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Location

Stuttgart is the state capital of Baden-Württemberg with around 580.000 residents. It is located in the southern part of Germany on the river Neckar. Warm summers and mild winters characterize the climate. Due to the geographical situation and the mild climate, the Stuttgart region has produced excellent wines since the times of the Romans. The city is also well known for its industry. It is home to two of the most prominent German car manufacturers, Daimler-Chrysler and Porsche, and to a number of other big companies (e.g. Bosch). Many high-tech firms have settled down in the Stuttgart region in the last three decades. There are all elements of public transport available, including an international airport.

Culture and Living in Stuttgart

Stuttgart offers a large variety of cultural highlights. There are a great number of theatres, an opera house, art galleries, cinemas, and of course any number of pubs and restaurants in and outside the city. In the summertime you can watch open air drama, cinema or concert performances in the entire Stuttgart region. For a rainy day, there are museums or the planetarium. There is also the "Wilhelma", a large zoo-cum-botanical garden.

Places of common interest

In and around Stuttgart you will find a great number of places of common interest. Stuttgart was the capital of the dukes and kings of Württemberg. In the city you can see the old and new palaces, for example. Ludwigsburg used to be a residence town with a baroque palace. Some of the most famous German poets and writers like Friedrich von Schiller or Hermann Hesse were born in small towns close to Stuttgart. On the way from Stuttgart to the Hesse town of Calw you will come through a small town called Weil der Stadt which was the birthplace of the great astronomer Johannes Kepler. Exploring Stuttgart and its surroundings in your free time will be very interesting and give you a lot to do.