Stuttgart-North

Stuttgart-North
District of Stuttgart
Bismarckturm

Coat of arms
Stuttgart-North
Location within Stuttgart
Coordinates: 48°47′50″N 9°10′37″E / 48.79722°N 9.17694°E / 48.79722; 9.17694Coordinates: 48°47′50″N 9°10′37″E / 48.79722°N 9.17694°E / 48.79722; 9.17694
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Stuttgart
City Stuttgart
Founded 10th Century
Government
  District Chairwoman Andrea Krueger (CDU)
Area
  District of Stuttgart 6.815 km2 (2.631 sq mi)
Elevation 210- 409 m (−1,132 ft)
Population ({{{Stand}}})
  Metro 24,755
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Dialling codes 0711
Vehicle registration S
Website www.stuttgart.de

Stuttgart-Nord is an inner city district in the north of Stuttgart.

Geography

Stuttgart-Nord extends from the Doggenburg to the highest point, the Gähkopf (409 m above sea level) to the Bismarckturm, on the Killesberg and the Pragsattel to Rosenstein Park and the Pragfriedhof. The Pragsattel located at the lowest point of a ridge from Killesberg to Burgholzhof.

One finds in Stuttgart-Nord numerous good residential areas and viewpoints on the Stuttgart city center. Noteworthy streets are: Am Bismarckturm, Am Gähkopf, Caesar Flaischlen Street, Eduard-Pfeiffer-Straße, Feuerbacher Heide, Lenzhalde, Robert-Bosch-Straße and Schottstraße.

History

When Stuttgart was divided into districts in 1956, Stuttgart-North was created. The western boundary of this new district extended from the Doggenburg to Weißenhof and Killesberg. When the districts were reorganized January 1, 2001, Stuttgart-North was split itself into 11 subdistricts.

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