Stuttgart

Stuttgart
Stuttgart Schlossplatz (Castle square)
Stuttgart
Coordinates	48°46′43″N 09°10′46″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Urban district
Town subdivisions	23 districts
Lord Mayor	Wolfgang Schuster (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	207.36 km2 (80.06 sq mi)
Elevation	245 m  (804 ft)
Population	606.000  (28 February 2007)
- Density	3 /km2 (8 /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 state of Baden-Württemberg and of the Administrative District of Stuttgart (Regierungsbezirk). Stuttgart is on the river Neckar and has 606,000 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 in Zuffenhausen (North) and Mercedes in Untertürkheim (South-east).

History

• 2006 Stuttgart was a playground of the World Cup 2006.

• Stuttgart has 590,000 inhabitants within city limits and it is the 6th largest city in Germany after Berlin,Hamburg,Munich,Cologne and Frankfurt am Main.

• According to 2005. estimate Stuttgart urban area had between 1,238,000 and 1,250,000 inhabitants.

• Today Stuttgart UA has 1,261,000 inhabitants,while 1,495,000 inhabitants live in wider urban area (by 2008 estimate).

• The Stuttgart metropolitan area has around 2,700,000 inhabitants and the Stuttgart metropolitan region has around 3,460,000 inhabitants.

Other websites

• stuttgart.de
• pictures of metropolitan area stuttgart

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