The Metropolitan Regions in Germany are the largest and most densly populated areas in the Federal Republic of Germany. They comprise the major German cities and their surrounding metropolitan areas and form the political, commercial and cultural centers of the country.

The most important metropolitan regions are (in order of their primal cities population):

• Berlin

• Hamburg

• Munich

• Cologne

• Frankfurt

History

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Regional planning has a long history in the Federal Republic. The Metropolitan Regions were organized into political units com are 11 Metropolitan Regions in Germany for planning purposes.

Metropolitan Regions

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•  1: Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region
•  2: Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region
•  3: Frankfurt Rhine Main Area
•  4: Hamburg Metropolitan Region
•  5: Hanover-Brunswick-Göttingen Metropolitan Region
•  6: München Metropolitan Region
•  7: Nürnberg-Erlangen-Fürth Metropolitan Region
•  8: Rhein-Neckar / Mannheim-Ludwigshafen Metropolitan Region
•  9: Metropolitan Region Rhein-Ruhr (also covers the Ruhr Area)
• 10: Metropolitan Region Saxon Triangle
• 11: Stuttgart Metropolitan Region

See also

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• Largest European metropolitan areas
• Largest urban areas of the European Union
• Demographics of Germany

External links

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Cities in Germany | Metropolitan areas of Germany