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stuttgart region (enc)
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Stuttgart RegionStuttgart Region (Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany) consists of the city of Stuttgart and the surrounding counties of Ludwigsburg, Esslingen, Bblingen, Waiblingen and Gppingen (each 10 - 20 km from Stuttgart city center). About 2.7 million inhabitants live in that area (3,700 km²). Stuttgart Region is governed by an directly elected parliament. "Stuttgart Region" shouldn't be confused with the "Administrative District of Stuttgart". The German state of Baden-Wrttemberg is sub-divided into four districts: - Administrative District of Stuttgart
- Administrative District of Tbingen
- Administrative District of Karlsruhe
- Administrative District of Freiburg
Stuttgart Region is part of the "Administrative District of Stuttgart" (Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart, 4 million inhabitants, 11,000 km²). The Stuttgart Metropolitan Area, according to the definition of the European Union, is neither identical with the "inner" Stuttgart Region nor with the Administrative District of Stuttgart. The Stuttgart Metropolitan Area consists i.a. of the following larger cities (approx. 50 km from Stuttgart City Center): - Stuttgart Region, 2.7 million inhabitants
- Heilbronn, 120,000 inhabitants, Administrative District of Stuttgart
- Schwbisch Gmnd, 65,000 inhabitants, Administrative District of Stuttgart
- Tbingen, 85,000 inhabitants, Administrative District of Tbingen
- Reutlingen, 115,000 inhabitants, Administrative District of Tbingen
- Calw, 25,000 inhabitants, Administrative District of Karlsruhe
and their surrounding counties. Stuttgart Region Administrative District of Stuttgart
Left: Stuttgart Region / Right: Stuttgart Administrative District
Baden-Wrttemberg
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