Stuttgart

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Coat of arms of Stuttgart Position in Germany

Stuttgart is a city in Germany. It is the capital of Baden-Württemberg and of the Administrative District of Stuttgart (Regierungsbezirk). Stuttgart is on the river Neckar and has 600 000 inhabitants.

Stuttgart is currently the sixth largest German city and Stuttgart Region is the nation's fourth largest region. The city is divided into 23 city districts.

Stuttgart is also the home of two car manufacturers: Mercedes Benz and Porsche. Porsche is located at Zuffenhausen (North) and Mercedes at Untertürkheim (South-west).

[edit] History

  • 1. October 1978. The S-Bahn Stuttgart begins on three distances with the regular enterprise. 1979 it carried 178 million passengers. The number grow until 2002 to 300 million.
  • 2006 Stuttgart was a playground of the World Cup 2006.

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