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An overview of Stuttgart
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Aug 13, 2005, 21:07
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Germany's 6th
biggest city
Stuttgart is the capital city of the State of
Baden-Württemberg in the south-west of Germany. It is the sixth largest
city in Germany (as at March 2004) with a population of 590,000. The next
nearest major cities are Frankfurt and Munich. |
Bad
Cannstatt
The largest and oldest district of Stuttgart is
Cannstatt. It was the site of a major Roman castle on the Neckar and
an important crossroads. Today, it is also the location of
the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium.
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Stud farm
city
Stuttgart itself was established as a stud farm (Stutengarten)
in the 10th century and became a city in the 13th century. The industrial
revolution took the city into the machine age, before it was largely levelled in
the Second World War.
Capital of a new
State
Stuttgart was part of the American zone after the War and in
1952 was made capital of the newly formed State of Baden-Württemberg, which
borders France and Switzerland. Since then, the city has regained its
status as a place that makes things happen. |
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| The State's position within Germany |
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| The free Mercedes Museum |
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Mercedes, Daimler
& Porsche
The city is now renowned as a centre of industrial and
high-tech excellence, with many major companies based here, including
DaimlerChrysler, Porsche, Bosch, Hewlett-Packard and IBM, plus as many as
150,000 SMEs. |
Universities, radio, TV and
regional press
The academic and media worlds are also well
represented in Stuttgart, with the country's highest concentration of
scientific, academic and R&D institutions as well as being home to regional
broadcaster SWR (South West Broadcasting) and the 'Stuttgarter Zeitung', one of
Germany's most widely read regional newspapers. |
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Wine and green
spaces
Stuttgart is also a centre for local wine production, with
vineyards stretching almost right into the city. In fact, the city boasts
many green areas (such as the park extending from the city centre to Cannstatt
and the football ground) and is surrounded on several sides by thick
woodland. |
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| Neues Schloss and 'Castle Gardens' |
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Attractions
If you like cars, you'll like Stuttgart!
Right next to the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium is the DaimlerChrysler works, which
includes the impressive Mercedes Museum. That's just one of the city's
tourist attractions that we checked out on a recent visit. Details and
photos of this and others (by no means all the city has to offer), can be
reached via the following links:
Other information is
avaiable from Stuttgart's official city
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See also Expedia.co.uk for Stuttgart hotels, flights and rental cars .
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