The History of Stuttgart
The roots of Stuttgart date back to the 10th century. In those days Stuttgart was a stud farm for Herzog Luidolf to rare his horses, named Stutengarten. Indeed Stuttgart takes its name and City's coat of arms, a black steed from this stud farm.
The Coat of Arms of the City of Stuttgart
The earliest dated records of "Stuotgarten" are from the year 1229. In the 13th century Stuttgart obtained its City status. The boost to the up until then unknown settlement came within the 14th century, when the Count of Wuerttemberg took up residency within The Old Palace Stuttgart. However, it wasn't until 1488 when Stuttgart became the official capital and residence of Count Eberhard. The next century, within which Stuttgart was for a short time in the hands of Austria, was characterised by political and scientific unrest. Throughout history the City of Stuttgart was often tested very hard, especially during the 30 years war. The yearly People's Fair was first celebrated in 1818 when King Wilhelm organised the fair for the citizens of Stuttgart. During the first halve of the 19th century the history of Stuttgart changed. Stuttgart became more an industrial region instead of the Regal region that it was. Men like Gottlieb Daimler and Robert Bosch started a new era in the history of technology and changed the history of Stuttgart. During the second world war the city was heavily damaged by several air raids. The buildings were quickly restored after the war, and Stuttgart became the Capital of Baden-Wuerttemberg in 1952. Here has more information about Stuttgart.
