The forest is Stuttgart’s largest recreational area and covers 5,000 hectares, or 24 percent of the city. 56 percent (2,700 hectares) of this is also owned by the city of Stuttgart. The second largest forest owner in Stuttgart is the state of Baden-Württemberg with its forestry company ForstBW. The majority of these areas are managed by the Schönbuch forest district (opens in a new tab).
You can find an overview of Stuttgart’s forest area in the interactive map.
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The Stuttgart forest in figures
The forest in Stuttgart impresses not only with its diversity of species and recreational opportunities, but also with its numbers:
- Forest area in Stuttgart: approx. 5,000 hectares
- Owned by the city of Stuttgart: around 2,700 hectares (54 percent of the total forest area)
- Wood stock in the Stuttgart city forest: approx. 0.9 million cubic meters, equivalent to 350 cubic meters per hectare
- Forest area in nature and landscape conservation areas: over 2,000 hectares
- Around a quarter of the city forest area is part of the European Natura 2000 protected area system
- Forest biotopes: over 170 hectares
- Forest refuges: over 120 hectares
- Protected forests: 50 hectares
The Stuttgart city forest is certified according to PEFC as well as FSC® (license no.: C007867) and Naturland.
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