Bietigheim (Baden)


Bietigheim is a village in the district of Rastatt in Baden-Württemberg in Southwestern Germany. It is located east of the Rhine river and thus the border to France, west of the Black Forest, south of the city of Karlsruhe and north of the city of Rastatt.

Geography

Bietigheim is located in the 30km wide Upper Rhine Plain which is limited by the Black Forest on the east side and the French Vosges / German Palatinate Forest on the west side. The village itself extends from the fluvial terrace to the actual rhine valley. On the southern part of Bietigheim's Gemarkung is the southern end of the forest Hardtwald.
The closest cities to Bietigheim are: Rastatt, Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden.

Neighbour towns and villages

Bietigheim borders on the following towns, clockwise beginning from the north: Durmersheim, Malsch, Muggensturm, Ötigheim, Steinmauern, Elchesheim-Illingen.

Transport

Bietigheim is predominantly a village in which people live as commuter to the cities Karlsruhe, Rastatt and even for the valley of the river Murg.

Rail links

The village maintains the stop Bietigheim of the Rhine Railway. The light rail lines S7 and S8 of the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft both stop in Bietigheim.

Road transport

The Bundesstraße 3, the Bundesstraße 36 as well as the Bundesautobahn 5 running through the Gemarkung of Bietigheim. Furthermore, two rest areas: Schleifweg and Silbergrund are stationed on Bietigheim's part of the BAB5. In October 2006 the Bundesstraße 36 was moved to the east side and thus out of the city center.
Further one out of eleven colza oil-fuel stations of the state Baden-Württemberg are located in Bietigheim.

Air transport

With an approximate distance of 20km the Airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and the second most important airport of Baden-Württemberg is the closest airport. Other airports are reachable by car via BAB5 / BAB8 or train. The next further airport is Stuttgart Airport and ~ 92km away. Frankfurt Airport is ~ 141km away.

Mayors

Sons and Daughters of the community