uth ard , ▁Kra icht al , ▁K ron au , ▁Ober hausen - R hein hausen , ▁Ö string en , ▁Philipp s burg , ▁U bst adt - We i her ▁and ▁W agh ä us el . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Bru chs al ▁was ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Bru chs al , ▁which ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Kar ls ru he ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁reform , ▁effective ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Bru chs al ' s ▁population ▁passed ▁the ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁mark ▁around ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁new ▁Body ▁of ▁Municipal ▁Law ▁for ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg ▁went ▁into ▁effect ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁therefore ▁immediately ▁awarded ▁Gro ße ▁Kreis stadt ▁status . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁Bru chs al ▁co oper ates ▁with ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁communities ▁of ▁For st , ▁Hamb r ücken ▁and ▁Kar ls dorf - Ne uth ard ▁in ▁administrative ▁matters . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Bru chs al ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Upper ▁Rh ine ▁River ▁Pla ins ▁and ▁the ▁Kra ich g au ▁along ▁the ▁Sa al bach , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁that ▁joins ▁it ▁between ▁Philipp s burg ▁and ▁Ober hausen . ▁ ▁Ne igh bor ing ▁communities ▁The ▁following ▁cities ▁and ▁towns ▁share ▁a