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Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is a state in south-western Germany, with its capital at Stuttgart, bordering France and Switzerland along the Rhine and Lake Constance. It was created in 1952 by merging Württemberg-Baden, Württemberg-Hohenzollern and South Baden, uniting the historical lands of Baden, Württemberg and Hohenzollern. It is one of Germany's most prosperous states and a centre of the car and engineering industries.

Baden-Württemberg
Image: Verfassungsausschuss des Landes Baden-Württemberg (Landesregierung) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Baden-Württemberg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/baden-wurttemberg
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