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Rust, Baden-Württemberg
Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the city in Austria, see Rust, Burgenland.
Rust (German: [ʁʊst] ⓘ; Low Alemannic: Ruäscht) is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is also the home of the famous theme park Europa-Park. The Renaissance era Balthasar Castle is now part of the theme park. The protected floodplain forest Taubergießen is adjacent to Rust.
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Rust | |
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Location of Rust within Ortenaukreis district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 48°16′06″N 07°43′40″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Freiburg |
District | Ortenaukreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–30) | Kai-Achim Klare[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 13.27 km2 (5.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,002 |
• Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 77977 |
Dialling codes | 07822 |
Vehicle registration | OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL |
Website | www.rust.de |
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