Stuttgart

capital of the federal state Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Stuttgart (German: [ˈʃtʊtɡaʁt] (audio speaker iconlisten); Swabian: Schduagert [ˈʒ̊d̥ua̯ɡ̊ɛʕd̥]) is a city in Germany. It is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg and of the Administrative District of Stuttgart (Regierungsbezirk). Stuttgart is on the river Neckar. In December 2011, 613,392 people lived there.[4] This makes it the most populous city in Baden-Württemberg.[5]

Stuttgart
Clockwise from top left: Staatsoper Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz Museum, Schloss Solitude, Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Neues Schloss, Marquardtbau, Königsbau, Stadtbibliothek
Flag of Stuttgart
Coat of arms of Stuttgart
Location within Baden-Württemberg
Stuttgart is located in Germany
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is located in Baden-Württemberg
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Stuttgart
Coordinates: 48°46′55″N 9°11′02″E / 48.782°N 9.184°E / 48.782; 9.184
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictStadtkreis
Founded10th century
Subdivisions23 districts
Government
 • Lord mayorFrank Nopper (CDU)
Area
 • City207.33 km2 (80.05 sq mi)
Elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[3]
 • City626,275
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,787,724 (31 Dec 2018)[2]
 • Metro
5,300,000 (2015)[1]
DemonymStuttgarter
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
70173–70619
Dialling codes0711
Vehicle registrationS
Websitewww.stuttgart.de

Stuttgart is the sixth largest German city[6] and Stuttgart Region is the nation's third largest region. The city is divided into 23 city districts.

Stuttgart is the home of two car manufacturers: Mercedes Benz and Porsche. Porsche is in Zuffenhausen (North) and Mercedes in Untertürkheim (Southeast).

Stuttgart has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).

Population change

Stuttgart has 613,392 people within city limits. It is the 6th largest city in Germany after Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne and Frankfurt am Main. According to a 2005 estimate, the Stuttgart urban area had between 1,238,000 and 1,250,000 people. Its metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million (2008).[1]

Education change

The University of Stuttgart is one of the city's higher education institutions.

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Stuttgart". Initiativkreis Europäische Metropolregionen (in German). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität – vierteljährlich". statistik-bw.de (in German). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg_by_population
  6. "List of cities in Germany by population".

Other websites change

  Media related to Stuttgart at Wikimedia Commons