The New Student's Reference Work/Stuttgart

Stuttgart, (stŏŏt' gärt), a city of Germany, is the capital of Württemberg. It is about two miles from Neckar River and 127 southeast of Frankfort, and is surrounded by hills, which are covered with vineyards, gardens and beautiful houses. Near Palace Square, in the center of the city, are the old castle, belonging to the 16th century, the new palace, the theater, academy, the jubilee column (1841), a statue of Schiller and the railroad-station, which is one of the finest in Germany. There are a famous polytechnic school, a conservatory of music, a museum and art-gallery and the royal library of over 500,000 volumes, including a fine collection of 7,000 Bibles. Stuttgart has one of the largest book-trades in Germany, and manufactures beer, pianos, chemicals, chocolate and furniture. Its fairs for the sale of books, hops, cloth and horses are celebrated. It has been the capital of Wurttemberg since 1842. Population 285,589.