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Stuttgart is the capital of the
state of Baden-Württemberg in
southern Germany. The sixth-largest
city in Germany, Stuttgart has a
population of 600,038 (December
2008) while the metropolitan area
has a population of 5.3 million
(2008).
The
city lies at the centre of a heavily
populated area, circled by a ring of
smaller towns. This area called
Stuttgart Region has a population of
2.7 million[3] making 'greater
Stuttgart' the third biggest urban
area in Germany after the Ruhr Area
and Berlin. With over 5 million
inhabitants, the larger Stuttgart
Metropolitan Region is the
fourth-biggest in Germany after the
Rhine-Ruhr area, Berlin/Brandenburg
and Frankfurt/Rhine-Main.
Stuttgart is spread across a variety
of hills (some of them vineyards),
valleys and parks - unusual for a
German city and often a source of
surprise to visitors who primarily
associate the city with its
industrial reputation as the 'cradle
of the automobile'
Stuttgart has the status of
Stadtkreis, a type of
self-administrating urban county. It
is also the seat of the state
legislature, the regional
parliament, local council and the
Protestant State Church in
Württemberg as well as one of the
two co-seats of the bishop of the
Roman Catholic diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.
The city of Stuttgart ranked 30
globally in Mercer's 2010
liveability rankings, and 7th in
Germany behind top-ranked cities
such as Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and
Munich. For economic and social
innovation the city was ranked 11
globally, 2nd in Germany after
Hamburg and 7th in Europe in 2009
out of 256 cities
At the
beloved "Stuttgart Wine Village" -
one of the largest and most
beautiful wine festivals in Germany
- more than a mullion visitors meet
again, they are also called the "Viertelesschlotzer",
and fans of Swabian cuisine from
around the world.
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