Articles of category "Stuttgart"

Located 138 miles northwest of Munich, 126 miles southeast of Frankfurt and 78 miles south of Heidelberg, Stuttgart is the capital of the state Baden-Wurttemberg and has a population of nearly 590,000 in the city itself and over 3 million in the metropolitan area as of 2005. Today it is one of the largest manufacturing centers in the country, the home to Zeiss optical equipment, Mercedes and Porsche among other industrial concerns, as well as welcoming many visitors seeking to escape on Stuttgart holidays.

The capital of state of Baden-Wurttemberg and the administrative region of Stuttgart, Stuttgart is situated in the center of the densely populated Stuttgart Region, close to the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Covering an area of some 207 square km, the city has a population of 590,000. With its metropolitan area and nearby cities of Esslingen, Ludwigsburg and Waiblingen, Stuttgart is one of the most prominent German towns. Stuttgart hotels are considered to be some of the most elegant and convenient in Germany.