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…the Stuttgart Region had so many claims to fame? Find out more about some of the area’s less-well-known achievements.
The Stuttgart Exchange
Europe's largest trading exchange for options.
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Innovation
The national leader for patent registrations.
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Moving Pictures
Esslingen has Germany's oldest functioning movie theatre.
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New Trade Centre
Stuttgart's New Trade Centre
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TeraFlop Power
Germany's most powerful computer located in Stuttgart.
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Get out the Opera Glasses
Stuttgart's opera has been voted Germany's best opera house six times.
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Renowned repertory theatres
Germany's largest triple-stage repertory theatre.
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Pedestrians only
Stuttgart has the longest pedestrian zone.
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Europe's largest zoological-botanical garden
Europe's largest flora and fauna haven
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UV technology
Drying with ultra violet light
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PC ancestor
A regional invention is the grandfather of the PC.
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High Tech Region
More employees working in high-tech jobs than anywhere else in Europe.
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Export Champion
Many regional products are out of here.
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A Bright Idea
An idea from Bosch sparks a revolution
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Once upon a power tool
The world's first electric hand-held tool
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Larger than Central Park
One of Europe's greenest metropolitan regions
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Stomping Grapes in Style
Fellbach's old Grape Press
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Mind that Child
Children are safer on Baden-Württemberg’s roads
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Kindergarden
Baden-Württemberg has the highest ratio of kindergarden places in Germany
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Mineral Springs
The Stuttgart Region has Western Europe’s highest concentration of mineral springs
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On Top of the World
Stuttgart is home to the world’s first concrete TV tower (1955)
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Shop in Style
The Stuttgart Region’s award-winning shopping centre.
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A Revolution in Office Technology
The office photocopier was invented in the Stuttgart Region.
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Prost!
The Cannstatter Volksfest is the one of the largest beer festivals in the world
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From Baden-Württemberg to Hollywood
The founder of one of Hollywood’s first major studios came from Baden-Württemberg
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Four Millimetres an Hour!
The world’s fastest sponge lives in Stuttgart
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Haute Cuisine
More Michelin stars than any other German region
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HipHop
The Stuttgart Region hosts Germany’s largest open-air hip hop event.
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Christmas Market
Stuttgart is home to Europe’s largest Christmas market.
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The English Channel
Gertrud Ederle – the first woman to swim the English Channel.
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“Innovation”
The lever-arch file was invented here
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The Sweet Taste of Success
Germany’s leading chocolate bar hails from the Stuttgart Region.
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