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 Official Name: Baden-Württemberg Baden-Wuerttemberg Nick name(s): Musterländle (model state), Schwabenland () Motto: Schaffe, Schaffe, Häusle baue... (work hard and build a little house) Slogan: "We can do anything. Except speak standard German." Abbreviation: BW Time zone: Central European Time (CET); Central European Summer Time (CEST) (UTC+1/+2) Capital City: Stuttgart (pop. 600,000) Other Cities: Freiburg, Heidelberg, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Konstanz (Constance), Mannheim, Tübingen Geography: Location: southwestern part of Germany, bordering Switzerland in south and France in west. Area: 35,752 km² Climate: four distinctive seasons, warm summer, cold winter, around Lake of Constance almost subtropical, mediterranean. People: Population (2013): 10.8 million Ethnic Groups: Schwaben, adj,: Schwäbisch (Swabian), Badenser, other Languages: spoken languages are the distinctive Allemanic dialects of Swabian (Schwäbisch) and the Baden dialect (Badenser, Badisch) Natural resources: Granite, limestone, ironstone, salt and potter's clay. Agriculture products: Oats, spelt, rye, wheat, barley, hops, wine, cherries and apples. Industries: High-tech, car industries, fashion. |
Baden-Wuerttemberg is located in the southwestern part of Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine, itis the third largest of the 16 German federal states in both area and population. The current 'Land' Baden-Wuerttemberg combines the historical states of Baden, Hohenzollern and Wuerttemberg, it is the only one of Germany's federal states to have evolved on the basis of a referendum (in Dec. 1951). BW is divided in four Administrative Districts (Regierungsbezirke): Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, and Tübingen. The state shares international borders with Switzerland to the south, and France to the west, and it borders the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate (in northwest), Hesse (in north), and Bavaria (in east). |
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Note: External links will open in a new browser window. Official Sites of Baden-WürttembergBaden-WürttembergThe state portal of the Land Baden-Württemberg. Landtag von Baden-Württemberg The official website of the parliament of Baden-Wuerttemberg. Statistics Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg State office for statistics Baden-Württemberg (in German). Maps Map of Baden-WürttembergMap showing the Land Baden-Württemberg.  Google Earth Baden-WürttembergSearchable map/satellite view of Baden-Württemberg. Google Earth StuttgartSearchable map/satellite view of Baden-Württemberg's capital. Google Earth BodenseeSearchable map/satellite view of Bodensee (Lake Constance). Political Map of Germany Administrative Map of Germany |
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NewsBaden-Württemberg newspapers online (in German)Badische Zeitung Baden News, Freiburg i. Br. Eßlinger Zeitung ez-online, Esslingen. HZonline News from Heidenheim. Heilbronner Stimme Newspaper from Heilbronn. Mannheimer Morgen Newspaper from Mannheim. Nürtinger Zeitung Regional News from Nürtingen. Pforzheimer Zeitung Pforzheim news. Rems-Zeitung / Gmünder WochenBlatt Newspaper from Schwäbisch Gmünd. Reutlinger General-Anzeiger Newspaper, Reutlingen. Schwäbische Zeitung Swabia News. Schwäbisches Tagblatt Newspaper Tübingen. Schwarzwälder Bote Black Forest News. Stuttgart Journal Daily News.  Stuttgarter NachrichtenStuttgarter Zeitung News from Stuttgart and Baden-Württemberg. Südkurier (Konstanz) Tageszeitung für Bodensee, Schwarzwald und Hochrhein. Südwestpresse Ulm News from the Ulm region. Zollern-Alb Kurier zak online, Balingen. Radio/TV Südwestrundfunk (SWR) Public radio and television. |
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Arts & CultureKultur Baden-WürttembergCulture in Baden-Württemberg, official guide to the state's art and cultural institutions. ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe The Center for Art and Media, reflects the rapid developments in information technology and today's changing social structures. Museums Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe State museum for culture, art and regional history (in German). Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe Important picture gallery with paintings from the baroque era and of the romanticism. Kunstmuseum Stuttgart Stuttgart's Museum of Modern Art. Staatsgalerie Stuttgart The Staatsgalerie might be Baden-Württemberg's most famous museum of art. Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden Shows German and international contemporary art. Theater Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe Official website of the theater (in German). Nationaltheater Mannheim Founded in 1779 and is the oldest "Stage" in Germany. In 1782 the premier of "Die Räuber" written by Friedrich Schiller was shown. Schauspielbühnen in Stuttgart Theater in Stuttgart with the ensembles of the "Altes Schauspielhaus" and the "Komödie im Marquardt". Staats Theater Stuttgart State Theater with opera, ballet and theatre. Netmuseum A guide to all the museums and exhibitions in Baden-Württemberg. SWO Kunstportal Baden-Württemberg A guide to art in BW, (in German). |
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Business & EconomyL-Bank; Staatsbank für Baden-Württemberg State Bank Investor's Link The Baden-Württemberg Business Portal, provided by the state government. Baden-Württembergischer Industrie- und Handelskammertag Chamber of commerce and industry Baden-Württemberg (in German) Famous Baden-Wuerttemberg Companies Technology Bosch Household appliances, automotive parts and more. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Manufacturer of printing presses. SAP Largest European software enterprise. Trumpf Trumpf - high tech group. Carl Zeiss, Inc. Optics. Fashion Hugo Boss Cars Daimler Porsche Transportation Baden-Airpark - Flughafen Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Regional airport of the cities Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe. Flughafen Friedrichshafen Regional airport at the Lake of Constance. Flughafen Stuttgart Stuttgart's International Airport. |
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Destination Baden-Württemberg - Travel and Tour GuidesDiscover Baden-Württemberg: Swabian, Baden, Black Forest, and Lake of Constance.Find accommodation, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, tourist boards, biking, skiing, hiking, climbing, cruising, diving, tours and much more by following the links below. Tourismus Baden-Württemberg A travel and tourism guide to Baden-Württemberg. Reiseauskunft Baden-Württemberg Touristinformation and travel guide to regions in Baden-Wuerttemberg (in German) Lake of Constance Internationale Bodensee Tourismus Visitors information about Lake of Constance. (in German). Mainau The garden island in Lake Constance. Schwäbische Alb Homepage The Swabian mountains, a limestone mountain range - maybe it is truly the last paradise in the south of Germany. Google Earth BodenseeSearchable map/satellite view of Bodensee (Lake Constance). Black Forest Schwarzwald Tourismus The official Black Forest Hompage, one of the famoust and popular holiday regions in Germany. Schwarzwald Another Black Forest travel and tour guide. Castles Schlösser-Magazin A guide to Baden-Württemberg's palaces, castles, monasteries, churches and gardens. Schloss Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg Residential Palace, the "Swabian Versailles". Cities: Stuttgart The capital city of BW (in German). Stuttgart Marketing Official tourist-partner of the state capital. Baden-Baden Official city website with information and news about the spa, casino and music town. Calw Hermann Hesse's birthplace. Freiburg im Breisgau Official website of the university city near the Black Forest. Heidelberg The medieval university city on the river Neckar Heilbronn The former Imperial Free City of Heilbronn. Kaiserslautern Home of the Football team 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Karlsruhe Seat of the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) of Germany. Konstanz The city of Constance. Ludwigsburg The city with the greatest and best-preserved baroque palace in Germany. Mannheim The second largest city in the state. Pforzheim The city at the gateway to the Black Forest. Tübingen The traditional university town in southwest of Germany, at the Neckar river. Ulm The city of Ulm on the river Danube, famous for the Ulm Münster (1377–1891) with the world's highest church steeple. |
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EducationUniversität HohenheimHohenheim , founded in 1818. Universität Mannheim Mannheim Universität Stuttgart Stuttgart Universität Tübingen The university of Tübingen , founded in 1477. Universität Ulm Ulm "Elite" Universities in Baden-Württemberg, Germany's Ivy League. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, founded in 1386. Universität Karlsruhe (TH) Karlsruhe Universität Konstanz University of Constance, founded in 1964. |
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Environment & NatureBlack Forest - Schwarzwald There are two nature parks in the Black Forest: Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord Site of the new nature park Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord (in German). Naturpark Südschwarzwald Nature park Südschwarzwald. Danube - Donau Naturpark Obere Donau The nature park “Obere Donau” is situated in the south of Baden-Württemberg apart from the metropolitan areas. Naturpark Neckartal – Odenwald Includes the Heidelberg castle as well as the history-charged limes (in German). Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald The nature park Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald is in the northeast of BW close to the state capital Stuttgart. Naturparke Deutschland A guide to nature and national parks in Germany. Swabian Alb - Schwäbische Alb Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve Site about the cultural landscape of the Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve encompassing 29 cities and municipalities from two administrative districts and three rural districts. |
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HistoryBaden-Württemberg is the only one of Germany's federal states to have evolved on the basis of a referendum. The majority of citizens resident in the three states of Württemberg-Baden, Württemberg-Hohenzollern and Baden voted in favour of a merger on 16th December 1951. The foundation date of Baden-Württemberg is on 25th April 1952.Haus der Geschichte Baden-Württemberg Centre of History Baden-Württemberg (in German). History and Description of the Land Baden-Württemberg and its Regions Some information about Baden-Württemberg's history by the state archive of Baden-Württemberg. History of Baden-Württemberg Short entry about Baden-Württemberg's history by Wikipedia. History of Baden, Wuerttemberg, and the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg An outline of the state's history and of its two parts Baden and Württemberg. Baden History of Baden Wikipedia entry about Baden's history. History of Baden History of Baden from 1815 till 1871. Württemberg History of Württemberg Wikipedia entry about Württemberg's history (Kingdom of Württemberg). History of Württemberg History of Württemberg from 1500 till 1815. |
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