Wurttemberg ( / ? w ?ːr t ? m b ?ːr ? , ? v ?ːr t -/ WURT -?m-burg, VURT - ; ^[1] German: [?v??t?mb??k] ^ⓘ ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia . The main town of the region is Stuttgart .

Together with Baden and Hohenzollern , two other historical territories, Wurttemberg now forms the Federal State of Baden-Wurttemberg . Wurttemberg was formerly also spelled Wurtemberg and Wirtemberg .

History [ edit ]

Originally part of the old Duchy of Swabia , its history can be summarized in the following periods:

• County of Wurttemberg (1083?1495)
• Duchy of Wurttemberg (1495?1803)
• Electorate of Wurttemberg (1803?1806)
• Kingdom of Wurttemberg (1806?1918)
• Free People's State of Wurttemberg (1918?1945)

After World War II, it was split into Wurttemberg-Baden and Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern owing to the different occupation zones of the United States and France . Finally, in 1952, it was integrated into Baden-Wurttemberg . Stuttgart , the historical capital city of Wurttemberg, became the capital of the present state.

See also [ edit ]

• History of Wurttemberg
• Coat of arms of Wurttemberg
• List of states in the Holy Roman Empire
• Province of Hohenzollern

References [ edit ]

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• Wurttemberg in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .