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  • Picture of the "flowering baroque" garden show in Ludwigsburg Baden-Wurttemberg and France – Close relationships not only among the cities
    2006-06-30 Culture Baden-Württemberg cultivates most of its twinning partnerships with France – and is currently twinned with exactly 253 towns and cities. The first Franco-German twinning partnership was sealed in 1950 between Montbéliard and Ludwigsburg. One aspect of the partnership is that the parks and gardens departments of both towns now help design each other’s green areas.  ...

     

  • The Bambi Award An international film award made in Baden-Württemberg – the Bambi Award
    2006-06-21 Culture It may not have quite the glamour of an Oscar, but it’s not to be sneezed at either. To win a “Bambi” is to join a long line of film and media celebrities stretching back nearly six decades. It’s a significant part of cinematic history and it carries the label “made in Baden-Württemberg”: it’s the “Bambi”, Germany’s oldest international media award.  ...

     

  • The ‘bell pope’ – Kurt Kramer The ‘bell pope’ – Kurt Kramer is committed to preserving bells worldwide
    2006-06-21 Culture Bells have an incredible force of attraction – and have done for almost 5000 years. From their origins in China to their use in the Christian liturgy, from Friedrich Schiller to Pink Floyd, from Salvador Dali to Alexander Solzhenitsyn – the acoustic and symbolic power of bells has never ceased to work its magic on people.  ...

     

  • Maybach Wilhelm Maybach – the “King of Constructors”
    2006-06-21 Business As successful as he undoubtedly was in later life, Wilhelm Maybach’s early years gave no hint that he had been born under a lucky star. Born in Heilbronn in 1846, he was an orphan by the age of thirteen. His relatives managed to find him a place in the "Bruderhaus" in Reutlingen – a progressive orphanage with its own engineering workshop, where the young people received a training. This turned out to be a lucky move, for it was in the Bruderhaus that he was destined to meet the man who was to play a decisive role in his life: Gottlieb Daimler. ...

     

  • The Black Forest cuckoo clock The most famous bird call in the world – the Black Forest cuckoo clock
    2006-06-21 Culture No, it’s not the Rolls Royce of timepieces – but it is at least as famous worldwide and just as desirable. There have been and still are many imitations – even made of plastic, garishly colored and battery-powered – but for the genuine article you have to go for the world-famous original from the Black Forest. Yes, it’s the cuckoo clock. ...

     

  • Reinhold Würth Business culture – Swabian businessman rescues culture in Palermo
    2006-06-20 Culture The Würth Foundation and Würth Italy are sponsoring the restoration of the world-famous Capella Palatina (Palace Chapel) in Palermo, Sicily to the tune of 2.5 million Euro spread over five years (from 2004 to 2009). When, in 2003, the news broke of this not inconsiderable financial contribution by the Baden-Württemberg based Würth-Gruppe to the costs of restoring the Capella Palatina – badly damaged by the 2002 earthquake – it was received with some astonishment in not a few quarters. Why Würth? Why Sicily? ...

     

  • ‘Ariane’ space rocket Red-hot iron for Ariane, Airbus and Angelus – state-of-the-art forging technology from Edelstahl Rosswag
    2006-06-19 Business The art of forging dates to at least 4000BC and probably earlier. Metals such as bronze and wrought iron were forged by early man to produce hand tools and weapons of war. For most of its history it was a purely manual craft, a triumph of human ingenuity and muscle power over a new complex science and material with limited equipment - charcoal, clay, sticks and stones. It was not until the 19th century that the first mechanized forges were invented - relieving craftsmen of much of the hard work. But even with all the latest technological advances, it remains a highly skilled and often physically demanding craft. ...

     

  • The Wilhelma, Europe’s largest zoological and botanical garden Art and culture – the elixir of life for this region
    2006-06-14 Stuttgart The various artistic and cultural opportunities available in Stuttgart contribute to this city’s special quality of life. The Stuttgart Staatstheater (State Theatre) with its famous ballet and opera, which has been named “Opera House of the Year” many times, internationally significant museums, first-class theatre offerings as well as the colourful music scene are constantly creating new highlights. ...

     

  • The Baden-Baden Festival Theater The Baden-Baden Festival Theater – an arena for world music
    2006-06-14 Culture It took off in 1998 like a rocket, threatened to crash-land, found a savior and has since wowed both stars and the public: the Baden-Baden Festival Theater, Germany’s biggest opera house and concert hall, has what it takes – and not just its 2500 seats!  ...

     

  • Porsche 911 Carrera The Porsche Legend – Dreams of Sweeping Curves, Gleaming Paintwork and Luxurious Leather
    2006-06-14 Business Curvaceous body lines, metallic paints polished to perfection and hand-sewn leather seats have been turning automobile daydreams into tangible reality for half a century. ...

     

  • Starzach Two passports – the first German-English citizen in Baden-Württemberg
    2006-06-12 Culture The city of Starzach has at least two major tourist attractions. One of them is the “Fasnets-Mäskle Museum”, whose collection of around 4,000 Fasnacht masks has given museum owner Gerold Weschenmoser new entries in the Guinness Book of World Records. The other tourist attraction is Kevin MacInerney-May, possibly the first British person in Baden-Württemberg who has a German passport in addition to his British one.  ...

     

  • Stuttgart Media University (HdM) The English media professor – a virtuoso in Baden-Württemberg
    2006-06-12 Research and theory Stuart Marlow is 59 years old and comes from Leeds. This media virtuoso has lived in Stuttgart for the last six years.  ...

     

  • Schlosshotel Bühlerhöhe Great Britain and Baden-Württemberg – a royal relationship
    2006-06-12 Living The English national team has decided to set up camp in one of Germany’s finest regions during the World Cup. Far away from the bustle and action on an 800-metre high peak which overlooks the Rhine to the Vosges mountains. The secret favourite is staying on the Bühlerhöhe cliff in a five-star resort with the same name surrounded by a park. The players’ wives and girlfriends are staying at the elegant Brenner’s Park Hotel in Baden-Baden at the foot of the mountain.  ...

     

  • Heidelberg Figures, dates and facts on England and Baden-Württemberg
    2006-06-12 Living With around 20,000 “British” overnight stays in Heidelberg, the United Kingdom takes third place behind the Americans and the Japanese. ...

     

  • Accents Magazine Accents – the world of Baden-Württemberg from an English perspective
    2006-06-12 Living Geoff Rodoreda is the man who presents an English perspective of the world of Baden-Württemberg to the English-language community. ...

     

  • “Officer of the British Empire”: Gerd Ahlers A sweets officer in Baden-Württemberg offers the finest English delicacies
    2006-06-12 Business Gerd Ahlers sells the finest in English foodstuffs through his Heilbronn-based company TopFood GmbH. His range of products include Duchy Originals, the biscuits produced by Price Charles’ organic company in Cornwall, the traditional Walkers Shortbread biscuits, delicate Bendix of Mayfair mint pralines, assorted jams and marmalades as well as Jackson’s Piccadilly tea.  ...

     

  • Professor Tilman Osterwold The Bern exhibition organiser – an interview with Professor Tilman Osterwold
    2006-06-12 Culture Stuttgart: Since 2003, Professor Tilman Osterwold has been the creative director of the Paul Klee Centre in Bern. He is the curator of the major state exhibition “Kunst lebt! Die Welt mit anderen Augen sehen” (“Art lives! See the world in a different way”).  ...

     

  • Ludovic Magnin Switzerland and Baden-Württemberg – a close connection with a long tradition
    2006-06-12 Business The Swiss national trainer Jakob “Köbi” Kuhn selected seven valiant players from the German Bundesliga for his 23-man World Cup team. In addition to two players from Cologne, and one player each from Leverkusen, Dortmund, Frankfurt and Hamburg, he also selected Ludovic Magnin from VfB Stuttgart. Football is an excellent opportunity for the Swiss to make a guest performance at their large neighbour to the north.  ...

     

  • Vitra Design-Museum Rolf Fehlbaum’s Vitra – a Swiss success story in Baden-Württemberg
    2006-06-12 Culture The offices of DaimlerChrysler in Stuttgart and the EU Commission in Brussels as well as the Coca-Cola corporate headquarters are furnished with his chairs. Even the long lavender rows in the Berlin Reichstag were designed by him. It is impossible to imagine the world of designer furniture without Rolf Fehlbaum’s Vitra AG, even though a German advertising agency originally tried to convince him to change the name.  ...

     

  • Rottweil, "Narrensprung" Of namesakes and aid from the Swiss – Baden-Württemberg’s partner cities
    2006-06-12 Living Rottweil, the oldest city in Baden-Württemberg, and the Swiss city of Brugg have the longest lasting city partnership between the two countries. Rottweil was registered as a “zugewandter Ort” (“associate city”) in the Swiss Confederation in 1463. The basis for the friendship these cities enjoy today was laid by the men’s choirs in Brugg and Rottweil in the years prior to World War I.  ...

     

  • Baden-Württemberg is the most popular German state for Swiss tourists Dates and facts on the relationship between Switzerland and Baden-Württemberg
    2006-06-12 Business Rottweil and Brugg have the oldest partnership between a German and Swiss city – since 1913. The contacts between St. Blasien in the Black Forest and Saint-Blaise in Neuchâtel (Neuenburg) canton date back even further – over 750 years.  ...

     

  • Hotel Adler in Hinterzarten The Netherlands and Baden-Württemberg – a close connection
    2006-06-08 Living The Dutch in Baden-Württemberg? Due to the wide distance separating the two regions, close ties between the two have not been traditionally obvious. At the same time, the Dutch national team has decided to stay in the Black Forest during the 2006 World Cup instead of neighbouring North Rhine-Westphalia.  ...

     

  • Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Untertürkheim The future of architecture – Dutch constructions in Baden-Württemberg
    2006-06-08 Culture Rem Koolhaas, MVRDV, UN Studio – Dutch architect’s offices are among the most innovative and successful in their industry throughout the world today. The most recent and spectacular example of this Dutch high-tech product is the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Untertürkheim, which has impressed more than just the experts since its opening in May 2006.  ...

     

  • The “Dutch” parish church in Hedelfingen The “Dutch” parish church in Hedelfingen – featuring services in Dutch
    2006-06-08 Culture The quarter of Hedelfingen in east Stuttgart, not far from the B10 towards Esslingen, is home to an architectural gem for art enthusiasts. The “Alte Pfarrkirche” (“Old Parish Church”) is a one-bayed fortified church dating back to Roman times. Following a fire in 1449, it was rebuilt in Gothic style to serve as a chapel. The stunning mural paintings and preserved Gothic interior are from this time. On the second and fourth Sunday of each month, psalms are sung here in Dutch starting at 10:00 a.m.  ...

     

  • Eva-Maria Westbroek Her favourite house is the Stuttgart Opera – interview with Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek
    2006-06-08 Culture One of the celebrated stars of the world-famous Stuttgart Opera is from the Netherlands: Eva-Maria Westbroek, who studied voice in The Hague, had her debut at the 1994 Aldeburgh Festival as Mère Marie in Les Dialogues des Carmélites. Performances in Novi Sad, Skopje, Riga and Teatro Manzoni in Rome as well as the Komische Oper (Comic Opera) of Berlin were to follow, as well as at the Bregenz and Salzburg festivals. In 2004, she debuted at the Opéra de la Bastille in Paris.  ...

     

  • Rhine harbour in Karlsruhe Dates and facts on the relationship between the Netherlands and Baden-Württemberg
    2006-06-08 Business 4,027 ships from the Netherlands, including 2,544 tank barges have docked at Rhine harbour in Karlsruhe in 2005, delivering over five million tons of goods – as compared to less than 1,000 German barges. ...

     

  • Nederlandse Vereniging e. V. A Dutch community – nostalgia for home in Baden-Württemberg
    2006-06-08 Culture People who live in foreign countries naturally gravitate towards others from their native lands. The Dutch in Baden-Württemberg celebrate their heritage in their Nederlandse Vereniging e. V. The association was created shortly after the war in 1948. In the 1960s, it was officially recognised as a registered society and listed in Stuttgart’s register of associations.  ...

     

  • „Auto Motor und Sport“ A racing driver’s dream with its own test facility – Motor Presse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG
    2006-06-08 Business Who could be better qualified to launch a car magazine than a German racing driver? In 1946, Paul Pietsch and his friends Ernst Troeltsch and Josef Hummel founded the magazine “Das Auto” (‘The Car’), the profits from which financed their car racing. The publishing company which grew out of that magazine - Motor Presse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG – is today Europe’s biggest publisher of specialist periodicals. ...

     

  • The city of diversity – Stuttgart The city of diversity – Stuttgart, the state capital of Baden-Württemberg
    2006-06-07 Stuttgart Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg’s state capital, is at the heart of one of Europe’s strongest industrial regions. With over 590,000 residents, it is also one of the most active. This region contains a total of 179 cities and communities across five districts. 2.6 million people from 170 countries live in Germany’s third-largest metropolitan centre.  ...

     

  • Stuttgart’s vineyards Stuttgart – also the wine capital of Baden-Württemberg
    2006-06-07 Stuttgart Stuttgart’s vineyards extend all the way into the city centre. Here, viniculture has a long tradition dating back to the year 1108: according to legend, the monk Ulrich gave vineyards in Stuttgart to Blaubeuren Abbey.  ...

     

  • Group photo with around 60 representatives from business, media, sports and politics Dr. Wolfgang Schuster – the voice of Stuttgart
    2006-06-07 Stuttgart Wolfgang Schuster has been Lord Mayor of Stuttgart since 1997.  ...

     

  • Summer festival in Stuttgart Dates and facts on the city of Stuttgart
    2006-06-07 Stuttgart World Cup venue and sports city Stuttgart:
    The Cannstatter Wasen sports centre – site of the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium – is around 55 hectares large and is one of Europe’s most modern and functional sports facilities. Stuttgart offers training and competitive opportunities in over 70 different types of sports and 440 clubs and associations for sports enthusiasts. Football is played by a total of 97 clubs on 128 fields by people of all ages.  ...

     

  • The state capital of Stuttgart A leading global financial centre – the state capital of Stuttgart
    2006-06-07 Stuttgart The region of Stuttgart is one of Europe’s strongest centres for business and innovation. Over 1.4 million people work in around 160,000 companies, generating a gross domestic product of 90 billion euros – about as much as Finland. The European Commission has recognised Stuttgart and the surrounding region with the “Award of Excellence for Innovative Regions” many times.  ...

     

  • Ahoj-Brause Ahoj-Brause – It’s fizzing in Baden-Württemberg
    2006-06-07 Business Sherbet – water – ships – sailor – Ahoy! That was the chain of associations that led founder Theodor Beltle to choose the name Ahoj-Brause (Ahoy Sherbet in English) and its sailor emblem for his company. The sherbets in the brightly colored wrappers with the picture of the jolly sailor come from Baden-Württemberg and have been a firm favorite with children since 1925.  ...

     

  • The children’s university Why school is stupid and the stars don’t fall out of the sky – the children’s university
    2006-06-06 Research and theory It all started in 2002 with a simple idea: it occurred to journalists working for the Tübingen-based “Schwäbisches Tagblatt” newspaper that the best people to satisfy children’s hunger for knowledge were actually university lecturers. The lecturers at Tübingen thought it was a good idea – and the rest, as they say, is history. Today the idea is a resounding success well beyond the borders of Germany.  ...

     

  • Karlsruhe, the fan-shaped city Karlsruhe, the fan-shaped city – model for the town planners of Washington
    2006-06-02 Culture Margrave Karl Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach was planning for the future when on June 17, 1715 he laid the foundation stone for his new palace residence, thereby also founding the city of Karlsruhe. He was supposedly thinking of sunbeams when he created his new “Carolsruhe” residence in the middle of the forested hills of the Hardtwald, with the palace in the center and the streets and tree-lined avenues radiating away from it like the ribs of a fan – an urban layout unique in the history of architecture.  ...

     

  • the international rose trials garden in Baden-Baden The finest roses in the world – the international rose trials garden in Baden-Baden
    2006-06-02 Living Popcorn, Party Girl, Glenfiddich and Chianti - you’d be forgiven for thinking that someone was talking about a smart party they’re planning to go to. But it’s an intoxicating event of a very different sort that awaits visitors to the international rose trials garden on the Beutig in Baden-Baden. You’ll find Party Girl & Co dancing in the breeze together with the Aspirin rose (for the hangover, of course).  ...

     

  • Kässbohrer ‘Pistenbully’ Good skiing and tobogganing – every second snowcat on the world’s mountains comes from the Kässbohrer company
    2006-05-31 Business Anyone who has spent much time on ski slopes around the world will surely have seen more than a few of them: the ‘Pistenbully’ snowcats made by the Kässbohrer company. Half of all the snowcats in service around the world are made by the all-terrain vehicle manufacturers from Laupheim, between Ulm and Ravensburg. ...

     

  • WMF is the leading maker of automated coffee machines in Europe Timeless and exclusive – WMF is the leading maker of automated coffee machines in Europe
    2006-05-31 Business During this year’s World Cup, hundreds of thousands of football fans will be on the move in Germany – on campsites, in town centers and around the stadiums. A good set of cutlery will come in handy there. WMF (short for the Württemberg Metalware Factory) is marketing a special World Cup set of off-table folding cutlery – just the thing for getting to grips with that sausage and fries when you’re watching one of the games on a big screen. And in the world of commercial coffee machines, the WMF Company, based in Geislingen near Stuttgart, are the European market leaders. ...

     

  • Baden-Württemberg is a paradise for sports enthusiasts The heart of leisure sports – Baden-Württemberg is a paradise for sports enthusiasts
    2006-05-31 Sports Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of Great Britain, once said that his life motto was “no sports”. The residents of Baden-Württemberg would wholeheartedly disagree. Nowhere else in Germany are the people as active and involved in sports as in the southwest part of the country. Over 3.6 million of the 10.7 million residents build their strength and endurance as members of various sports clubs. Millions of others actively participate in sports outside of organised teams and associations. In short: Baden-Württemberg is the heart of German leisure sports. ...

     

  • The cradle of skiing in Germany – the Black Forest The cradle of skiing in Germany – the Black Forest
    2006-05-31 Sports Only a few people probably know that the Black Forest is the birthplace of skiing in Germany. The first ski club was founded here in 1891, SC Todtnau. Three years previously, a ship’s doctor from Todtnau was the first to bring a pair of skis from one of his journeys to Norway. Dr. Tholus heard that the Scandinavians attached long slats under their feet to get through the snow more easily and brought the boards to Germany. Shortly thereafter, the first daring few strapped on their “long sandals” and climbed up Feldberg Mountain. ...

     

  • Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder and Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg Günther H. Oettinger Interview with Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder on “leisure sports in Baden-Württemberg”
    2006-05-31 Sports Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, President of the German Football Association (DFB), was born in Mannheim. He was the Minister for Culture, Youth and Sports from 1980 to 1991 as well as Finance Minister of Baden-Württemberg from 1991 to 1998. In addition, Mayer-Vorfelder was the President of the VfB Stuttgart football team from 1975 to 2000. ...

     

  • Ideal for water sports fans – Lake Constance Ideal for water sports fans – Lake Constance
    2006-05-31 Sports Lake Constance offers outstanding conditions for water sports. The so-called Swabian Sea covers an area of 536 km², has 273 kilometres of shoreline (155 kilometres of which are in Baden-Württemberg) and a maximum depth of 254 metres, making it the ideal sport for water sports enthusiasts. Eight million visitors spend their summer holidays on Lake Constance each year. ...

     

  • Nordic Walking Facts about leisure sports
    2006-05-31 Sports Baden-Württemberg has the most athletic residents in Germany. Over 3.6 million of the 10.7 million people living here are members of sports clubs. That’s every third person! ...

     

  • hiking in Baden-Württemberg Experience ruins, waterfalls and caves first hand – hiking in Baden-Württemberg
    2006-05-31 Sports The landscape in Baden-Württemberg provides outstanding opportunities for hiking and cycling. The Black Forest alone offers 23,000 kilometres of marked hiking trails. The Schwäbische Albverein, the largest hiking club in Germany with 120,000 members, has labelled an additional 21,300 kilometres of trails. The club is active in 570 cities and communities. 700 path volunteers label, check and maintain the hiking trails.  ...

     

  • the climbing paradise Baden-Württemberg An adventure in the air – the climbing paradise Baden-Württemberg
    2006-05-31 Sports Baden-Württemberg offers outstanding conditions for climbing enthusiasts. The best regions are located in the Swabian Alb, the northern Black Forest and the Odenwald. The wide variety of rock and cliff formations makes these regions interesting for both amateur and professional climbers. ...

     

  • Baden-Württemberg is the number one spa country in Germany Splish-splash – Baden-Württemberg is the number one spa country in Germany
    2006-05-29 Living The German word for taking a bath, which is "Baden", is part of the name of Baden-Württemberg – nomen est omen. No other German Federal state boasts a similar number of spas and thermal springs. ...

     

  • ‘running machine’ Karl Friedrich Drais – an inventor from Karlsruhe who put the world on wheels
    2006-05-29 Business There’s no gainsaying Karlsruhe’s proud claim to the title “Bicycle City”. The Baden-Württemberg city has a very special connection with the two-wheelers – it’s where they were invented. The first chapter of the history of the bicycle could well be entitled: “How wheels learned to run” - because the bicycle actually began as a steerable ‘running machine’ invented by Baron Karl Friedrich Drais von Sauerbronn (1785-1851) who spent the latter part of his life in Karlsruhe. His ‘running machine’ – the prototype of the bicycle - was first presented to the public in 1817.  ...

     

  • Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart The biggest automobile museum in the world – the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart
    2006-05-29 Living Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler invented the automobile; their successors are creating the biggest automobile museum in the world. It is the only museum in the world capable of showing the entire 120-year history of the automobile industry from its very first day. The exhibits include a 40-horsepower Mercedes Simplex built in 1902 – the oldest surviving Mercedes.  ...

     

  • Mechanic We need every single one – Baden-Württemberg has the lowest unemployment rate in Germany
    2006-05-29 Business The unemployment rate for Germany last year was on an average 11.7 percent. With a rate of 7.0 percent, Baden-Württemberg had by far the lowest share of unemployment of all Federal States. ...

     

  • Clever minds in the southwest Clever minds in the southwest – the educational system in Baden-Württemberg is top in Germany
    2006-05-24 Research and theory Baden-Württemberg’s biggest asset are her people. And a lot is being done for their education. Small wonder that the southwest is always top in education rankings. ...

     

  • Zaha Hadid: fire station World architecture undiluted – Visions Incarnate in Weil am Rhein
    2006-05-24 Culture World-famous furniture manufacturers Vitra Design in Weil am Rhein took proprietor Rolf Fehlbaum’s idea of expressing corporate identity through architecture and blended it with the “Masterplan” of British architect Nicholas Grimshaw to create a unique architecture park which was to be a beacon for the dawn of a new age of architecture in Baden-Württemberg. The buildings, designed by architects Frank O. Gehry, Zaha M. Hadid and Tadao Ando, made shockwaves across the globe and in less than a decade turned the ‘poor cousin’ of concrete architecture into the avant-garde of a new approach to building design and construction. ...

     

  • The Celesio Group is Europe’s number one in pharmaceutical wholesaling Bless you! – The Celesio Group is Europe’s number one in pharmaceutical wholesaling
    2006-05-23 Business The Celesio Group, with revenues of 20.5 billion euros in the past year, is Europe’s market leader in pharmaceutical distribution.  ...

     

  • Mercedes-Benz CLS The rising star – DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart
    2006-05-19 Business The star is everywhere. For anyone who grows up in Stuttgart, it is part of their life. It adorns the roof of the main station and the factories in which thousands of people from the surrounding region work. No other company has had such a profound influence on Baden-Württemberg. ...

     

  • Wine-growing region of Baden-Württemberg Wine-growing region of Baden-Württemberg – a success story
    2006-05-19 Living As German poet Friedrich Schiller wrote: “A Württemberger without wine; is that a real Württemberger?” Baden-Württemberg is a wine-growing region and its wines regularly land some of the top places in wine awards.  ...

     

  • Laser tools for cutting and welding Hot stuff – the Trumpf Group is world market leader in laser technology
    2006-05-19 Business All over the world, Trumpf machines from Baden-Württemberg are cutting, punching, bending and shaping sheet metal to form, for example, body parts for cars, computer housings or components for medical technology. ...

     

  • HeidelbergCement AG The stuff that holds the world together – the HeidelbergCement AG
    2006-05-18 Business What would the world be like without concrete and cement? A lot less developed – after all, cities, roads, power plants, train stations, airports, dams and much more besides could not be built without these materials. And what would the concrete and cement industry be without Heidelberg? Quite a bit smaller – for this city is home to one of the leading companies in this sector of industry.  ...

     

  • Baden-Württemberg is the number one gourmet land The way to the heart (and to the land) goes through the stomach – Baden-Württemberg is the number one gourmet land
    2006-05-18 Living No other Federal State of Germany boasts as many top chefs as Baden-Württemberg. 52 of the 190 star-awarded restaurants in Germany are at home in the southwest. ...

     

  • Strength through solidarity Strength through solidarity – in Baden-Württemberg volunteering is written with a capital ‘V’
    2006-05-18 Living People in the south-west of Germany have a good life. But they’re not content with that – they want to do something for the common good as well. Baden-Württemberg has the highest proportion of volunteers of any state in Germany. ...

     

  • "Kiki Ricky" The brand with the blue triangle logo – Ravensburger AG
    2006-05-16 Business “Use only the best quality materials”; “Engage hand, head and heart”; “Produce nothing which glorifies violence” – remaining true to the principles of its founder Otto Maier has helped the Ravensburger company to become one of the leading manufacturers of games and puzzles in Europe.  ...

     

  • Helmut Bührle For those special moments – the “Laura Chavin” cigars from Helmut Bührle are among the best in the world
    2006-05-16 Living Helmut Bührle never allowed himself to be diverted from his goal. When everyone told him that the market for cigars was already over-saturated, he created the “Laura Chavin”. This particular cigar is today one of the best and most successful cigars in the world. Manufactured in Central America, its creator stores them in the climate-controlled cellars of his castle in Hochdorf near Stuttgart. ...

     

  • Trumpf punch The state of invention – Baden-Württemberg has the highest number of patent applications
    2006-05-16 Business Baden-Württemberg is the undisputed champion in the league table of patent applications: every year no less than 120 patents are submitted for every 100,000 residents – that’s twice the national average for Germany.  ...

     

  • Fischer dowel No comparisons with Edison, please! – Artur Fischer, Waldachtal
    2006-05-16 Business An interest in the new and unconventional and the sheer fun of inventing is what drove Artur Fischer from Germany's Black Forest region. His talent for invention gave the world wall fixings and a lot more besides.  ...

     

  • Stuttgart airport We sell to the world – Baden-Württemberg is the number one German exporting country
    2006-05-16 Business The power of Baden-Württemberg's industry is most effectively demonstrated in its exporting activities: last year, exports from the state reached a new record with an estimated 123 billion Euro according to the state's agency for statistics. ...

     

  • Skaters Happy and healthy – Baden-Württemberg has lowest number of workdays lost through sickness
    2006-05-16 Business People in the south-west of Germany have a healthy lifestyle. That has a knock-on effect on the economy: according to the health report by the DAK insurance company, fewer people miss work due to illness in Baden-Württemberg than in any other federal state in Germany.  ...

     

  • "And Action..." Explosions made in Ludwigsburg – the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy
    2006-05-12 Culture Once the seat of the kings of Württemberg, beautiful Ludwigsburg had for years played second fiddle to high-and-mighty Stuttgart. But the founding of a celebrated film school suddenly brought it to international attention.  ...

     

  • Baden-Baden The ‘feel good’ state – the most contented Germans live in Baden-Württemberg
    2006-05-11 Living People from Baden and Württemberg have known it for a long time, but a new study by the ‘Perspective on Germany’ initiative has just confirmed it: nowhere else in Germany are people as contented as in Baden-Württemberg.  ...

     

  • Twin House Le Corbusier The Arab village on the Killesberg – the Weissenhofsiedlung in Stuttgart
    2006-05-09 Culture Swabians are conservative folk and they got themselves a bit worked up eighty years ago when a whole settlement of super-modern houses was built in their beautiful Stuttgart. Today the Weissenhofsiedlung on the Killesberg ranks as a seminal architectural monument to the Bauhaus movement.  ...

     

  • Hollister Gorgeous Princes and motorbikes – the Hollister Company, Zimmern
    2006-05-09 Business There’s a small Swabian village near Rottweil which has some rather unusual visitors - sheikhs and princes, no less. Not every sheikh and prince, of course: only those who are keen on motorcycles. For Zimmern-Horgen is where the most beautiful motorbikes in the world are made.  ...

     

  • 6-arm concrete pump in Spain A story from the Arabian Nights – pumping concrete with pumps made by the Putzmeister Company from Aichtal
    2006-05-09 Business The Emir of Dubai has his sights set very high – in his capital he’s building what will be the highest building in the world: well over 700 meters high! But how does one manage to transport concrete to such a height? It’s quite simple really: you just ask the Putzmeister Company from Aichtal near Nürtingen. It’s out to break a world record in moving concrete great distances – its own.  ...

     

  • Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Midwife to each new generation of journalists – Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg
    2006-05-09 Business Without printing presses there would be no newspapers. Gutenberg’s invention changed the world. The crisis in print journalism is not making life easy for the printing industry, but Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG – known in the English-speaking world simply as “Heidelberg” – is weathering the storm. ...

     

  • "NimbRo" Robots that kick and save – Freiburg computer scientists are favorites to win the “RoboCup” World Championship
    2006-05-09 Research and theory At the same time as the Football World Cup, the North German city of Bremen is hosting the “RoboCup” competition. Among the competitors are teachers and students from the Institute of Informatics at the Albert Ludwigs University in Freiburg. Their robots are among the favorites in two of the leagues. ...

     

  • Zeppelin NT The biggest aircraft in the world – designed and built by Zeppelin in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance
    2006-05-09 Business Born in Konstanz in 1838 and at one time commander of the cavalry in the Württemberg army, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin is virtually unmatched as a representative of the remarkable strength of technological innovation in the south-western corner of Germany. His airships created a launching-pad for the rise of whole sectors of industry. Dornier airplanes, Maybach engines and ZF gears: all of them have their origin in the transfer of technology resulting from airship construction, and the founders of these world-famous companies were without exception colleagues and companions of Count Zeppelin. ...

     

  • people in Baden-Württemberg enjoy the highest life expectancy Keeping the edge even at an advanced age – people in Baden-Württemberg enjoy the highest life expectancy
    2006-05-08 Living If you believe that statistics are boring and dull, you may want to think again. Sometimes, the findings generated by long columns of numbers produce quite surprising evidence – such as on the issue of how long people actually live. Because in Baden-Württemberg, they live surprisingly long. A newborn child, in fact, has strictly speaking the highest life expectancy in all of Germany. ...

     

  • Outlet fever Outlet-City – Metzingen: the bargain hunters’ Mecca
    2006-05-08 Business Metzingen, lying idyllically at the foot of the Swabian Alb, still has only 20,000 inhabitants and has retained the character of a small town. With its narrow streets and half-timbered buildings, it does not look like a major shopping center. But Metzingen’s fame as a shoppers’ paradise has spread well beyond the borders of the state.  ...

     

  • Cleanliness for George Washington Cleanliness for George Washington, the Pharaoh Memnon and the Pope – the Alfred Kärcher Company from Winnenden
    2006-05-03 Business What do the Brandenburg Gate, the giant statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro and St. Peter’s Square in Rome have in common with your neighbor’s hallway or the shop windows of the nearby shopping center? They’re all kept clean with machines made by the Kärcher company. Based in Winnenden near Stuttgart, Kärcher are the world’s leading makers of high-pressure cleaners. ...

     

  • Lamy pen and ball-pen Fine writing – the stylish writing implements of the Lamy Company of Heidelberg
    2006-05-03 Business All writing is not the same. Even in the age of the cheap ball-point pen made in the Far East there is still a need for stylish writing implements. And the most stylish of all the fountain pens come from Heidelberg. ...

     

  • Ritter Sport chocolate The chocolate side of the South-West – The Ritter Sport Company, Waldenbuch
    2006-05-03 Business “Square. Practical. Good” – ask any German child what product this catchy advertising slogan refers to and they will say: Ritter Sport', the name under which the popular chocolate made by the Alfred Ritter Company in the Baden-Württemberg town of Waldenbuch is best known.  ...

     

  • The international language of music is at home in Baden-Württemberg The international language of music is at home in Baden-Württemberg
    2006-05-02 Culture According to an old German saying, “If it’s a place where people sing it’s a good place to live.” Who knows whether the many foreign nationals who come to live in Baden-Württemberg had heard this saying before they arrived there. It is definitely true, however, that Baden-Württemberg’s fascination with music goes a long way towards helping them to feel at home in south-western Germany. The universities, especially the music colleges, are a very special attraction in Baden-Württemberg.  ...

     

  • Baden-Württemberg is multicultural and international Multicultural and international facts & figures on Baden-Württemberg
    2006-05-02 Culture 1,281,717 people with a foreign passport live in Baden-Württemberg. That’s 12 per cent of the state’s total population. ...

     

  • International Festival of Animation Festive Baden-Württemberg
    2006-05-02 Culture Baden-Württemberg is the venue of numerous major festivals. The French Film Festival, the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival, CineLatino and the VIVA AFROBRASIL Festival provide guests from all over the world with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the cultural diversity of south-western Germany. ...

     

  • Baden-Württemberg – a southern German ‘melting pot’ Baden-Württemberg – a southern German ‘melting pot’
    2006-04-28 Culture Baden-Württemberg is the most popular German state for immigrants. People from Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, Italy, Greece, Russia, Poland and over 160 other countries live alongside the ‘natives’ in a harmonious and successful community of different nationalities and cultures. ...

     

  • Peppers and tomatoes A Turkish success story made in Baden-Württemberg – Itikat Helal GmbH, Stuttgart
    2006-04-28 Business “Allah works in mysterious ways!” That’s what Sami Erkurt said when he was asked to explain why he – an electrician by trade – is now an ‘Islamic frozen foods’ wholesaler. He supplies products that are in accordance with Muslim religious beliefs to customers throughout Europe from his company’s base in Altbach near Stuttgart. ...

     

  • GAZi - Europe’s largest distributor and producer of feta cheese “A genuine ‘Swabian’ man with Spanish blood” – Interview with Dr. Eduardo Garcia, garmo AG
    2006-04-28 Business Dr. Eduardo Garcia is the founder and board chairman of garmo AG in Stuttgart. Every year, the company supplies 17,000 tons of cheese and 13,000 tons of milk and yoghurt to European supermarkets. garmo AG’s is Europe’s largest distributor and producer of feta cheese, which it markets under the GAZi brand. ...

     

  • The ivory flute The ivory flute – human art began on the Swabian Alb
    2006-04-19 Culture The Swabian Alb is home to some of the oldest cultural artefacts in the world. Someone was already making music there around 37,000 years ago. That’s where archaeologists found the oldest musical instrument in the world.  ...

     

  • Voith AG And the cylinders just keep on rolling – every third sheet of paper comes off Voith machines
    2006-04-18 Business Some companies get to the top without attracting the limelight. This is exactly what the Voith Group in Heidenheim near Ulm with its global workforce of 30,000 employees has done over the past 130 years. It is a truly global player in the paper industry: every third sheet of paper used in the world today is produced on machines made by Voith Paper AG. ...

     

  • Automobile & Technology Museum, Sinsheim Sonic boom over the Atlantic – Automobile & Technology Museum, Sinsheim
    2006-04-18 Living It took a lot of individual initiative and sheer dogged persistence before the state of dabblers and inventors finally got its own technology museum – especially because not a penny of taxpayers’ money goes into maintaining the expensive exhibits there.  ...

     

  • Dr. Eva Tolosa The Spanish Cell Researcher – Dr. Eva Tolosa
    2006-04-13 Research and theory Eva Tolosa works at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH) at the university hospital in Tübingen. ...

     

  • Logo of the football club Real Madrid The Spanish Fan Club President – José Boo Diéguez
    2006-04-12 Sports José Boo Diéguez is the boss – the boss of the Spanish fan club in Stuttgart, Peña Real Madrid. For 16 years now, he has headed the club and organised TV match-viewing evenings for the Spanish “football community” in Stuttgart as well as, and above all, trips to the “Royals” away games in Germany, the Netherlands, England and France. ...

     

  • Padre Antonio Calderon The Priest from Salamanca – Padre Antonio Calderon
    2006-04-12 Culture Padre Antonio Calderon has spent more than half of his meanwhile 63 years in Germany. He has been the priest of the Spanish-speaking church in Stuttgart for the past twelve years, where his congregation includes not only Spanish nationals, but also people from Latin America. ...

     

  • Fresh fish The Biggest Importer of Spanish Specialities – Manuel Prendes
    2006-04-12 Business One man who will also be among the spectators at Spain’s World Cup opening game at the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium on 19 June is Manuel Prendes. As he likes to stress in his strong Stuttgart accent, Prendes is the “biggesht” importer of Spanish specialities not only in and around Stuttgart, but also way beyond the borders of Baden-Württemberg to as far off as Frankfurt. ...

     

  • A Royal Visit: The Spanish King Juan Carlos I and Prime Minister Günther H. Oettinger in Stuttgart Baden-Württemberg and its Spaniards
    2006-04-12 Culture When the World Cup match Spain versus Tunisia kicks off at 9 pm on 19 June in Stuttgart’s Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, the atmosphere in many homes around Baden-Württemberg will be at fever pitch. That’s because there are more than 18,000 Spaniards at present living here. In the capital, Stuttgart, Spanish nationals number around 2,200. ...

     

  • Baden-Baden Gourmet state Baden-Württemberg – Baden-Baden à la française
    2006-04-11 Living Baden-Württemberg is Germany’s gourmet region by tradition – and once again in 2006, the Michelin Guide Rouge lists it as the German state with the most star chefs – 51, to be exact. ...

     

  • Franco-German Cinema France in Baden-Württemberg: a home game – not just during the World Cup
    2006-04-11 Culture When the World Cup second stage game between France and Switzerland kicks off at the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium in Stuttgart on 13 June 2006, both teams will practically be playing in front of a home crowd. Around 40,000 French nationals live permanently in Baden-Württemberg, more than in any other German state. Baden-Württemberg not only shares 179 kilometres of border with its French neighbour, but also a number of other connections. With its many delightful, scenic holiday regions and world-famous attractions, Baden-Württemberg is the German state the French favour over all others as a holiday destination. ...

     

  • Stuttgart Central Railway Station Rapid Rapprochement – from Paris to Stuttgart in just Three Hours with the TGV
    2006-04-11 Business The French love Baden-Württemberg as a holiday destination indeed, the French favour the internationally popular holiday region over all other German states. In 2004, over 22 per cent of all French tourists to Germany visited Baden-Württemberg. And the tendency is upwards, with nearly 10 per cent more French visitors coming to the German Southwest than in the year before. ...

     

  • Boeuf de Hohenlohe – Germany’s Best Beef Boeuf de Hohenlohe – Germany’s Best Beef: a Baden-Württemberg Speciality with a long French Tradition
    2006-04-11 Living Hohenlohe is a region of Baden-Württemberg that is looking to its traditions and has recently put a lot of effort into reviving old, regional types of meat – much to the delight of its master chefs. Nowadays Baden-Württemberg not only has lamb from the Swabian Alb to offer or the flavoursome old breed of Schwäbisch Hall pig, but also, just a few years ago, caused a sensation with the revival of boeuf de Hohenlohe: quality beef from pasture-fed cattle from the local Hohenlohe breeds of Limpurger, Fleckvieh and red-yellow Franconian from certified organic or naturally kept animals. ...

     

  • asparagus harvest The most coveted white gold – asparagus from Bruchsal is eaten all over the world
    2006-04-10 Living People call it the white gold that grows out of the ground. They mean the highly-prized asparagus – a delicacy that is only available from the beginning of April to the end of June. Bruchsal is the undisputed asparagus capital of Germany. Every year 3,600 tons of the precious vegetable are sold on the wholesale market – more than anywhere else in Germany. But the large quantities don't compromise quality – Bruchsal asparagus has to meet the highest standards.  ...

     

  • Stihl motor saw Trial of strength in the forest – the Stihl company in Waiblingen
    2006-04-10 Business Wood is a marvelous natural material that enhances any home. But before it can come into the home it has to be taken out of the forest. And wherever there's wood to be felled and cut you'll find Stihl products the process is almost unimaginable without them. ...

     

  • Hohner harmonica The first musical instrument in space – The Hohner Company, Trossingen
    2006-04-10 Business Based in Trossingen in Swabia, traditional musical instrument makers Hohner produce nearly a million harmonicas a year, making them the global market leaders. And the company even made a small contribution to space travel. ...

     

  • Germany’s president Horst Köhler All the way to the top – Three of Germany’s presidents are from Baden-Württemberg
    2006-04-10 Culture Past and present – they held or currently hold the highest office in the Federal Republic, and they all come from Baden-Württemberg. Theodor Heuss, Richard von Weizsäcker and Horst Köhler have all represented Germany since the Second World War – at very different periods of world history. And sport has played an important role in each of their lives. A little excursion into history. ...

     

  • Footballer teddy bear A bear called Teddy – The Steiff company has brought joy to generations of children
    2006-04-05 Business What does the famous American president Theodore Roosevelt have to do with the teddy bear? It’s quite simple: he gave it its name. The teddy bear was invented by the Steiff Company in Giengen an der Brenz, between Ulm and Heidenheim. The company made it world-famous, bringing joy to millions of children across the globe. The Steiff trademark and guarantee of quality is the button in the teddy bear’s ear, early versions of which showed the image of an elephant. That was the very first animal created by the company’s charismatic founder Margarete Steiff. A museum in Giengen recalls this fact. For this year’s World Cup there is of course a footballer teddy bear in black-and-white footballing strip. ...

     

  • Tunnel building project in Sörenberg / Switzerland Deep in the ground but on top of the world – The Herrenknecht company are world leaders in tunnel building
    2006-04-05 Business The construction of the Gotthard rail base tunnel counts as one of the last great pioneering feats of engineering. More than anything it is a great adventure which has captivated people for years. Journalists from around the world report regularly on progress in the tunnel, which will significantly shorten rail journeys from Zurich to Milan. The giant machines which are forcing their way through the massive rock are made by the Herrenknecht company from Schwanau near Offenburg. When it comes to tunnel building, Herrenknecht’s know-how leads the world.  ...

     

  • Maulbronn Abbey Ancient but still splendid – Maulbronn Abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
    2006-04-04 Culture The ancient walls of the Cistercian Abbey of Maulbronn are filled with the spirit of quiet contemplation. It speaks to one from almost every corner of what is the most complete and best preserved monastery complex north of the Alps – despite the almost constant stream of visitors (around 180,000 every year on average) to this 12th century marvel. Maulbronn Abbey close to Pforzheim was the first site in Baden Württemberg to receive the UNESCO designation as a World Heritage Site. ...

     

  • Models wearing jewelry made in Pforzheim Glittering Gold – Pforzheim is Germany's 'Gold Town'
    2006-04-04 Business One place in Germany has been famous for precious jewelry for more than 200 years: the town of Pforzheim, north of the Black Forest, also known as ‘Gold Town’. ...

     

  • Silver Star – the highest roller coaster in Europe 173 acres of fun – Europa Park, Rust
    2006-04-03 Living The Europa Park in Rust is the biggest theme park in Germany and the most visited seasonal theme park anywhere in the world. Last year alone, almost 4 million people came to enjoy the more than 100 rides and shows in the 12 European theme sections. ...

     

  • Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen Great prospects worldwide – Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen
    2006-03-30 Business Carl Zeiss AG is one of the world’s leading companies in precision engineering and optics. It is undisputed market leader in the production of planetariums with a market share of about 70 percent. The company is nowadays headquartered in Oberkochen in Baden-Württemberg.  ...

     

  • “The floating globe” The world in your living room – Columbus Verlag Paul Oestergaard Company, Krauchenwies
    2006-03-20 Business The Columbus Verlag Paul Oestergaard Company is the oldest manufacturer of globes in the world. The company, based in Krauchenwies in the district of Sigmaringen, is the leading maker of quality globes in the world and the most innovative company in this field.  ...

     

  • View of Ulm Cathedral So close to heaven – Ulm Cathedral has the highest church spire in the world
    2006-03-20 Culture Ulm Cathedral was completed in 1890. It had taken more than 500 years to build. Its spire is 161.53 meters (530 feet) high – the highest church spire in the world. Its record has never been broken.  ...

     

  • Stuttgart television tower Reaching for the skies – Fritz Leonhardt built the world’s first television tower in Stuttgart
    2006-03-20 Culture TV towers have become a standard feature of many modern cityscapes. But when civil engineer Fritz Leonhardt began building the Stuttgart TV tower in 1954, it was almost revolutionary. His TV tower became the prototype for a global wave of tower building.  ...

     

  • SAP AG The global program makers that keep the world working – The SAP software company in Walldorf near Heidelberg
    2006-03-20 Business It’s a success story with few equals: for more than 30 years the company has been active in systems analysis and software development, becoming in the process the third largest software company in the world. The software programs developed by SAP simplify the workflows in companies and speed up manufacturing and other processes. There’s hardly a company anywhere that doesn’t use R/2 or R/3 – the best known of all SAP’s programs.  ...

     

  • Carl Laemmle The father of Hollywood – Carl Laemmle from Laupheim held to be founder of film capital
    2006-03-16 Culture For millions of film buffs across the world there’s only one capital of film: Hollywood. But what many of them don’t know is that the Californian film metropolis was founded by an immigrant from Swabia.  ...

     

  • Interior view of glue pot (glue for Aeroxon flypaper) Lord of the flies – Aeroxon Insect Control GmbH, Waiblingen
    2006-02-16 Business It started with a Swabian pastry cook getting mad at the flies in his workshop and led to a brilliant idea which ended, like so many stories from Baden-Württemberg, in taking leadership in the world market.  ...

     

  • Stuttgart Weihnachtsmarkt Keeping up local customs
    2006-02-15 Culture In archives and clubs, on markets, in the carnival organizations of the Narrenzünfte or in the crafts - Baden-Württemberg keeps traditions and local customs alive in many ways. ...

     

  • Tübingen "Swabian as such is enormously interesting and multi-facetted." – Interview with Hartmut Witte and Eckhard Frahm
    2006-02-15 Culture Hartmut Witte, Managing Director of the Förderverein Schwäbischer Dialekt e. V. for Swabian dialect , and Eckhard Frahm, Head of the Department Languages in Southwest Germany at the Ludwig-Uhland-Institute in Tübingen talk about the Swabian dialect, those who speak it and its image. ...

     

  • The Royal Burial Chapel on the hill Württemberg in Stuttgart-Rotenberg Romantic dramas and thermal waters - where do the names in Baden-Württemberg come from?
    2006-02-15 Culture Contrary to Bavaria, Saxony or Thuringia, the Federal State in the Southwest does not owe its name to a Germanic tribe, but to the local dynasties. However, how these got their names is another story. ...

     

  • Girl from the Black Forest with traditional headwear Traditional Black Forest dress – the Bollenhut
    2006-02-15 Culture It is famous around the world, and synonymous with the romantic Black Forest: the picturesque Bollenhut with its large red wool pompons. It is the epitome of traditional Black Forest dress, even though Baden has over three dozen different traditional costumes.  ...

     

  • Rottweil, the traditional carnival parade Traditional festivals: the Swabian-Alemannic Fasnet
    2006-02-15 Culture Baden-Württemberg suddenly shows a new face during the “fifth season”: the streets become colourful, wild and boisterous during the chaos of Fastnacht. Jesters in traditional costumes and historic masks draw thousands of visitors, especially in the main centres of Rottweil, Villingen-Schwenningen and Donaueschingen. ...

     

  • Rottweil, the traditional carnival parade A variety of traditions live on
    2006-02-15 Culture Keeping customs and traditions alive means speaking local dialects - but it is much more than that. Due to its changing history, Baden-Württemberg boasts a wealth of traditions, feasts and legends, lovingly preserved by the people. ...

     

  • Castle Sigmaringen Interesting castle and palace rarities
    2006-02-14 Culture Baden-Württemberg is rich in colourful, atmospheric and, in the truest sense of the word, telling historic monuments – richer and more diverse than any region in all of Germany.  ...

     

  • Ortenberg Castle - landmark of the Ortenau "A great lookout with full view of the world cup stadium" – Interview with Jürgen Schad, Head of the State Department for Castles and Gardens in Baden-Württemberg
    2006-02-14 Culture The State Department for Castles and Gardens manages more than 250 objects throughout Baden-Württemberg, including such star attractions as Heidelberg Castle and the zoological and botanical gardens of the Wilhelma in Stuttgart. Jürgen Schad talks about exhibitions, UNESCO world heritage and projects for the world cup. ...

     

  • Hohenzollern Castle Hohenzollern Castle – Prussia's ancestral seat in Swabia
    2006-02-14 Culture It is not a widely known fact that the Prussian and later German dynasty of Hohenzollern originally stems from Swabia - a pity, because the castle from which the dynasty assumed its name is one of the most impressive on the Swabian Alb Mountains. ...

     

  • Heidelberg and its castle A romantic symbol – Heidelberg and its castle
    2006-02-14 Culture Heidelberg has the French to thank for its greatest tourist attraction. In 1693, Louis XIV’s soldiers destroyed Heidelberg castle during their siege of the city during the Nine Years War. Today, it is one of Europe’s most spectacular ruins, drawing millions of tourists from around the world year after year.  ...

     

  • Maulbronn Monastery UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Baden-Württemberg
    2006-02-14 Culture The UNESCO World Heritage emblem is the highest cultural honour to recognise outstanding witnesses to the history of humanity and nature. Baden-Württemberg is home to three World Heritage sites: the island of Reichenau in Lake Constance, Maulbronn Monastery and Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes. Two more may be added soon: Schwetzingen Palace and park and Heidelberg Castle have submitted the corresponding requests to UNESCO.  ...

     

  • Solitude Palace in Stuttgart Home of castles and palaces
    2006-02-14 Culture Opulent canopies and precious silk tapestries, golden dining halls and sparse bowers, venerable family portraits and polished suits of armour, dark dungeons and observation towers topped with battlements. More than anything, the residences of the Staufen and Hohenzollern dynasties bring the historic culture of Baden-Württemberg to life. The castles and palaces of upper and lower nobility, knights, counts and kings give visitors a chance to see how people lived in past centuries – at least the upper classes.  ...

     

  • Schillerhöhe Marbach The Land of Writers and Thinkers
    2006-01-18 Culture Germany is considered to be the “land of writers and thinkers”, and no other part of the country is as deserving of this title as Baden-Württemberg. Over the past few centuries, this region has produced an unparalleled number of scholars and researchers, philosophers and writers. Here, the most ambitious ideas have been incubated, the most profound thoughts developed and the most beautiful lyric poetry written. ...

     

  • Hermann Hesse (1877 – 1962) The best-selling author – Hermann Hesse (1877-1962)
    2006-01-18 Culture Hermann Hesse is the most successful German writer of the 20th Century, at least in terms of readership. More than 120 million copies of his works have been sold. Hesse, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946, is also highly-regarded outside of Germany. His books, from his early romantic songs, via works such as "Narziss und Goldmund" (Narcissus and Goldmund) to “Der Steppenwolf” (Steppenwolf) and “ Das Glasperlenspiel” (The Glass Bead Game), have been translated into almost 60 languages. ...

     

  • Schloss Salem school Pedagogical province – Interview with Ingrid Sund, Director of the Boarding School Schloss Salem
    2006-01-18 Research and theory The boarding school of Schloss Salem is one of Germany's most renowned schools, from which such well-known intellectuals as Golo Mann and Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann graduated. Ingrid Sund talks about reform pedagogics and the reputation of being an elitist school. ...

     

  • Martin Walser Martin Walser – The writer from Lake Constance
    2006-01-18 Culture Martin Walser is one of Germany’s best-known and most hotly-debated contemporary authors. Some people consider him to be the biographer par excellence of the Federal Republic, while others see him as someone who provokes the public by breaking taboos. As a member of “Group 47”, Walser has since the Seventies been considered as an enlightened left-winger. Since making his Nobel Peace Prize winner's speech in October 1998 and publishing his novel “Tod eines Kritikers” (Death of a Critic), which many people believe to be a reference to the literary critic Reich-Ranicki, he has been the subject of critical discussion regarding his alleged anti-Semitism. ...

     

  • stamp for the Schiller Memorial Year 2005 Fact Sheet: "Writers and thinkers"
    2006-01-18 Culture A selection of major writers and thinkers and their main works ...

     

  • The German Literature Archive, Marbach Books and more books – the German Archive for Literature in Marbach
    2006-01-18 Culture The German Archive for Literature in Marbach is one of the worldwide most important literary institutions. Countless works from the last centuries are housed here, exhibitions show original manuscripts and the unpublished works of major writers, researchers and visitors make the past come alive.  ...

     

  • The "Wild South" – pop, rock, hiphop and jazz from Baden-Württemberg
    2006-01-18 Culture There is more in Baden-Württemberg than culture and local traditional music. Pop music has made its home in the “wild South” (radio slogan). Stuttgart is considered the stronghold of German hip hop, Mannheim has established itself as a rock music centre (with its own academy) and the cities of Baden-Baden and Rastatt introduce the newcomers of the international pop music scene to scores of young people every year.  ...

     

  • Wüstenrot Bausparkasse AG in Ludwigsburg „Schaffe, schaffe, Häusle baue“ (lines from an old song to work and build your home) – Interview with Bernd Nauerz of the savings and loan association Wüstenrot Bausparkasse AG
    2006-01-18 Business Just like the biggest German savings and loan association (Schwäbisch Hall), the oldest which is Wüstenrot AG also originates from Baden-Württemberg. Bernd Nauerz of Wüstenrot Marketing talks about building and living in the Southwest. ...

     

  • High art: Private art museums
    2006-01-18 Culture Ever since the first private art museum opened in 1989, Baden-Württemberg has developed a diverse non-government sponsored art environment. The amateur of culture is offered a broad selection ranging from architechture and paintings to design and sculptures. ...

     

  • Limestherme Aalen Feel good in Baden-Württemberg
    2006-01-18 Living Baden-Württemberg has the highest quality of life of any state in Germany. According to a recent survey conducted by McKinsey, stern and ZDF, Baden-Württemberg is home to the happiest people in Germany. Stuttgart is considered one of Germany’s best cities to live in.  ...

     

  • Durbach, view of the vineyards Facts about the quality of life in Baden-Württemberg
    2006-01-18 Living Multi-facetted factors prove that you can feel absolutely happy in Baden-Württemberg.  ...

     

  • Bath of roses Countless wellness paradises
    2006-01-18 Living Health country Baden-Württemberg offers any amount of recreation for body and soul. The wellness hotels joined in this association provide the greatest comfort – and have attracted the Dutch national football team to stay in the Southwest during the world cup. ...

     

  • University of Tübingen Data on research
    2006-01-09 Research and theory Baden-Württemberg has nine universities, 25 technical universities, eight professional academies, six universities for teacher training, eight art and music universities, a film academy, a pop academy and 18 non-state universities.  ...

     

  • German Cancer Research Centre "There just isn't another campus like this one" – Interview with Prof. Dr. Otmar D. Wiestler, Heidelberg
    2006-01-09 Research and theory Professor Otmar D. Wiestler is chairman of the board of the German Cancer Research Centre. The 49-year-old wants to promote basic research and work closely together with the clinics. As a native of Freiburg, Professor Wiestler especially values the reliability of the people from Baden-Württemberg.  ...

     

  • University of Tübingen Universities attract students from all over the world
    2006-01-09 Research and theory The south-west of Germany attracts students from all around the world with its mix of excellent teaching options and a first-class quality of life. More than 36,000 foreign students are currently registered at the universities in the south-west of Germany – second place in the whole of Germany. ...

     

  • The Carolinum - Building of the centers university administration Heidelberg: a university town since 1386
    2006-01-09 Research and theory The “Ruprecht-Karls” University in Heidelberg is one of the oldest universities in the world. The first academics and scholars started teaching and studying in 1386. Today more than 400 professors teach and research here, and 25,000 students are registered at the best university in Germany (according to the university ranking of the British daily, “The Times”).  ...

     

  • Pop Academy in Mannheim The German Capital of Pop
    2006-01-09 Research and theory Your dream job is to be a pop musician? No dream, but an ambitious professional goal, but one that can only be reached with talent and a lot of hard work. The right help to make the jump into the charts is provided by the Pop Academy in Mannheim. Currently a total of 152 students are taking the two courses of study, “Pop design” and “Music business”, at the “no longer so secret pop capital of Germany” (the Financial Times Germany).  ...

     

  • Bosch group Data on cars
    2006-01-09 Business In the land of birth of the automobile, many things - including the economy of Baden-Württemberg - focus on the car. ...

     

  • Robert Bosch GmbH Automotive ideas with igniting effects from the Southwest – Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart
    2006-01-09 Business Robert Bosch GmbH has the greatest turnover of any automotive supplier worldwide. The Stuttgart-based company employees a quarter of a million people around the globe and recently invested more than 40 billion Euro – most of it in the automotive sector.  ...

     

  • starter modul From suppliers to strategic partners
    2006-01-09 Business Today automotive suppliers are far more than just suppliers. While the car makers concentrate on their core capabilities and brand management, the automotive supplier industry is increasingly taken on the relevant tasks in the fields of vehicle construction and development. This also means that the creation of value is increasingly being pushed towards the suppliers.  ...

     

  • Porsche classic car show "Our company is characterized by Swabian qualities" – Interview with Wendelin Wiedeking, Porsche AG
    2006-01-09 Business The 53-year-old Wendelin Wiedeking has been at the helm of the German sports car maker Porsche since 1992. The Zuffenhausen-based sports car maker has become one of the most profitable car makers worldwide under the leadership of Wiedeking who has a PhD in mechanical engineering. ...

     

  • University of Freiburg Germany’s factory for ideas
    2006-01-09 Research and theory Education and research are taken very seriously in Baden-Württemberg. Each year the Federal Land invests 3.9% of its gross domestic product in research and development – a top value in international terms. In addition, around ten billion Euro are spent annually on schools and universities. Of this, 2,25 billion Euro go to reinforce this exceptional position of the state universities that are at the top of the rankings within Germany.  ...

     

  • Porsche Carrera GT Into the future by car – an analysis by Prof. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer
    2006-01-09 Business “Baden-Württemberg without DaimlerChrysler, Bosch und Porsche – that is simply inconceivable”, says Professor Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, the leading German car expert. The 54-year-old is director of CAR (Center of Automotive Research) and CEO of B&D Forecast.  ...

     

  • Porsche AG Here the car is the motor
    2006-01-09 Business Carl Benz to Ferdinand Porsche, Daimler-Chrysler to Formula 1 - automotive industry leaves is mark on the economy, history and the people of Baden-Württemberg. ...

     

  • ASB Grünland Helmut Aurenz GmbH Interesting facts about the “Hidden Champions”
    2005-12-19 Business A total of 96,250 new commercial operations were started up in Baden-Württemberg in 2004.  ...

     

  • Albert Berner GmbH, Künzelsau "You frequently find several first-rate companies in one place in Baden-Württemberg" – Interview with Prof. Dr. Hermann Simon
    2005-12-19 Business As author of the worldwide bestseller “Hidden Champions”, Professor Dr. Hermann Simon is the expert of small and medium-sized companies that have made it to the top worldwide. Simon taught as a visiting professor at universities such as Harvard Business School and today is CEO of the internationally famous corporate consulting company Simon-Kucher & Partners. Simon is ranked in the German-speaking areas as the number two for the most influential management thinker after the recently deceased US management guru Peter Drucker. ...

     

  • Students of the International Business School Tuttlingen Clusters: bundling capabilities
    2005-12-19 Business Baden-Württemberg is characterised by clusters in a way that virtually no other area in Germany is. The regional Land policy on locations has specifically contributed to the fact that companies, universities, suppliers and research institutes that are active in the same sector settle in a particular region. The most important clusters in Baden-Württemberg include the fields of automotive technology, medical technology, IT, environmental technology and production technology. ...

     

  • Gourmet food made by the hotel "Traube Tonbach" The gourmet Mecca in the south-west
    2005-12-19 Living Baden-Württemberg is a paradise for gourmets. As the restaurant guide “Gault Millau” has just attested, it is not just one of the best chefs in Germany who is cooking. According to “Gault Millau”, almost a third of Germany’s 30 top cooks are at home here – nowhere else in Germany is there such a concentration of the very best in the world of cuisine. ...

     

  • bakery Powerhouse trades and crafts
    2005-12-19 Business “Made in Germany” for trades and crafts is a recognised seal of quality well beyond the borders of Germany. The trades and crafts have a long tradition in Baden-Württemberg as well. The trend of the moment is for very recent professions such as vehicle mechatronics technician. But the classical trades and crafts have formed a foundation stone of the economy of Baden-Württemberg right up until today. ...

     

  • MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG The home of the “Hidden Champions”
    2005-12-19 Business Baden-Württemberg is the land of unknown stars in the world of business. A large number of small and medium-sized companies from the south-west of Germany hold a leading position in the world in their own particular segments. The well-developed business structure for medium-sized companies seems to be a fertile breeding ground for secret heroes: experts estimate that each fourth German “Hidden Champion” is located in Baden-Württemberg.  ...

     

  • Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG "It makes a mechanical engineer's heart sing" – Interview with Bernhard Schreier, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    2005-12-09 Business Bernhard Schreier, 51, is Chairman of the Management Board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. This traditional company holds over 40 percent of market share, making it the world market leader in the sheet-fed offset press sector. Around the globe every day millions of people hold printed products such as brochures or packaging in their hands, all printed on Heidelberg printing presses. ...

     

  • Orchards in Baden-Württemberg Fact Sheet "Nature"
    2005-12-07 Living The Black Forest is the largest forested area in Germany, the waterfalls of Triberg are the highest in Germany, Baden-Württemberg has the largest number of orchards in Germany - nature fortunately is given priority in the German Southwest. ...

     

  • spotted woodpecker "People in Baden-Württemberg are more aware of their origins" – Interview with Uwe Prietzel, Managing Director of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Baden-Württemberg
    2005-12-07 Living The Society for the Protection of Nature (Naturschutzbund NABU) in Baden-Württemberg counts more members than all the political parties of SPD, FDP, DVU and the Greens together. The Managing Director Uwe Prietzel talks about environmental protection, becoming involved and specific traits of people in Baden-Württemberg. ...

     

  • Blautopf, Blaubeuren Cave exploration by submarine
    2005-12-07 Living Water has created caves and tunnels for millenniums under the Swabian Alb. Many of the caves, shrouded in legends, are now open for tourists. ...

     

  • DaimlerChrysler, Untertürkheim Facts about leadership on world market
    2005-12-07 Business The export share and the innovative strength of Baden-Württemberg are truly outstanding. Many world market leaders come from Baden-Württemberg. ...

     

  • Carlsbau - Glottertal The hospital in the Black Forest – TV history against a dramatic background
    2005-12-07 Living "The hospital in the Black Forest" a TV series which was not only hugely successful in Germany but far beyond, has spread impressions of Baden-Württemberg on the TV screen and thus into the world. The beautiful landscape of the Black Forest plays a "supporting role" which greatly contributed to the success of the series. ...

     

  • Mainau Flower Island to flourish The mild climate of Lake Constance
    2005-12-07 Living Do you know what a Seegfrörne is? No, it’s not a rare species of fish, but rather the rare state of affairs when Lake Constance freezes over so hard that you can walk the 14 kilometres across the lake to Switzerland. Actually Lake Constance is known for its mild climate, which, for instance, allows the subtropical botanical paradise on Mainau Flower Island to flourish. ...

     

  • Administration building Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG The king of screws – Würth company, Künzelsau
    2005-12-07 Business From a two-man business to one of the largest trading companies in Germany: Reinhold Würth expanded the regionally operating screw wholesale business of his father into a world market leader for fixing and assembly materials. “If there were no screws the world would fall apart in five minutes”, claims the entrepreneur. ...

     

  • gelatine Versatile Jelly – Gelita AG, Eberbach
    2005-12-07 Business In the town of Eberbach, nestled in the Odenwald forest, we find the headquarters of the worldwide gelatine specialist, Gelita AG. The 2,500 employees of Gelita AG produce around 75,000 tonnes of gelatine a year – 27 percent of the entire world market. ...

     

  • The lake Titisee Poetic landscape
    2005-12-07 Living The countryside in Baden-Württemberg is rich in its variety. Many places are marked by an austere beauty, full of lonely romance and poetry. ...

     

  • “Stork’s Leg” and “Crocodile” – Märklin GmbH, Göppingen
    2005-12-07 Business For generations the model railroading sets of Göppingen firm Märklin have been casting their spells on tall and small alike. And these miniature trains started off as just one of many products offered by the first toy factory in the world. ...

     

  • Mountain-Biking Facts about sport in Baden-Württemberg
    2005-12-07 Sports More than 11,000 sports and gymnastic clubs with more than 3.7 million members. Sport is of capital importance in Baden-Württemberg for amateurs and professionals. ...

     

  • technology from Baden-Württemberg Unique Collection of World Champions
    2005-12-07 Business “This is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” The famous words of Neil Armstrong as he took his first step on the moon rocketed around the world. The accompanying images were taken by a lens made by the Baden-Württemberg company Carl Zeiss. And every day, people from all over the planet put their trust in products from this German state.  ...

     

  • Regina Halmich The power lady from Karlsruhe – Regina Halmich, professional boxer
    2005-12-07 Sports Professional boxer Regina Halmich has been the WIBF world flyweight champion for ten years now. Born in Baden-Württemberg, she has remained loyal to her home and still lives in Karlsruhe today.  ...

     

  • Left to right: Prime Minister Günther Oettinger, Hansi Müller, Matthias Sammer "Jürgen is an open-minded and cosmopolitan guy" – Interview with Hansi Müller
    2005-12-07 Sports The 48-year-old Hansi Müller was runner-up in the 1982 World Cup and 1980 European champion with the West German national team. Today, he owns a marketing agency and is a World Cup ambassador for Stuttgart together with Guido Buchwald. ...

     

  • Sepp Herberger Seppl and the Miracle of Bern
    2005-12-07 Sports “The ball is round”, “The next opponent is always the toughest” and “The game lasts 90 minutes” – the legendary quotes from football great Sepp Herberger have become a part of everyday conversation in Germany. As manager of the West German national team, the Baden-Württemberg native was the architect of the victory at the World Cup 1954.  ...

     

  • Boris Becker World tennis stars made in Baden-Württemberg
    2005-12-07 Sports Athletes from Baden-Württemberg have taken German tennis to the top of the world rankings. Steffi Graf, Boris Becker and Anke Huber dominated the sport for a long time and made tennis popular in Germany. ...

     

  • The Winners of the Olympic Winter Games 2006 from Baden-Württemberg: Jens Gaier, Stefanie Boehler, Georg Hettich Top of the league in professional and leisure sports
    2005-12-07 Sports Athletes from Baden-Württemberg compete at practically every major sports event, whether it's in football, tennis or at the Olympic Games. This is made possible by a network of clubs, Olympic training centers or sport-medical centers, which with their work lay the foundation for the winning of titles and medals. ...

     

  • sweet pastries Facts about gourmet’s paradise
    2005-12-07 Living Wines from Baden and Württemberg are very popular. The star-studded restaurants are known as first-class addresses far beyond the Southwest. Baden-Württemberg makes it easy to savour and taste with the greatest of pleasures. ...

     

  • Hewlett-Packard GmbH IT - Fact Sheet
    2005-12-07 Business The IT and media industries are the strongest economic branches in the German Southwest. Baden-Württemberg takes second place right after Silicon Valley in the sector corporate software. ...

     

  • Hewlett-Packard GmbH "If we do not have it, we just invent it" – Interview with Jörg Menno Harms, Hewlett-Packard GmbH
    2005-12-07 Business Jörg Menno Harms is Supervisory Board Chairman of Hewlett Packard GmbH, which has its headquarters in the Baden-Württemberg city of Böblingen. The 66-year-old also heads the economic initiative ‘Baden-Württemberg: Connected’, which is one of Europe’s largest IT promoters. Harms views the 2006 football World Cup as an opportunity to present Baden-Württemberg’s IT know-how on a global stage.  ...

     

  • University of Karlsruhe Dietmar Hopp – From pioneer in the industry to sports promoter
    2005-12-07 Business Dietmar Hopp is one of the most successful German entrepreneurs. Having decided the fate of one of the most important IT companies in the world for decades, he has now turned his passion in life to promoting numerous sports projects in Baden-Württemberg. ...

     

  • Baden-Württemberg: Connected
    2005-12-07 Business The promotion of innovation, sustained growth, IT solutions and business start-ups, these are the tasks the business initiative ‘Baden-Württemberg: Connected’ (bwcon for short) has set itself.  ...

     

  • "hp-iPAQ" IT and media experts made in Baden-Württemberg
    2005-12-07 Business From film producers to communication scientists to media designers, anyone seeking a university course in IT or media subjects is spoilt for choice in Baden-Württemberg: the state’s universities, higher education establishments and vocational academies offer over 220 different courses in these fields. ...

     

  • IBM Deutschland GmbH Europe’s Silicon Valley
    2005-12-07 Business Baden-Württemberg has been and still is one of the leading IT locations in Europe and the world. This is where the first tests for the Internet were carried out, the first German email transmitted, where the largest computer center in Europe is located, from where China went on the Internet and the IT industry has now surpassed mechanical engineering. ...

     

  • BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH Facts about Baden-Württemberg, the land of innovations
    2005-12-07 Research and theory Baden-Württemberg has the greatest amount of driving force for innovation in the European Union.  ...

     

  • Voith AG "People in Baden-Württemberg are naturally born inventors" – Interview with Dr. Hermut Kormann, Voith AG
    2005-12-07 Business Dr. Hermut Kormann is chairman of the board at Voith AG, which has developed from a classic family company into a global player. Voith currently brings in around 3.5 billion euros annually in the markets of paper, energy, mobility and service with around 30,000 employees at more than 200 locations. The company has more than 8,000 active patents worldwide and each year brings around 400 innovations to the level of readiness for the market. This makes Voith one of the most innovative companies in Germany.  ...

     

  • students The intelligent south-west
    2005-12-07 Research and theory Research is being done successfully in the south-west of the republic. Here there is an especially dense network of public and private research institutes, no other Federal Land makes so much money available as does Baden-Württemberg. And the university of Heidelberg is the best one in Germany, according to the results of a study from the UK. ...

     

  • Daimler-Benz vintage car Baden-Württemberg gets things moving
    2005-12-07 Business Baden-Württemberg is the birthplace of the car. Around 120 years ago Carl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach laid the foundation here for the car industry. While Daimler and Maybach were busy in the small town of Bad Cannstatt (which is part of Stuttgart today) in a greenhouse that had been converted into a workshop, Benz was work-ing at the same time in Mannheim.  ...

     

  • BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH Biotechnology – life in focus
    2005-12-07 Research and theory With the BIOPRO company, the state combines science and industry and supports Baden-Württemberg as an industrial location against national and international competition. ...

     

  • Ulm - Einstein fountain Where Einstein’s heirs are at home
    2005-12-07 Research and theory Imagine a world without cars. Air travel without metal aircraft and tur-bine engines. Fashion entirely without nylon and bras. Forget that newspapers, bicycles, matches and also Einstein’s theory of relativity ever existed. It is not easy to picture a world without the inventions that originally came from Baden-Württemberg. According to a current study, today the south-west of Germany is Europe’s number one region for innovation.  ...

     

  • A tasteful production – Harald Wohlfahrt is considered to be the best chef in Germany
    2005-12-07 Living Food connoisseurs can expect to wait a good six months to get one of the ten tables in the Schwarzwaldstube. This is where Harald Wohlfahrt cooks, and he has been serving up all of Germany's top dishes for some 13 years now. Wohlfahrt is a known perfectionist who imposes the highest of standards from the purchase of produce to the finishing serving touches.  ...

     

  • pretzels Typical dishes from Baden-Württemberg
    2005-12-07 Living Sometimes it's hearty, sometimes it's refined, but regional cuisine in Baden-Württemberg is always top quality. Soups and pasta are particular favourites. However, you might need a translator… ...

     

  • Swabian Hall swines Swabian Hall swine
    2005-12-07 Living Its meat is darker than usual, it has a strong flavour, and it is particularly succulent. It has a distinctive smell and an intensive taste. The Swabian Hall swine is famous for its superior flavoursome quality.  ...

     

  • Kessler Sekt cellar Sparkling wine with a champagne history – Sektkellerei Kessler, Esslingen
    2005-12-07 Living Germany's oldest sparkling winemaking company is at home in Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg. The founder learned the trade of making sparkling wines in the French Champagne before importing the art to his home country. ...

     

  • Gourmet paradise Baden-Württemberg - Maultaschen Gourmet paradise Baden-Württemberg
    2005-12-07 Living According to the experts, Baden-Württemberg is a Mecca for the food connoisseur. Gault Millau and Michelin critics are in unison and regularly distribute their points and stars throughout restaurants in South-West Germany in particular. But Baden-Württemberg isn't just impressive as the state with the most awards. It causes a stir right across the board, also capable of dishing up a wide range of regional specialities.  ...

     

  • Ticket WM 1974 An experienced host of the world cup
    2005-12-06 Sports The football world cup has been played in Baden-Württemberg before. Already 32 years ago, the state was enjoying matches in Stuttgart and offered accommodations to famous teams. ...

     

  • Soccer player in action Football made in Baden-Württemberg
    2005-12-06 Sports Baden-Württemberg is the state with the most patents. But one thing wasn't invented by us: With the invention of football, the English were faster. ...

     

  • Summer festival in Stuttgart We love to celebrate
    2005-11-29 Living A passionate comination of community and sports. The residents of Baden-Württemberg love festivals and socialising, especially the sports fans – who enjoy turning sports events into social, community events.  ...

     

  • Swabian wine pub A connoisseur’s paradise
    2005-11-29 Living A journey to castles, spas, museums ans exclusive restaurants. The residents of Baden-Württemberg are particularly proud of one thing: their high quality of life. This state really does offer a diverse range of excellent restaurants,
    beautiful landscapes, rich culture and history. ...

     

  • The "House of Industry" in Stuttgart Driving European innovation
    2005-11-29 Business Our “Global Players” and “Hidden Champions”. Baden-Württemberg is driving innovation throughout Europe and is one of the world’s most important business centres.  ...

     

  • Schlossplatz in Stuttgart Stuttgart: the place to be
    2005-11-29 Stuttgart The capital has become a home to many cultures. The diversity of Baden-Württemberg is impressively reflected in Stuttgart.  ...

     

  • Pure World Cup excitement Pure World Cup excitement
    2005-11-29 Sports The match to decide the third place team is the world cup Highlight in the southwest: In 2006, four group matches, a round of sixteen and the match to decide third place will be played in Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg.  ...