Württemberg

For other uses, see Württemberg (disambiguation).
Territory of Württemberg 1810-1945.

Württemberg is a historical German territory. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, it now forms the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg.[1]

History

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

After WWII it was split into Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern. Finally, in 1952, it was integrated into Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart, the historical capital city of Württemberg, became the capital of the present state.

Bibliography

See also

References

  1. Andrea Schulte-Peevers; Anthony Haywood, Sarah Johnstone, Jeremy Gray, Daniel (2007). Germany. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-74059-988-7. Retrieved 1 February 2009. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)

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