Tübingen (German: [ˈtyːbɪŋən], About this sound listen (help·info)) is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 30 km (19 mi) south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers. As of 2014[2] about one in three people living in Tübingen is a student.