Stuttgart
city on the Neckar river and capital of the federal state Baden-Württemberg, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Stuttgart is the sixth-largest city in Germany, 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 is in Untertürkheim (Southeast).
Stuttgart has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).
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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).[3]
Education
The University of Stuttgart is one of the city's higher education institutions.
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