Karlsruhe (region)

Not to be confused with Karlsruhe (district).

Karlsruhe is one of the four administrative regions (sing. Regierungsbezirk) of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the north-west of the state. It is subdivided into the three regional associations (sing. Regionalverband): Mittlerer Oberrhein (Middle Upper Rhine), Rhein-Neckar (Rhine-Neckar) and Nordschwarzwald (Northern Black Forest).

Kreise (districts)	Kreisfreie Städte (district-free cities)
Calw Enz Freudenstadt Karlsruhe Neckar-Odenwald Rastatt Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	Baden-Baden Heidelberg Karlsruhe Mannheim Pforzheim

Karlsruhe
Regierungsbezirk
Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting Karlsruhe
Coordinates: 49°00′N 8°30′E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Region seat	Karlsruhe
Area
• Total	6,919.17 km2 (2,671.51 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)[1]
• Total	2,848,400
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	€132.252 billion (2021)
Website	rp.baden-wuerttemberg.de/rpk/Seiten/default.aspx

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was €123.3 billion in 2018, accounting for 3.7% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €40,400 or 134% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 109% of the EU average.^[3]

Butterflies

The Regierungspräsidium garants permissions to catch butterflies in Baden-Württemberg. The information are into the system Landesdatenbank Schmetterlinge - Staatlichen Museum für Naturkunde.^[4][5]