Nuremberg Metropolitan Region
The Nuremberg Metropolitan Region comprises 3.5 million people on 21,300 square kilometers. With a gross domestic product of 106 billion euros, about 162,000 businesses and about 1.8 million employees, this metropolitan area is one of the strongest economic areas in Germany. In the so-called Nuremberg region, the central region of the Metropolitan, are 2.5 million people living with approximately 1.2 million employees.[1][2]
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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 incluldes 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 in der Oberpfalz, Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Bad Windsheim, Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Nürnberger Land, Roth, Sonneberg, Tirschenreuth, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen and Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge.
Education and research
In the metropolitan region of Nuremberg are several universities and Fachhochschulen (Universities of Applied Sciences). Some examples:
- Augustana Divinity School
- University of Bamberg
- University of Bayreuth
- Coburg University of Applied Sciences
- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
- University of Applied Sciences Hof
- Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg
- Lutheran University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg
- Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf
- Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg
References
- ↑ Homepage of Metropolregion Nürnberg (accessed on 6. Mai 2008) (archive)
- ↑ Nuremberg Metropolitan Region Online (see also Fact Sheet (PDF-File)
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