Rastatt

Rastatt
Town
Coat of arms of Rastatt
Coat of arms
Location of Rastatt within Rastatt district
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Rastatt is located in Germany
Rastatt
Rastatt
Rastatt is located in Baden-Württemberg
Rastatt
Rastatt
Coordinates: 48°51′N 8°12′E / 48.850°N 8.200°E / 48.850; 8.200
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictRastatt
Government
 • Mayor (2023–31) Monika Müller[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total59.02 km2 (22.79 sq mi)
Elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total51,310
 • Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
76401-76437
Dialling codes07222, 07229
Vehicle registrationRA
Websiterastatt.de

Rastatt (German: [ˈʁaʃtat]) is a town with a Baroque core, District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in the Upper Rhine Plain on the Murg river, 6 km (3.7 mi) above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of around 51,000 (2022). Rastatt was an important place of the War of the Spanish Succession (Treaty of Rastatt) and the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states.

  1. ^ Oberbürgermeisterwahl Rastatt 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.