DURLACH, a town in the Land of Baden, Germany, 2m. by rail from Karlsruhe, with which it is connected by canal, on the left bank of the Pfinz, at the foot of the vineyard-covered Thurm berg. Pop. (1933) 18,658. It possesses a castle (1565) now a bar racks, and an ancient town hall. It has manufactures of brushes, chemicals, machinery, gloves, leather, tobacco, beer, vinegar and chicory; and considerable trade in market produce.
Durlach was bestowed by the emperor Frederick II. on the margrave Hermann V. of Zahringen as an allodial possession, but afterwards came into the hands of Rudolph of Habsburg. It was chosen as his residence by the margrave Charles II. in 1565, and retained this distinction till the foundation of Karlsruhe in 1715, though it was almost totally destroyed by the French in 1688.