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Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region
Metropolregion Berlin/BrandenburgMap of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region[1] Country Germany States Berlin
BrandenburgLargest city Berlin (3,439,100 inh. in 2010[2]) Area – Metro 5,730 km2 (2,212.4 sq mi) Population – Metro 4,429,847 – Metro density 825/km2 (2,136.7/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website Official website The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region (German: Metropolregion Berlin/Brandenburg) is one of the 11 metropolitan regions of Germany. The territory includes the city of Berlin and its surrounding urban belt, located in the state of Brandenburg: The city of Potsdam and part 8 districts.
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Geography
The metropolitan region counts the independent cities of Berlin and Potsdam (state capital of Brandenburg), and 67 other municipalities[3]. The other communes are listed below, subdivided per district (Landkreis)[4]:
- Barnim: Ahrensfelde, Bernau(c), Panketal, Rüdnitz, Wandlitz, Werneuchen(c).
- Dahme-Spreewald: Bestensee, Eichwalde, Heidesee, Königs Wusterhausen(c), Mittenwalde(c), Schönefeld, Schulzendorf, Wildau, Zeuthen.
- Havelland: Brieselang, Dallgow-Döberitz, Falkensee(c), Ketzin(c), Nauen(c), Paulinenaue, Pessin, Retzow, Schönwalde-Glien, Wustermark.
- Märkisch-Oderland: Altlandsberg(c), Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf, Hoppegarten, Neuenhagen, Petershagen-Eggersdorf, Rüdersdorf, Strausberg(c).
- Oberhavel: Birkenwerder, Glienicke/Nordbahn, Hennigsdorf(c), Hohen Neuendorf(c), Kremmen(c), Leegebruch, Mühlenbecker Land, Oranienburg(c), Velten.
- Oder-Spree: Erkner(c), Fürstenwalde(c), Gosen-Neu Zittau, Grünheide, Langewahl, Rauen, Schöneiche, Spreenhagen, Woltersdorf
- Potsdam-Mittelmark: Beelitz(c), Borkheide, Groß Kreutz, Kleinmachnow, Michendorf, Nuthetal, Schwielowsee, Seddiner See, Stahnsdorf, Teltow(c), Werder(c).
- Teltow-Fläming: Blankenfelde-Mahlow, Großbeeren, Ludwigsfelde(c), Rangsdorf, Trebbin(c), Zossen(c).
Centralities
The region counts three levels of centralities (Zentralörtliche Gliederung): A metropolis (Metropole), an upper level centre (Oberzentrum) and 17 middle level centres (Mittelzentren).
- Metropolis
- Upper centre
- Middle centres
- Bernau
- Strausberg
- Fürstenwalde
- Königs Wusterhausen
- Ludwigsfelde
- Nauen
- Oranienburg
- Erkner
- Neuenhagen
- Zossen
- Teltow
- Falkensee
- Hennigsdorf
- Wildau with Schönefeld
- Werder with Beelitz
Demographics
Population of the region is mainly condensed in Berlin and Potsdam. The other towns have a population lesser than 50,000 inhabitants and the lesser-populated municipalities are Pessin (654) and Retzow (562). The list shows the most populated places in the area:
- Berlin (3,439,100)
- Potsdam (154,606)
- Oranienburg (41,590)
- Falkensee (40,179)
- Bernau (36,154)
- Königs Wusterhausen (33,762)
- Fürstenwalde (32,576)
- Strausberg (26,221)
- Hennigsdorf (25,900)
- Blankenfelde-Mahlow (25,818)
- Hohen Neuendorf (24,139)
- Ludwigsfelde (23,992)
- Werder (23,004)
- Teltow (21,904)
- Wandlitz (21,530)
- Kleinmachnow (19,589)
- Panketal (19,179)
- Zossen (17,590)
- Neuenhagen (16,755)
- Hoppegarten (16,684)
- Nauen (16,523)
- Rüdersdorf (15,344)
See also
Notes and references
- ^ shown in orange and red
- ^ (German) Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg
- ^ (German) Geographic portal on the official website
- ^ the municipalities marked with (c) have city status
- ^ (German) Population statistics of Berlin and Brandenburg
External links
- (German) Metropolregion Berlin/Brandenburg (official site)
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