Transcript Stuttgart

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Stuttgart – the City and the Region
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Stuttgart – a Historic City
Cultural Highlights
The capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg, with around 590,000
inhabitants, has a lot to offer:
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The State Opera, which has often won the coveted critics’ prize of
“Best Opera of the Year”
The famous Stuttgart Ballet – founded by the legendary John Cranko
Europe’s biggest zoological and botanical gardens, the Wilhelma
The castles of the former kings of Württemberg
Europe’s second-biggest mineral baths
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A High-Tech Centre
The Stuttgart region is a powerful business location, especially for high-tech
industries. It is a main centre for:
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The automotive industry
Mechanical engineering
Electrical engineering
Information and communication technology
Environmental technology
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Many global players, such as Bosch, Daimler, Porsche and IBM Germany,
have their head offices and manufacturing sites in and around Stuttgart.
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Some Statistical Data
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Highest rate of patent applications in Germany (CCI Region Stuttgart 2008)
Patent applications in Europe: 2nd place (Eurostat 2009)
Highest rate of employment of highly qualified personnel in Germany
(CCI Region Stuttgart 2008)
Excelled as „Europe‘s High-Tech-Region“ (OECD studies 2008 (since 1999))
Relating R&D investment to
the region‘s GDP:
Highest industry investment in R&D
in Europe (Eurostat 2009)
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Foto: DLR Stuttgart