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
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Rust within Ortenaukreis district
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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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Rust is located between the Black Forest and the Vosges where the Elz River merges with the Upper Rhine River Plains from the southeast. The Elz enters the city from the south and runs in a northwesterly direction first through the village and borders the Europa-Park, Germany's largest amusement park.