Nuremberg Metropolitan Region
Metropolregion Nuremberg | |
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 location of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region in Bavaria | |
| Country |  Germany |
| States |  Bavaria |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 21,800 km2 (8,400 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 3,610,543 |
| • Metro density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Gross Metropolitan Product | |
| • Total | €150.647 billion (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | www |
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.
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.
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.
In the metropolitan region of Nuremberg are several universities and Fachhochschulen (Universities of Applied Sciences). Some examples:
