Stuttgart

stoot'gart, the capital city of Wurtemberg, Germany. It is situated in a small plain, surrounded by wooded heights. Vineyards, orchards, and suburban residences give the hills a delightful aspect. The city became a place of royal residence in the fifteenth century. The official buildings are grouped about Palace Square. They are surrounded by well kept parks adorned with fountains, monuments, and statuary. There are numerous palaces, churches, and museums. Stuttgart is noted for an important art gallery and for public collections of antiquities, coins, and natural history, a conservatory of music, theaters, and hotels. The city is one of the most important publishing centers in Germany. The Royal Library contains half a million volumes, including 7,300 Bibles, the greatest collection of the kind in existence. The atmosphere is one of art, music, and leisure, rendering the city a favorite place of residence for English and American tourists. Stuttgart had a population in 1910 of 250,000. It is a commercial city of importance and has manufactories of chocolate, pianos, paints, chemicals, laces, cloth, leather, and furniture. There are mineral springs in the vicinity.