Historical German territory
Territory of Württemberg 1810–1945. Württemberg (/ˈ w ɜːr t ə m b ɜːr ɡ ˈ v ɜːr t WURT -əm-burg,VURT -[ 1] German: [ˈvʏʁtəmbɛʁk] ⓘ Swabia . The main town of the region isStuttgart .
Together withBaden andHohenzollern , two other historical territories, Württemberg now forms the Federal State ofBaden-Württemberg . Württemberg was formerly also spelled Würtemberg andWirtemberg .
Originally part of the oldDuchy of Swabia , its history can be summarized in the following periods:
After World War II, it was split intoWürttemberg-Baden andWürttemberg-Hohenzollern owing to the differentoccupation zones of theUnited States andFrance . Finally, in 1952, it was integrated intoBaden-Württemberg .Stuttgart , the historical capital city of Württemberg, became the capital of the present state.
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