Baden-Württemberg

American  

[bahd-n-vyrt-uhm-berk] / ˌbɑd nˈvürt əmˌbɛrk /

noun

1. a state in SW Germany: formed 1951. 13,800 sq. mi. (35,740 sq. km). Stuttgart.

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Baden-Württemberg British  

/ ˈbaːdənˈvyrtəmbɛrk /

noun

1. a state of SW Germany. Capital: Stuttgart. Pop: 53 938 (2003 est). Area: 35 742 sq km (13 800 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The southern state of Baden-Württemberg grew rich after World War II by exporting high-tech machinery and autos to the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Gretzinger adds: "Overall, we seem to be dealing with a broad network among the Celts in Baden-Württemberg, in which political power was underpinned by biological kinship."

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

“We could discuss and argue for decades, but we had no way to know for sure,” says Dirk Krausse, an archaeologist at the Historic Preservation Office of Baden-Württemberg who co-authored the new study.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 3, 2024

Melissa Eddy traveled to the German state of Baden-Württemberg to visit companies and speak with their leaders about how bureaucracy is bogging them down.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024

There are also reported blockages in Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony and Bavaria.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2024