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A Baroque residence town between the Rhine and the Black Forest — the grand Residenzschloss, Schloss Favorite and a handsome old market square.

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About Rastatt

The first Baroque residence on the Upper Rhine

Rastatt is a Baroque residence town in western Baden-Württemberg, set between the river Rhine and the foothills of the Black Forest, just south of Karlsruhe and a short hop from Baden-Baden and Strasbourg.

The town grew around the Residenzschloss built for Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden from 1700 — the earliest Baroque palace on the Upper Rhine — and the enchanting Schloss Favorite, Germany's oldest surviving 'porcelain palace'. Rastatt also holds an important place in German democratic history as the site of the 1849 revolution. It has a population of about 50,000 people.

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Top 18 tourist attractions in Rastatt

Schloss Rastatt (Residenzschloss) — Rastatt01i

Schloss Rastatt (Residenzschloss)

Baroque margravial residence of 1700–1707, the first Baroque palace on the Upper Rhine.

Schloss Favorite — Rastatt02i

Schloss Favorite

Early-18th-century 'porcelain palace' and pleasure lodge set in an English landscape park near Förch.

Pagodenburg — Rastatt03i

Pagodenburg

Small octagonal Baroque garden pavilion in the grounds near Schloss Favorite.

Einsiedelner Kapelle — Rastatt04i

Einsiedelner Kapelle

Baroque pilgrimage chapel near Schloss Favorite, built by Margravine Sibylla Augusta.

Stadtkirche St. Alexander — Rastatt05i

Stadtkirche St. Alexander

Baroque Catholic town church dominating the market square, with the Johannes-Nepomuk fountain before it.

Marktplatz & Rathaus — Rastatt06i

Marktplatz & Rathaus

Historic Baroque town hall on Rastatt's central market square.

Fruchthalle — Rastatt07i

Fruchthalle

Historic former grain and market hall on the market square, now a cultural venue.

Evangelische Stadtkirche — Rastatt08i

Evangelische Stadtkirche

19th-century Protestant parish church in the town centre.

Wasserturm — Rastatt09i

Wasserturm

Landmark historic water tower, a distinctive element of the townscape.

Museumstor — Rastatt10i

Museumstor

Ornate historic gateway associated with the town's museum quarter.

Historische Bibliothek — Rastatt11i

Historische Bibliothek

Historic library with ornate Baroque-era book collections.

Johannes-Nepomuk-Brunnen — Rastatt12i

Johannes-Nepomuk-Brunnen

Baroque fountain standing on the market square before the Stadtkirche St. Alexander.

Orangerie at Schloss Favorite — Rastatt13i

Orangerie at Schloss Favorite

Baroque orangery building within the Schloss Favorite garden complex.

Murg river — Rastatt14i

Murg river

Black Forest river flowing through Rastatt to its mouth at the Rhine nearby.

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15

Wehrgeschichtliches Museum

Major German military-history museum housed inside Schloss Rastatt.

16

Erinnerungsstätte für die Freiheitsbewegungen

National memorial to German freedom and democracy movements, in Schloss Rastatt.

17

Bernhardusbrunnen

Market-square fountain honouring Margrave Bernhard II of Baden.

18

Rastatter Rheinaue

Protected Rhine floodplain and bird habitat along the river near Plittersdorf.

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Getting there ✈

Fly to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (FKB) or Strasbourg (SXB), then a short train to Rastatt station on the Rhine valley line.

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