Stuttgart Christmas Market, known in German as the ''Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt'' is a
Christmas market
A Christmas market, also known as ''Christkindlmarkt'' (literally: ''Christ Child Market'', but the term "Christkind" usually refers to an angel-like "spirit of Christmas" rather than literally the Christ Child), ''Christkindlesmarkt'', ''Chris ...
that takes place every year during
Advent in the
German
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city of
Stuttgart.
History
The ''Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt'' was first mentioned in city records in 1692 when it was described as a 'traditional Stuttgart event'. The modern Christmas Market encompasses around 200 stands and is visited by around 3.6 million people every year, making it one of the largest of its kind in Germany.
[Stuttgart Marketing. (Unknown last update). ''Stuttgart Christmas Market''. Retrieved April 28, 2008, from ] In terms of area, Stuttgart Christmas Market is claimed by organisers to the one in Europe with most tradition.
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Location
The market stretches from the west and northern edge of Stuttgart's central square ( Schlossplatz, Stuttgart, ''Schlossplatz'', where there is a children's 'fairytale land' alongside a miniature railway and ice rink) to the old squares and alleyways of Stuttgart, including ''Schillerplatz'', ''Karlsplatz'' (featuring a Finnish
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Christmas Market and a Christmas collectors' fair) and ''Marktplatz
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The Christmas market opens every year on the last Thursday in November in the Renaissance
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inner quadrangle of Stuttgart Old Castle. It is open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 9pm and on Sundays from 11am to 9pm. The market finishes on Christmas Eve.
References
External links
Listing of Christmas Markets in Germany
Official Website of the German National Tourist Board
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Events in Stuttgart
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Tourist attractions in Stuttgart