murg-04-Wasserturm-Brauerei Franz-2016-gje.jpg, Murg river Rastatt-Pagodenburg-10-Wasserturm-2006-gje.jpg, Pagodenburg and water tower Rastatt-Franziskanerkloster-04-2018-gje.jpg, Former Franciscan monastery Rastatt-Ludwig-Wilhelm-Gymnasium-06-2018-gje.jpg, Ludwig-Wilhelm school Close Act-Saurus-120-gje.jpg, Street theatre festival Rastatt-Hopfenschlingel-10-Bierwagen-2017-gje.jpg, Hopfenschlingel beer garden Rastatt-Schloss Favorite-Hauptfassade-28-2006-gje.jpg, Schloss Favorite

References

External links

Official websiteRastatt pictures
* * {{Authority control Rastatt (district) Baden