Rhine-Neckar
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The Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region (German: Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar, pronounced [metʁoˈpoːlʁeˌɡi̯oːn ˌʁaɪnˈnɛkaʁ]), often referred to as Rhein-Neckar-Triangle, is a polycentric metropolitan region located in south western Germany, between the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region to the North and the Stuttgart Region to the South-East.
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Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region
Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar | |
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Country | Germany |
States | Hesse Baden-Württemberg Rhineland-Palatinate |
Largest Cities | Mannheim Ludwigshafen Heidelberg |
Government | |
• Type | Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar GmbH |
Area | |
• Metro | 5,637 km2 (2,176 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Metro | 2,362,000 |
• Metro density | 419/km2 (1,090/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Metro | €99.242 billion (2020) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Website | www |
Rhine-Neckar has a population of some 2.4 million with major cities being Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg. Other cities include the former Free imperial cities of Speyer and Worms. The metro area also encompasses parts of the Baden and Palatinate wine regions, the second largest vine region of the country called Deutsche Weinstraße and territory from the three federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse. It has a strong local identity as a successor of the historical Electorate of the Palatinate state.
The region is named after the rivers Rhine and Neckar, which join at Mannheim. Since 2005, the region is officially recognized as a European Metropolitan Area.