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Stuttgart [ˈʃtʊtgaʁt], a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 (as of September 2005) in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area.
Stuttgart with its metropolitan area (the political entity "Stuttgart Region" enlarged by the nearby cities of Ludwigsburg, Böblingen, Esslingen, Waiblingen, Göppingen and their respective districts [kreise]) is one of the most prominent and well-known German towns, especially due to its cultural, administrative and huge economic importance.
Stuttgart is also the seat of a protestant bishop (Protestant State Church of Württemberg) and one of the two co-seats of the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese Rottenburg-Stuttgart.
Stuttgart, capital of Baden-Württemberg state, is located in the center of the densely populated southwestern Mittlerer Neckarraum region of Germany and has an approximate population of 600,000.
Stuttgart was originally founded by Duke Luidolf, one of the sons of Otto I the Great, and used for horse breeding.
Stuttgart is one of the four automotive capitals of the world, the other three being Toyota (Japan), Detroit (United States) and Turin (Italy).