Rhine-Neckar

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Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar
Mannheim
UTC+1 (CET)
Website	www.m-r-n.com

The Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region (

More recent information shows a BIP of EUR 92.6 billion in 2015. The GDP per inhabitant is EUR 39,139; the Rhine-Neckar region is among the areas with the lowest unemployment in Germany. According to the "Industrie und Handelskammer" (IHK), there are 134,000 companies registered in the region. The Rhine-Neckar region also has high-volume purchasing power, therefore it is an attractive location for retailers and investors. Per capita income in 2008 was EUR 19,300, exceeding the national average by EUR 300.

Transportation

The Metropolitan region is a strong economic driver as well as a centre of the European transportation network. The central location and infrastructure of the region makes it accessible nationally and internationally. Individual and delivery traffic can connect to the national highway network, with highways A5/A67 and A61/A65 from north to south and the A6 from east to west, as well as the respective federal highways.

Connection to

Travelling by rail also provides direct access to national major cities as well as European capitals. With around 240 long-distance departures daily at the central station, Mannheim is the second largest ICE terminal in Germany and connects the region to the European long-distance rail network. The Rhine-Neckar public transport system (VRN), with the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn as its backbone, provides infrastructure and connects to neighbouring regions.

The Mannheim/Ludwigshafen harbor complex has the second-largest railway yard in Germany together with one of the largest inland ports in Europe and is a central hub for the European handling of goods. The Mannheim railway yard dispatches up to 5,300 freight cars daily.

Education

The region has a long history when it comes to the pursuit of scientific discovery as does Rhine-Neckar. In 1386, the

The 22 institutes of higher education in the Rhine-Neckar Region [3] come together with a wide range of well-known research institutions such as the European Molecular Biology Laboratory or the German Cancer Research Center to form a creative environment for innovative technologies. In the conurbation of Mannheim/Heidelberg/Ludwigshafen, more than twice as many experts work in research than the German average.

Cities and districts

Baden-Württemberg

• Mannheim (324,787 inhabitants)
• Heidelberg (145,642 inhabitants)
• Rhein-Neckar-Kreis (531,723 inhabitants, including Sinsheim, Walldorf and Weinheim)
• Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis (151,043 inhabitants)

Hesse

• Kreis Bergstraße (265,868 inhabitants, including Bensheim and Heppenheim
  )

Rhineland-Palatinate

• Ludwigshafen (163,002 inhabitants)
• Frankenthal (Pfalz)
  (47,534 inhabitants)
• Landau in der Pfalz
  (41,687 inhabitants)
• Neustadt an der Weinstraße (53,898 inhabitants)
• Speyer (50,280 inhabitants)
• Worms (80,955 inhabitants)
• Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis (148,428 inhabitants)
• Landkreis Bad Dürkheim (134,869 inhabitants)
• Landkreis Germersheim (124,894 inhabitants)
• Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße (110,658 inhabitants)

Culture and nature

The Rhine-Neckar Region has more than 80 theatres, more than 200 museums and galleries.

Three World Heritage Sites –

There are three nature parks (the Palatinate Forest, Neckartal-Odenwald, and the Bergstrasse-Odenwald geopark) within the region as well as four wine-growing areas (Baden, Hessische Bergstrasse, Palatinate, Rhine-Hesse).

In terms of sports, the Rhine-Neckar region features professional teams like

The SAP Arena built in 2005 serves as the region's most important indoor event venue. The Rhein-Neckar-Arena opened in 2009 as the new home of 1899 Hoffenheim.

See also

• Metropolitan regions in Germany

References

External links

• Video featuring the Rhine-Neckar Region on YouTube
• Wish you were here – more information regarding welcome projects of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region (in German)
• Official regional portal of Initiative Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region (in German)

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