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With an area of 35,742 km² and 10.7 million inhabitants, Baden-Württemberg lies in south-western Germany to the east of the upper Rhine, and is third largest in both area and population among the country's sixteen Bundesländer (federal states). The capital is Stuttgart.
1 Geography
The state borders on Switzerland to the south, France in the west, and the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and Bavaria.
Its principal cities include Stuttgart, Mannheim, KarlsruheKarlsruhe (population 282,595 in December 2003) is a city of Germany, in the Baden-Wurttemberg Bundesland, located near the French-German border. Geography The altitude above sea level of the city's area is between 100 m (on the westerly edge, toward the, FreiburgThis article is about Freiburg in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. There is also a village named Freiburg (Elbe) in northwestern Germany. Freiburg (Freiburg im Uechtland) is also the (Swiss-)German name of the town of Fribourg, Switzerland. Freiburg im Breisga, HeidelbergHeidelberg (halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt) is a city in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. As of 2002, there are 140,000 people living on the city's 109 km2. Heidelberg Castle, Heiliggeist Church and the Old Bridge Heidelberg lies on the river Neckar a, HeilbronnHeilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart. This district-free city is completely surrounded by the district Heilbronn. As of 2002, it has 120000 inhabitants. Heilbronn was first mentioned as Helibrunna in 741. In 1281, it, UlmUlm is a city in Germany, part of the Bundesland of Baden-Wurttemberg (about 100 km south-east of Stuttgart). Its population is slightly above 115,000. Ulm was also the birthplace of one of the 20th century's most famous persons Albert Einstein. History U, TübingenTubingen an old university city on the River Neckar in Baden-Wurttemberg in Germany, near Stuttgart, functions as the seat of the Administrative District of Tubingen, as well as of the county of Tubingen. In 2002 the city had 82,885 inhabitants, including, Pforzheim and Reutlingen.
The Rhine forms the western border as well as large portions of the southern border. East of the Rhine there is the Black Forest (Schwarzwald), the main mountain range of the state.
In the south Baden-Württemberg shares in the foothills of the Alps and in Lake Constance (Bodensee). The source of the Danube is located in the state.
See also List of places in Baden-Württemberg
