The Metropolregion Hamburg (German for Hamburg Metropolitan Region) is the compilation of 8 rural districts in the German federal state of Lower Saxony, 6 districts in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein and the city-state of Hamburg in northern Germany. This area covers an area of ca 19,000 km² and is home to 4.266 million inhabitants.
[edit] History
On 1 January 2006, the office of the Hamburg metropolitan region opened, as agreed in a state treaty of cooperation (Staatsvertrag über Zusammenarbeit) between Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein.[2]
[edit] Geography
In 2005, the Hamburg metropolitan region consisted of the city-state Hamburg, rural districts of Lower Saxony, and districts of Schleswig-Holstein, with more than 800 cities, towns or municipalities. The region covered an area of 19,802 km2 (7,646 sq mi).[3]
[edit] Larger Urban Zone
4. Hamburg metropolitan region
The Hamburg Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) as defined by Eurostat's Urban Audit covers an area of 7,303 km² and in 2004 contained 3,134,620 inhabitants[4] (pop. density 429/km²). The Larger Urban Zone covers the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg and only the directly bordering districts[5]:
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Coordinates: 53°30′N 10°00′E / 53.5°N 10.0°E / 53.5; 10.0
Germany
Hamburg
Lower Saxony
Schleswig-Holstein
