Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region

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.

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

• Berlin

Upper centre

• Potsdam

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:

1. Berlin (3,439,100)
2. Potsdam (154,606)
3. Oranienburg (41,590)
4. Falkensee (40,179)
5. Bernau (36,154)
6. Königs Wusterhausen (33,762)
7. Fürstenwalde (32,576)
8. Strausberg (26,221)
9. Hennigsdorf (25,900)
10. Blankenfelde-Mahlow (25,818)
11. Hohen Neuendorf (24,139)
12. Ludwigsfelde (23,992)
13. Werder (23,004)
14. Teltow (21,904)
15. Wandlitz (21,530)
16. Kleinmachnow (19,589)
17. Panketal (19,179)
18. Zossen (17,590)
19. Neuenhagen (16,755)
20. Hoppegarten (16,684)
21. Nauen (16,523)
22. Rüdersdorf (15,344)

See also

• Metropolitan regions in Germany

Notes and references

External links

• (German) Metropolregion Berlin/Brandenburg (official site)