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Karlsruhe: Welcome

Life and work

Want to get to know Karlsruhe? Learn about the city and its districts. You will find tips for house-hunting, infor­ma­tion on language courses, shopping oppor­tu­ni­ties, medical care, child care and much more.

Model project Welcome Centre

Regional Welcome Centre (page in German)

In the future, skilled workers from abroad and their families should receive all support and orien­ta­tion services geared toward facili­ta­ting their new beginning in a new profes­sio­nal and social environ­ment from one central service centre.

 

Infor­ma­tion on language courses and further possi­bi­li­ties to learn German.

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Residential building

Infor­ma­tion on Karls­ru­he's housing market, rents, tips and addresses.

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Emergency services sign

Infor­ma­tion on the German healthcare system, health insurance, medical emergency services and more.

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Children

Numerous daycare and after-school care centres for children and pupils in Karlsruhe provide care for children of all age groups.

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The appro­xi­ma­tely 90 public schools in Karlsruhe offer a broad range of education with almost all types of schools, comple­men­ted by indepen­dent schools and the Europäi­sche Schule Karlsruhe (European School Karlsruhe).

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Parking garage directional sign

Whether by car, bike, public transport or on foot; Here you will find infor­ma­tion on schedules, bike paths, parking garages, fees and more.

Read more zur Seite Getting around and transportation

Shop window

Karls­ru­he's main shopping areas are the Kaiser­straße, the Ettlinger Tor shopping centre, the Postga­le­rie shopping centre as well as the Südliche Waldstraße.

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Map of city districts

Karls­ru­he's 300,000 inhabi­tants live in 27 city districts. Many of these districts were incor­po­ra­ted into Karlsruhe and are older than the city itself.

Read more zur Seite Karlsruhe's city districts