Stuttgart Wedding

Stuttgart is the county seat of the northern district of Arkansas County, Arkansas. It is located on U.S. Highway 79 about 70 miles southeast of Little Rock. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,745.

The town proclaims itself the "Rice and Duck capital of the World". It is headquarters to Riceland Foods, the world's biggest rice miller. In fact, Stuttgart was named after Stuttgart, Germany, which is also a leading rice producer.

Stuttgart is located at 342949N, 91333W (34.497043, -91.550917)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.0 km (6.2 mi), none of which is covered by water. Hard clay underlying the area's topsoil is what made Stuttgart a good place to grow rice, which grows best in flooded fields made possible by the clay.