Stuttgart-North

Stuttgart-North Stuttgart-Nord
Borough of Stuttgart
Bismarckturm
Coat of arms
Location within Stuttgart
Stuttgart-North Stuttgart-North
Coordinates: 48°47′50″N 9°10′37″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Stuttgart
City	Stuttgart
Founded	10th Century
Government
• Borough mayor	Sabine Mezger
Area
• Total	6.815 km2 (2.631 sq mi)
Highest elevation	409 m (1,342 ft)
Lowest elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)
• Total	27,275
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	70174, 70191, 70192
Dialling codes	0711
Vehicle registration	S
Website	www.stuttgart.de

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

Geography

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

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

History

Main article: History of Stuttgart

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