Central German Metropolitan Region
| Central German Metropolitan Region | |
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 CGMR (in red) |
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| Country |
 Germany
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| States |
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| Area | |
| • Metro | 2,000 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Metro | 2,400,000 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| Website | http://www.region-mitteldeutschland.com/en/ |
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Thuringia
The Central German Metropolitan Region (German: Metropolregion Mitteldeutschland) is one of the so-called metropolitan regions in Germany. It is centered on the major cities of Leipzig and Halle, extending over Central German parts of the states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony. The Central German metropolitan region is the only one entirely located within the new states of Germany.
It is not actually a metropolitan area in the geographic sense of the word as an agglomeration of nearby urban areas, rather it is a loose affiliation of towns and cities whose representatives vote upon new members. For example, Jena joined the Metropolitan Region in 2009.
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