Editing Stuttgart Region (section)

{{about|the ''Regionalverband'' (regional confederation) of Stuttgart|the government region ([[Regierungsbezirk]]) of Stuttgart|Stuttgart (region)}}
{{short description|Urban agglomeration in the Stuttgart Metropolitan Region}}
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'''Stuttgart Region''' ([[Baden-Württemberg]], Germany) is an [[urban agglomeration]] at the heart of the [[Stuttgart Metropolitan Region]]. It consists of the city of [[Stuttgart]] and the surrounding [[Districts of Germany|districts]] of [[Ludwigsburg (district)|Ludwigsburg]], [[Esslingen (district)|Esslingen]], [[Böblingen (district)|Böblingen]], [[Rems-Murr]] and [[Göppingen (district)|Göppingen]] (each 10&ndash;20&nbsp;km from Stuttgart city center). About 2.7 million inhabitants live in  that area (3,700&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>). In fact, with 708 people per square kilometre, the Stuttgart Region ({{Langx|de|'''Region Stuttgart'''}}) is one of the most densely populated areas in Germany. Stuttgart Region is governed by a directly elected parliament.

Situated at the heart of [[Baden-Württemberg]], the ''Stuttgart Region'' is the hub of [[Economy|economic]], [[Science|scientific]], and [[Politics|political]] life in Southwest [[Germany]]. The area currently has Germany's highest density of scientific, academic and research organisations, and tops the national league for [[patent]] applications.