Baden-Württemberg is among the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern fraction of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River. Baden-Württemberg is among the most flourishing states in Germany and is one of the wealthiest regions in Europe with a traditionally low unemployment rate. Industries chiefly the manufacture of electrical goods, clocks, watches, textiles, and the assembly of motor vehicles are the main company and are centered at Stuttgart, Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Freiburg, and Ulm. Important economic resources include Agriculture, forestry, and livestock.

Baden-Württemberg, a constituent Land of the Federal Republic, founded in 1952. Stuttgart its capital is by far the major city of this ethnically blooming state that borders on France along the Rhine in the west and on Switzerland in the south, with Lake Constance (der Bodensee) in its far corner. Baden-Württemberg is one of the principal and most diverse tourist areas of Germany; Baden-Württemberg has the picturesque Neckar valley, the pleasant forests and lakes of the south, and the famous spas of Baden-Baden and Wildbad. Many famous universities are in the regions of Freiburg and Heidelberg. The history of is the blend of the two histories of the region of Baden and of Württemberg.