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Baden-Württemberg (/ˈbɑːdən vɜːrtəmˌbɜːrɡ/; German pronunciation: [ˈbaːdən ˈvʏʁtəmˌbɛʁk]) is a state of Germany located in the southwest, east of the Upper Rhine. It is Germany’s third largest state in terms of size and population, with an area of 35,742 square kilometres (13,800 sq mi) and 10.7 million inhabitants. The state capital and largest city is Stuttgart, one of Germany’s most important cities. The sobriquet Ländle ("small land" or "dear land" in the local dialect) is sometimes used as a synonym for Baden-Württemberg.

Baden-Württemberg historically formed part of the Baden, the Prussian Hohenzollern, and Württemberg, part of Swabia. Template:/box-footer

The Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald, pronounced [ˈʃvaʁt͡svalt]) is a large forested mountain range in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany. It is bounded by the Rhine valley to the west and south. Its highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres (4,898 ft). The region is almost rectangular in shape with a length of 160 km (99 mi) and breadth of up to 60 km (37 mi).

The Black Forest stretches from the High Rhine in the south to the Kraichgau in the north. In the west it is bounded by the Upper Rhine Plain (which, from a natural region perspective, also includes the low chain of foothills); in the east it transitions to the Gäu, Baar and hill country west of the Klettgau. The Black Forest is the highest part of the South German Scarplands and much of it is densely wooded.

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (German: [ˈjoːhan ˈkʁɪstɔf ˈfʁiːdʁɪç fɔn ˈʃɪlɐ]; 10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with the already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. They frequently discussed issues concerning aesthetics, and Schiller encouraged Goethe to finish works he left as sketches. This relationship and these discussions led to a period now referred to as Weimar Classicism. They also worked together on Xenien, a collection of short satirical poems in which both Schiller and Goethe challenge opponents to their philosophical vision. Friedrich Schiller was born on 10 November 1759, in Marbach, Württemberg.

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Hohenzollern Castle is the ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern.

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Cities: Freiburg – Heidelberg – Heilbronn – Karlsruhe – Mannheim – Pforzheim – Reutlingen – Stuttgart – Ulm Politics of Baden-Württemberg: List of Ministers-President of Baden-Württemberg – Bundesverfassungsgericht – Demokratische Volkspartei – Landtag Economy: Daimler AG – EnBW – Heidelberger Druckmaschinen – Hugo Boss – Mercedes Benz – Porsche – Robert Bosch GmbH History of Baden-Württemberg: List of Ministers-President of Baden-Württemberg – Kingdom of Württemberg – Grand Duchy of Baden – Hohenzollern – Württemberg-Baden Symbols: Coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg – Flag of Baden-Württemberg – Badnerlied Languages and culture: Alemannic dialects – Swabian German – Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht – Kehrwoche – Bollenhut The Kaiserstuhl hills including the Totenkopf.

Literature and writer: Codex Manesse – Wilhelm Hauff – Johann Peter Hebel – Georg Herwegh – Hermann Hesse – Friedrich Hölderlin – Justinus Kerner – Eduard Mörike – Sebastian Sailer – Friedrich Schiller – Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart – Thaddäus Troll – Christoph Martin Wieland – Ludwig Uhland Badische Landesbibliothek – Bibliotheca Palatina Architecture and buildings: Günter Behnisch – Paul Bonatz – Richard Döcker – Martin Elsaesser – Hugo Häring – Fritz Leonhardt – Jörg Schlaich – Friedrich Weinbrenner Weißenhofsiedlung – Stuttgarter Fernsehturm – Vitra Design Museum Art and design: Friedrich Adler – Willi Baumeister – Johann Joseph Christian – Otto Dix – Hartmut Esslinger – HAP Grieshaber – Karl Hubbuch – Anselm Kiefer – Peter Lenk – Oskar Schlemmer – Franz Joseph Spiegler – Hans Thoma Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm – Staatsgalerie Stuttgart – Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe – ZKM Music: Die Fantastischen Vier – Die Happy – Joy Fleming – Anne-Sophie Mutter – Xavier Naidoo – Pur – Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart – Wolfgang Rihm – Friedrich Silcher – Söhne Mannheims Landscapes and regions: Allgäu – Baar – Breisgau – Gäu – Hegau – Hohenlohe – Kaiserstuhl – Kraichgau – Kurpfalz – Markgräflerland – Ortenau – Schwäbische Alb – Schwarzwald Blautopf – Source of the Danube – Danube Sinkhole – Black Forest National Park – Triberg Waterfalls Lakes: Bodensee – Federsee – Mummelsee – Schluchsee – Titisee Mountains: Achalm – Belchen – Bussen – Feldberg – Hohenstaufen – Hohentwiel – Hornisgrinde – Ipf – Katzenbuckel – Schauinsland – Teck

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