Stuttgart

Introduction

Stuttgart - Schloss Platz

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Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany. With about 600,000 inhabitants, the city is the 6th largest in the country. The metropolitan area is much bigger though with well over 5 million people.

Neighbourhoods

There are 23 districts that make up the entire urban area of Stuttgart.

• Five of them are inner districts: Central Stuttgart, Stuttgart North, East, South and West.
• The outer districts are Bad Cannstatt, Degerloch, Möhringen, Stammheim, Untertürkheim, Vaihingen, Zuffenhausen

Feuerbach, Birkach, Botnang, Hedelfingen, Mühlhausen, Münster, Obertürkheim, Plieningen, Sillenbuch, Stuttgart-Wangen and Weilimdorf.

Sights and Activities

• The Stiftskirche (the Collegiate Church).
• Altes Schloss (the Old Castle).
• Alte Kanzlei (the Old Chancellery) on Schillerplatz square.
• Neues Schloss (the New Castle).
• Stuttgart Art Museum
• Wilhelmpalais (the King Wilhelm Palais).
• Königsbau (the King's Building).
• The Großes Haus of Stuttgart National Theatre.
• Markthalle Market Hall, Art Nouveau building.
• Porsche Museum - in Zuffenhausen outer district.
• Mercedes Benz Museum - in Untertürkheim outer district.

Events and Festivals

• Cannstatter Volksfest/Cannstatter Wasen - end of September/beginning of October.
• Springfestival in April.
• Summer Festival - music and dance.

Weather

Stuttgart's summer are from June to September when it's mostly between 22 and 26 degrees Celsius during the day, and 10 to 13 degrees Celsius at night. Winters are from December to February with average daytime temperatures around 4 degrees Celsius and nights a few degrees below zero. It can get much colder though and snow, although not much, is common on some days during this time. Most of the precipitation falls during the summer period though, winters are generally drier.

Getting There

By Plane

Stuttgart Airport (STA), about 12 kilometres from Stuttgart, offers a wide range of flights. Although there is only one runway, it's the major hub for German based lowcost airlines German Wings and TuiFly. Together they form the bulk of arriving and departing flights, with connections throughout Europe and the north of Africa mainly. A few destinations include Moscow, London, Agadir, Funchal, Barcelona, Reykjavik, Madrid, Rome, Luxor, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca, Vienna, Warsaw, Thessaloniki and Lisbon.
KLM has regular flights to Amsterdam and other destinations with airlines include Atlanta, Helsinki, Paris, Tel Aviv, Copenhagen and Malta.
Stuttgart Airport can be easily reached within 30 minutes from the city's central railway station using the Stuttgart suburban railway S2 or S3. The airport lies right next to the Autobahn A8 that connects the cities of Karlsruhe, Stuttgart and Munich.

By Train

Deutsche Bahn (DB) offers train connections througout Germany.

By Car

Stuttgart is just north-northeast of the A8 main highway.

By Bus

Eurolines connects to several German cities, including Stuttgart. The stop is at the Central Busstation (ZOB), which is near to the train station. Reservations can be made at the office of Deutsche Touring, Arnulf Klett Platz 2, tel: 0711-2730962, which is located at the train station. You can also make reservations by internet.

By Boat

With your own boat you can get to Stuttgart by boat. The city lies on the banks of the river Neckar, which is a small river that end up in the Rhein near Mannheim.

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

Work

Learn

• University of Stuttgart

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

Post

Germany's postal system is very efficient, their logistics branch DHL is one of the best companies in this field world-wide, with domestic post or within a radius of 400 kilometres, send within a day. The website of Deutsche Post has an online calculator for postage fees as well as a post office finder. Within Germany, sending postcards costs €0.45 and standard letters €0.55, within Europe it is €0.65 for a postcard, standard letters to places in Europe cost €0.70. Outside Europe, the prices for sending a postcard or standard letter are €1 and €1.70 respectively. Although you will find the old post offices (mainly in the city centre), most of the smaller neighbourhood post offices are part of a small tobacco shop or grocery store.

External Links

• Official Governmental Website
• Official Tourist Board of Stuttgart