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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).
May 11, 2024 · 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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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.
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.
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.
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.
It was in the year 1286 AD. The son of Ulrich I, called Evergarth I, had the first seal of the city with a horse and a horse. the same symbol that is used until today. In the year of 1311, for war reasons Evergarth 1st leaves the city for the moment leaving for Besicaith, so Stuttgart becomes part of Essinger. Then already by the years of 1393 AD.
