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Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Stuttgart (; ; Swabian: ; Alemannic: ; Italian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart has a population of 632,865 as of 2022, making it the sixth largest city in Germany, while over 2.8 million people live in the city's administrative region and nearly 5.5 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 5 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living; innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities in its Innovation Cities Index; and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status global city in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schlossplatz (Stuttgart)
Schlossplatz is the largest square in Stuttgart Mitte and home to the New Castle (Stuttgart), Neues Schloss which was built between 1746 and 1807. From its construction until the mid-1800s it was used as a military parade ground and not open to general public use. It stands next to two other popular squares in Stuttgart: Karlsplatz (Stuttgart), Karlsplatz to the south and Schillerplatz (Stuttgart), Schillerplatz to the south west. The Königstraße (King Street) bisects the plaza from north to south. The Neues Schloss Palace and grounds have been public property since 1918. Along with much of Stuttgart Mitte, Neues Schloss was heavily damaged during the Allied Bombing of World War II and the building was restored from 1958–1964 with a modernized interior that houses the ministries of Culture and the Treasury for the government of Baden-Württemberg. Until the 1960s the Königstraße (Stuttgart), King Street that bisects the plaza carried auto and truck traffic. Since that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
