Malsch

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Malsch

Total population

14,483

Elevation145 m

Land area51.24 km²

Coordinates48.88°, 8.34°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Malsch is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 15 km south of Karlsruhe, and 10 km east of Rastatt, at the eastern border of the Upper Rhine Plain.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Franz Boos

botanist (1753-1832)

Julius Kahn

American politician (1861–1924)

Anton Rindenschwender

Christoph Kohlbecker

German architect

Klaus Bemmer

German painter and restorer (1921-1979)

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Alexander Hollerbach

German jurist (1931-2020)

Friedrich Rittinger

Canadian editor (1833-1897)

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Otfried Weintritt

German orientalist

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Helmut Dahringer

German politician (1919-2011)

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Herbert Heider

German association football player

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Hermann Föry

German sculptor (1879–1930)

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Alois Degler

German politician

Karl Kohlbecker

German architect (1906–1982)

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Alexander Ogrinc

German association football player

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Max Müller

German handball player

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Roland Herrmann

German diplomat

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Malsch

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Middle-barred Minor

Oligia fasciuncula

Seen 2026-06-09

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-06-08

Oak Eggar

Lasiocampa quercus

Seen 2026-06-08

Orange Moth

Angerona prunaria

Seen 2026-06-08

Large Skipper

Ochlodes sylvanus

Seen 2026-06-08

European Comma

Polygonia c-album

Seen 2026-06-08

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-06-08

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Seen 2026-06-08

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-06-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Malsch, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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