Stuttgart
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Stuttgart | |
Stuttgart Schlossplatz (Castle square) | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | |
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State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Stuttgart |
District | Urban district |
City subdivisions | 23 districts |
Lord Mayor | Wolfgang Schuster (CDU) |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 207.36 km² (80.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
Population | 595,452 (28/02/2007)[1] |
- Density | 2,872 /km² (7,437 /sq mi) |
Founded | 10th century |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | S |
Postal codes | 70173 – 70619 |
Area code | 0711 |
Website | www.stuttgart.de |
Stuttgart is a city in Germany. It is the capital of the stateof Baden-Württemberg and of the Administrative District of Stuttgart (Regierungsbezirk). Stuttgart is on the river Neckar and has 590,000 inhabitants.
Stuttgart is currently the sixth largest German city and Stuttgart Region is the nation's third largest region. The city is divided into 23 city districts.
Stuttgart is also the home of two car manufacturers: Mercedes Benz and Porsche. Porsche is located at Zuffenhausen (North) and Mercedes at Untertürkheim (South-west).
[change] History
- 2006 Stuttgart was a playground of the World Cup 2006.