Baden-Württemberg

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Statistics
Capital: Stuttgart
Area: 35.751,65 km²
Inhabitants: 10.739.000 Juli 31, 2006
pop. density: 300 inh./km²
Website: baden-württemberg.de
ISO 3166-2: DE-BW
Politics
Minister-president: Günther Oettinger ( CDU)
Ruling party: CDU
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The castle ruin on the castle hill from the West in Weinsberg
The castle ruin on the castle hill from the West in Weinsberg


Baden-Württemberg is a federal state in Germany with 35 752 km². The capital is Stuttgart. The minister president is Günther Oettinger(CDU).

[edit] History

Baden-Württemberg was founded in 1952. Before then, Baden, Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern shared the area.

[edit] Tourism

The Black forest, the Swabian Alb and the Lake Constance are world famous holiday regions. The highest mountain is the Feldberg (1492m). Other important cities besides Stuttgart are: Freiburg, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Mannheim, Ulm and Heilbronn. The Danube, the Neckar and the Rhine are important rivers.

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