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Stuttgart-Center

Stuttgart-Center
Stadtbezirk of Stuttgart
Staatsoper Stuttgart
Coat of arms of Stuttgart-Center
Coat of arms
Stuttgart-Center  is located in Germany
Stuttgart-Center
Stuttgart-Center
Coordinates: 48°46′36″N 9°10′39″E / 48.77667°N 9.17750°E / 48.77667; 9.17750Coordinates: 48°46′36″N 9°10′39″E / 48.77667°N 9.17750°E / 48.77667; 9.17750
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Urban area
City Stuttgart
Founded 950
Government
 • District Chairwoman Veronika Kienzle (Greens)
Area
 • Total 3.806 km2 (1.470 sq mi)
Elevation 245 m (804 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 22,548
 • Density 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Dialling codes 0711
Vehicle registration S
Website www.stuttgart.de/item/show/14355/1%20www.stuttgart.de

Stuttgart-Center (German: Stuttgart-Mitte) is one of the five inner city districts of the Germany city of Stuttgart. It is located at the very center, between Stuttgart-North, West, East and South, of the city on the banks of the Neckar about an hour from the Black forest.

Stuttgart-Center is located lies an hour from the Black Forest and a similar distance from the Swabian Jura mountains. Stuttgart lies inside a fertile valley known as the Stuttgarter Kessel (English: Stuttgart cauldron) whose boundaries are politically the four other districts (North, West, East, and South) bordering it, and physically the woodlands around it. The Neckar flows through the center of the valley. A few of the district's notable landmarks are the Old Castle (Stuttgart) and the Staatsoper Stuttgart.

Duke Liudolf of Swabia is believed to have founded Stuttgart in 950 AD during the Hungarian invasions of Europe, just before the Battle of Lechfeld, around a stud farm. This particular location was picked because of the three hills around the basin, making it ideal for horse breeding.

New archeological excavations at the Collegiate Church and Old Castle have revealed tombs dating back to the late Merovingian period.


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