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Bad Cannstatt's name originates from a Castra stativa, Cannstatt Castrum, the massive Roman Castra that was erected on the hilly ridge in AD 90 to protect the valuable river crossing and local trade. Roman Cannstatt was one of the largest Roman cities in today's Baden-Württemberg after Lopodunum and Sumelocenna (Rottenburg am Neckar).
2 days ago · Stuttgart, city, capital of Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. Astride the Neckar River, in a forested vineyard-and-orchard setting in historic Swabia, Stuttgart lies between the Black Forest to the west and the Swabian Alp to the south.
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It wasn't until the 10th century, however, that the roots of Stuttgart became visible. It's said that Duke Herzog Liudolf von Schwaben started a stud farm in an area of the Nesenbach Valley in 950 AD. Known as Stutengarten, its coat of arms is taken from those of the original farm.
Oct 16, 2017 · 3. The city gets its name from its horse breeding past. The area around which the city developed was originally a site for breeding cavalry horses, owned by Duke Liudolf von Schwaben in the 10th century. The name comes from ‘Stutengarten’ which is an archaic form of the German word ‘Gestüt’, meaning stud yard.
Stuttgart ( German: [ˈʃtʊtɡaʁt] ⓘ; Swabian: Schduagert [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 known as the Stuttgarter Kessel [5] (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest.
- 245 m (804 ft)
- Germany
- 10th century
- Baden-Württemberg
Name. Stuttgart is the modern version of its older name Stuotgarten which means ‘a garden for the horses’. This name has its roots in the fact that the city was founded in the 10th century by Duke Liudolf of Swabia to breed war horses for his cavalry during the Hungarian invasion of Europe.
Stuttgart became the capital of Württemberg in 1918, and when Baden joined with Württemberg in 1952, the city was named the capital of Baden- Württemberg region. The US military made Stuttgart the headquarters of its forces in Europe and Africa (EUCOM), a presence that helped the city reconstruct following major structural damage in WWII.