Karlsruhe is a rural district (
Landkreis) in the north-west of
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise)
Rhein-Neckar,
Heilbronn,
Enz,
Calw,
Rastatt,
Germersheim,
Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis and the district-free city
Speyer. The
urban district Karlsruhe (
Stadtkreis Karlsruhe), which contains the City of
Karlsruhe, is located in the middle of the district, and partially cuts it into a northern and a southern part.