Stuttgart

Stuttgart (German: [ˈʃtʊtɡaʁt] ( listen); 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]

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Flag of Stuttgart
Coat of arms of Stuttgart
Coordinates: 48°46′55″N 9°11′02″E / 48.782°N 9.184°E / 48.782; 9.184Coordinates: 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
 • Town207.33 km2 (80.05 sq mi)
Elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Population
 (2015-12-31)[3]
 • Town623,738
 • Density3,008.43/km2 (7,791.80/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,787,724 (31 Dec 2018)[2]
 • Metro
5,300,000 (2015)[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
70173–70619
Vehicle registrationS
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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

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

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Stuttgart". Initiativkreis Europäische Metropolregionen (in Deutsch). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität – vierteljährlich". statistik-bw.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  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

  Media related to Stuttgart at Wikimedia Commons