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Home > Travel Germany > Germany Destinations > Weil der Stadt (Baden Wurttemberg)
Weil der Stadt (Baden-Wurttemberg)
Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital.
The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity. Germany is divided into 16 states which are further subdivided into 439 districts and cities. Germany is one of the largest European economy and the third largest economy in the world in real terms, placed behind the United States and Japan, and fifth behind the United States, China, India and Japan counted by purchasing power parity.
Weil der Stadt is a small town with approximately 19,200 inhabitants. It is situated in the Stuttgart Region of the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. It is about 30 kilometers west of the Stuttgart city center, and is referred as Gate to the Black Forest. It became an Imperial Free City in the 13th century, but existed for many years as an important trading region.
Weil der Stadt was entirely ruined during the 30 years' war but consequently reestablished. The centre is presently dominated by buildings from that era. The cities protections are still in one piece. Weil der Stadt is well known for being the birth place of both the astronomer, Johannes Kepler and the Protestant reformer, Johannes Brenz of Wurttemberg. Its connection with Kepler was the reason behind the town's private tile, The Kepler Town Weil der Stadt. Because of its surroundings and attractive cityscape, Weil der Stadt is a famous destination for excursions in the Stuttgart region.
Weil der Stadt is definitely one of the popular tourist attractions in Germany. It is worth paying a visit while touring the country. This place leaves a pleasing and unforgettable memory and justifies the proud cultural tradition of Germany.
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