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Schlossplatz with the Jubilee Column and (left) Neues Schloss (New Castle), Stuttgart, Ger. Map of Germany highlighting the state of Baden-Wurttemberg in white, located in the southwest near the borders with France and Switzerland. Major cities such as Stuttgart, Mannheim, Karlsruhe, and Freiburg are labeled within the state. An inset in the top left shows Baden-Wurttemberg's position within Germany. Black Forest region The new palace and gardens of the Theater-Anlagen, Stuttgart, Ger. Neckar River The Old University building, part of the University of Heidelberg in Germany, contains a museum dedicated to the school's history. Schwabentor, Freiburg im Breisgau Hohenstaufen castle Ulm cathedral
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Schlossplatz with the Jubilee Column and (left) Neues Schloss (New Castle), Stuttgart, Ger.
Schlossplatz with the Jubilee Column and (left) Neues Schloss (New Castle), Stuttgart, Ger.

Baden-Württemberg

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Baden-Württemberg, Land (state) in southwestern Germany. Baden-Württemberg is bordered by the states of Rhineland-Palatinate to the northwest, Hessen to the north, and Bavaria to the east and by the countries of Switzerland to the south and France to the west. The state’s capital is Stuttgart. Area 13,804 square miles (35,752 square km). Pop. (2011) 10,486,660. Formed under post-World War II occupational rule and confirmed by referendum in December 1951, Baden-Württemberg consists of three former states:...

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