Stuttgart
Stuttgart | |
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Clockwise from top left: Staatsoper Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz Museum, Schloss Solitude, Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Neues Schloss, Marquardtbau, Königsbau, Stadtbibliothek | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′55″N 9°11′02″E / 48.782°N 9.184°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Stadtkreis |
| Founded | 10th century |
| Subdivisions | 23 districts |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Frank Nopper (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • City | 207.33 km2 (80.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
| • City | 613,111 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,787,724(31 Dec 2018)[2] |
| • Metro | 5,300,000(2015)[3] |
| Demonym | Stuttgarter |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 70173–70619 |
| Dialling codes | 0711 |
| Vehicle registration | S |
| Website | www |
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).
Population
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]The University of Stuttgart is one of the city's higher education institutions.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2023 (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2022)" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2023 (updated based on the 2022 census)] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität – vierteljährlich". statistik-bw.de (in German). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- 1 2 "Stuttgart". Initiativkreis Europäische Metropolregionen (in German). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung in den Gemeinden Baden-Württembergs 2011" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
Other websites
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