Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Karlsruhe ( ; formerly Carlsruhe ) is a city in the south west of Germany , in the Bundesland Baden-W Ã 1\/4 rttemberg , located near the French-German border .
Simplified: Karlsruhe is a city in the south-west of Germany , in the state of Baden-W Ã 1\/4 rttemberg .