Württemberg ( ;
) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of
Swabia
Swabia ; german: Schwaben , colloquially ''Schwabenland'' or ''Ländle''; archaic English also Suabia or Svebia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany.
The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of ...
. The main town of the region is
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Sw ...
.
Together with
Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden i ...
and
Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württemberg now forms the Federal State of
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
. Württemberg was formerly also spelled Würtemberg and
Wirtemberg.
History
Originally part of the old
Duchy of Swabia, its history can be summarized in the following periods:
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County of Württemberg (1083–1495)
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Duchy of Württemberg (1495–1803)
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Electorate of Württemberg (1803–1806)
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Kingdom of Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg (german: Königreich Württemberg ) was a German state that existed from 1805 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which existe ...
(1806–1918)
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Free People's State of Württemberg (1918–1945)
After World War II, it was split into
Württemberg-Baden and
Württemberg-Hohenzollern due to the different
occupation zones of the
United States
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and
France
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. Finally, in 1952, it was integrated into
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
.
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Sw ...
, the historical capital city of Württemberg, became the capital of the present state.
See also
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History of Württemberg
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
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Coat of arms of Württemberg
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List of states in the Holy Roman Empire
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Province of Hohenzollern
References
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Former monarchies of Europe