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Clockwise from top left: Staatstheater, Cannstatter Volksfest in Bad Cannstatt, fountain at Schlossplatz, Fruchtkasten façade and the statue of Friedrich Schiller at Schillerplatz, New Palace, and Old Castle at Schillerplatz
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Coordinates: 48°47′N 9°11′E / 48.783°N 9.183°ECoordinates: 48°47′N 9°11′E / 48.783°N 9.183°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Baden-Württemberg | |
Admin. region | Stuttgart | |
District | Stadtkreis | |
Founded | 10th century | |
Government | ||
• Lord Mayor | Fritz Kuhn (Greens) | |
Area | ||
• City | 207.36 km2 (80.06 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) | |
Population (2015-12-31) | ||
• City | 623,738 | |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) | |
• Urban | 2,735,425 (31 Dec 2015) | |
• Metro | 5,200,000 (2013) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 70173–70619 | |
Dialling codes | 0711 | |
Vehicle registration | S | |
Website | www |
Largest groups of foreign residents | |
Nationality | Population (2017) |
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Turkey | 23,586 |
Greece | 15,909 |
Italy | 14,883 |
Croatia | 14,002 |
Romania | 7,929 |
Serbia | 6,318 |
Syria | 5,852 |
Kosovo | 4,516 |
Poland | 4,403 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,124 |
Portugal | 4,081 |
Stuttgart (/ˈʃtʊtɡɑːrt/ SHTUUT-gart;German: [ˈʃtʊtɡaʁt] ( listen); Swabian: Schduagert, pronounced [ˈʒ̊d̥ua̯ɡ̊ɛʕd̥]; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
Stuttgart is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley locally known as the "Stuttgart Cauldron" an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest, and its urban area has a population of 609,219, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.7 million people live in the city's administrative region and another 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany.