Germany - Stuttgart2

Stuttgart (IPA: [ˈʃtʊtgaʁt]) is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 593,639 (as of April 30, 2006), while the metropolitan Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million.

The coat of arms of Stuttgart shows a black, rampant horse on a yellow or golden field. It is a canting seal due to the fact that the name "Stuttgart" is an over the centuries modified version of "Stutengarten", in English roughly "mare garden" or "stud farm". This is due to the origin of the city as a horse stable in the 10th century, where horses were bred for cavalry (see History).

It is sometimes suggested that both the Italian car factory Ferrari and the city's own firm Porsche designed part of their logos after the model of Stuttgart's coat of arms.