Stutensee

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo = Stutensee Germany Rathausgaessle.jpg
Wappen = Wappen Stutensee.pnglat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 03 |lat_sec = 53
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 28 |lon_sec = 18
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Karlsruhe
Landkreis = Karlsruhe
Höhe = 114
Fläche = 45.67
Einwohner = 23350
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 76288–76297
PLZ-alt = 7513
Vorwahl = 07244, 07249, 0721
Kfz = KA
Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 2 15 109
Gliederung = 4
Adresse = Rathausstraße 1-3
76297 Stutensee
Website = [http://www.stutensee.de/ www.stutensee.de]
Bürgermeister = Klaus Demal
Partei =

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 became a lively city with more than 22.000 inhabitants.

Castle of Stutenseeis the geographic center and gave also its name to the city. It was built in 1749 by the margrave of Baden, by the 1000-years-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 it's altitude is 114 m.

History

Stutensee was founded January 1 1975 when the four municipality Blankenloch (with Büchig), Friedrichstal, Spöck and Staffort where combined to 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. Huguenot came from the North of France, from Belgium and Switzerland.

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