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Stuttgart is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the Stuttgarter Kessel (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
612,663 1
Area (sq km)
207.33 1
Founding Year
950 1
Founding Year
950 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
245 1
Latitude
48.7775 degrees north 1
Longitude
9.18 degrees east 1
FAQs

How did Stuttgart begin?

Stuttgart grew from a ducal horse stud founded around 950.

Stuttgart started out small. It began as the ducal horse stud called Stuotgarten, founded around 950, and a modern metropolis developed from it over the centuries.
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Stuttgart is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg.

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Baden-Wurttemberg, States or Territories

Stuttgart is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg.

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  • Lead section
    Stuttgart (; German: [ˈʃtʊtɡaʁt] ; Swabian: Schduagert [ˈʃd̥ua̯ɡ̊ɛʕd̥]; Alemannic: Stuttgart; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the Stuttgarter Kessel (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    612,663
  • Infobox, Population year
    2024-12-31
  • Infobox, Area
    207.33
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    48.77750°N, 9.18000°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    48.77750°N, 9.18000°E
  • Infobox: elevation
    245
  • Lead section
    Stuttgart (; German: [ˈʃtʊtɡaʁt] ; Swabian: Schduagert [ˈʃd̥ua̯ɡ̊ɛʕd̥]; Alemannic: Stuttgart; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 950
    Stuttgart, often nicknamed the "Schwabenmetropole" (English: Swabian metropolis) in reference to its location in the centre of Swabia and the local dialect spoken by the native Swabians, has its etymological roots in the Old High German word Stuotgarten, or "stud farm", because the city was founded in 950 AD by Duke Liudolf of Swabia to breed warhorses.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 950
    Stuttgart, often nicknamed the "Schwabenmetropole" (English: Swabian metropolis) in reference to its location in the centre of Swabia and the local dialect spoken by the native Swabians, has its etymological roots in the Old High German word Stuotgarten, or "stud farm", because the city was founded in 950 AD by Duke Liudolf of Swabia to breed warhorses.
  • Source text, founding-year: 950
    Stuttgart, often nicknamed the "Schwabenmetropole" (English: Swabian metropolis) in reference to its location in the centre of Swabia and the local dialect spoken by the native Swabians, has its etymological roots in the Old High German word Stuotgarten, or "stud farm", because the city was founded in 950 AD by Duke Liudolf of Swabia to breed warhorses.
  • Associated With: Germany, Infobox, Country
    germany
  • Associated With: Baden-Wurttemberg, Infobox, State field
    Baden-Wurttemberg
  • Capital Of: Baden-Wurttemberg, Infobox, State field (capital-of support)
    Baden-Wurttemberg
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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