Nuremberg_Metropolitan_Region

Nuremberg Metropolitan Region

Nuremberg Metropolitan Region

Metropolitan area in Germany

The Nuremberg Metropolitan Region comprises 3.5 million people on 21,800 square kilometers. With a gross domestic product of 134 billion euros and about 1.9 million employees, this metropolitan area is one of the strongest economic areas in Germany.[2] The major cities are Nuremberg, Fürth, Erlangen, Bayreuth and Bamberg.

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Geographic

The Nuremberg Metropolitan Region encloses geographically the administrative region of Middle Franconia, whole Upper Franconia, two territorial authorities of Lower Franconia and about half of the Upper Palatinate.

Cities and rural district of the region

The region includes the cities Ansbach, Amberg, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Coburg, Erlangen, Fürth, Hof, Nuremberg, Schwabach and Weiden in der Oberpfalz as well as the rural districts of Amberg-Sulzbach, Ansbach, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Coburg, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Forchheim, Fürth, Haßberge, Hof, Kitzingen, Kronach, Kulmbach, Lichtenfels, Neumarkt, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Nürnberger Land, Roth, Sonneberg, Tirschenreuth, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen and Wunsiedel.

Education and research

In the metropolitan region of Nuremberg are several universities and Fachhochschulen (Universities of Applied Sciences). Some examples:

References

  1. [1]
    "Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) in den Metropolregionen* in Deutschland im Jahr 2020" (in German).
  2. [2]
    Marketingverein der Europäischen Metropolregion Nürnberg e.V. (2018-08-16). "Nuremberg Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF; 379 kb) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
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