Stuttgart, Germany
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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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 Stuttgart
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Location within Baden-Württemberg
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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) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • City | 623,738 | |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,735,425 (31 December 2,015) | |
| • Metro | 5,200,000 (2,013) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 70173–70619 | |
| Dialling codes | 0711 | |
| Vehicle registration | S | |
| Website | www |
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| Largest groups of foreign residents | |
| Nationality | Population (2014) |
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 Turkey
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19,124 |
 Greece
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13,811 |
 Italy
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13,647 |
 Croatia
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12,919 |
 Romania
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5,093 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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4,655 |
 Serbia
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4,376 |
 Portugal
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4,292 |
 Poland
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3,226 |
 Kosovo
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3,118 |
Stuttgart (/ˈʃtʊtɡɑːrt/ SHTOOT-gart;German pronunciation: [ˈʃtʊtɡaʁt] STUTT-gart, Swabian: Schduagert, pronounced [ˈʒ̊d̥ua̯ɡ̊ɛʕd̥]; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It 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. Stuttgart's urban area has a population of 623,738, 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. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 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, and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status world city in their 2014 survey.
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