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Eklenme Tarihi: 09-04-08
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Dosya Açıklaması : Extremely diverse landscapes - state-of-the-art industry. Baden-Württemberg has some of the Federal Republic's most scenic countryside. The Black Forest is one of the most popular recreation areas in Germany. Lake Constance, the exceedingly varied valleys of the Rhine, Danube and Neckar rivers, the rugged Swabian Jura, the gentle Markgräfler Land and the striking hilly Kaiserstuhl region in the Upper Rhine Plain (famous for its wine) are popular holiday resort areas. Every year more tourists come to Baden-Württemberg than the state has inhabitants. Baden-Württemberg is an important business and industrial location as well; global companies such as Daimler-Chrysler, Bosch, Porsche, SAP and IBM have their headquarters here. The state's economic strength is manifest, for instance, in the fact that the volume of its exports is nearly equal to that of Spain, Sweden or Singapore and that it exports more than any other German state. This is attributable not only to the productivity of large-scale industry: Hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses manufacture highly specialized products which are in demand all over the world. The people of Baden-Württemberg are born tinkerers - their ingenuity is legend. Thanks to the state's mild climate, cultivation of special crops such as ornamental plants, hops and tobacco is also possible in addition to traditional agriculture. Investing in the future. In proportion to its gross domestic product, Baden-Württemberg's expenditure for research ranks near the top worldwide; endeavors presently focus on information technology as well as energy and environmental technologies. Biotechnology and especially genetic engineering are likewise playing a key role today: In this area the state's research infrastructure ranks at the top in Germany and in Europe - in terms of both quality and quantity. Biotechnology departments have been established at numerous universities and industry-aligned research institutions, and several hundred firms are active in the field. A high-speed data transmission network links the state's nine universities, 39 Fachhochschulen and roughly 130 research institutions (including the Research Centre in Karlsruhe, the German Cancer Research Centre in Heidelberg, and several Max Planck and Fraunhofer institutes). International private universities opened their doors in Bruchsal and Stuttgart in 1998. There are also a number of vocational colleges as well as universities specializing in art and music. In the field of the humanities, special mention must be made of the German Literature Archive in Marbach on the Neckar River, which among other things houses the literary legacy of most German writers. Scholarship and research have a long tradition here: The University of Heidelberg, founded in 1386, is the oldest university in Germany; the first technical college was founded in Karlsruhe..........