Stuttgart Metropolitan Region
Appearance
Stuttgart Metropolitan Region
Metropolregion Stuttgart | |
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Country | |
State | |
Largest Cities | Stuttgart Heilbronn Tübingen/Reutlingen |
Government | |
• Type | Verband Region Stuttgart |
Area | |
• Metro | 15,400 km2 (5,900 sq mi) |
Population (2007)[1] | |
• Metro | 5,300,000 |
• Metro density | 343/km2 (890/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Website | http://www.region-stuttgart.org/metropolregion/ |
The Stuttgart Metropolitan Region is a metropolitan region in south-west Germany consisting of the cities and regions around Stuttgart, Heilbronn, Tübingen/Reutlingen. These cities are arranged into three agglomeration areas. The population of the area is about 5,300,000 and it is one of the biggest regions in Germany. This area covers an area of ca 15000 km².
The Stuttgart metropolitan region is roughly 200 km south of [[Frankfurt] and about 600 km east of Paris. Other metropolitan areas around are Rhine-Neckar, Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Nuremberg Metropolitan and Munich Metropolitan
Maps
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Location of the Stuttgart Metropolitan Region (orange) in Baden-Württemberg
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Location of the Stuttgart Metropolitan Region in Germany
See also
References
- ^ "Stuttgart". Retrieved 12 June 2009.