Population: 500,000 inhabitants in the Nuremberg urban area and 3.5 million in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region.
1.8 million working population in the Metropolitan Region
Regional gross domestic product 106 billion euros.
One of the most important German transport hubs:
International airport
Location at the intersection of three major motorways
Rail intersection of ICE and international long-distance lines
Main-Danube Canal with biggest freight traffic center in Southern Germany
Center of the third-largest integrated local transport system in Germany.
International exhibition and congress venue.
Industry successful in international markets. Regional export rate 42 percent.
Dynamic growth in trade with Central Eastern and Eastern Europe. Gateway region for the new EU member states.
Second most important region in Bavaria for higher education and research.
Top position among the European technology regions, especially in microelectronics, communication and information technology, mechatronics, transport and logistics, medical technology and optical data transmission
One of the leading innovation regions; holds third place Germany-wide for the number of patent registrations per inhabitant
Main branches of industry:
electrical engineering/electronics, mechanical engineering, printing, radio broadcasting/telecommunications, medical technology, control & instrumentation and writing utensils.
Strong growth in the service sector. Key areas are engineering and business consulting, market research, facility management and e-commerce.
High quality of life (according to a study by W. M. Mercer: 24rd place among 221 cities worldwide).
One of the safest of the large German cities.