Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region

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logo Location of the Rhine-Neckar region in Germany
Basic data
Federal states : Baden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg , Hesse , Rhineland-Palatinate
HesseHesse 
Rhineland-PalatinateRhineland-Palatinate 
Administrative districts : Karlsruhe and Darmstadt
Administrative headquarters : Mannheim
Area : 5,637.78 km² (as of 2017)
Residents : 2,403,537 (as of December 31, 2017)
Population density : 426 inhabitants / km²
Gross domestic product : 95.3 billion euros (as of 2016)
Regional breakdown: 8 urban districts or urban districts and
7 rural districts
Association of the Rhine-Neckar Region
Association chairman: Stefan Dallinger
Association director of the VRRN: Ralph Schlusche
Address: M 1, 4-5
68161 Mannheim
Website : www.mrn.com/verband
Metropolitan Region Rhein-Neckar GmbH
Managing directors: Christine Brockmann, Ralph Schlusche
Address: M 1, 4-5
68161 Mannheim
Website : www.mrn.com/gmbh
Future of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region eV
CEO: Michael Heinz
Managing directors: Christine Brockmann, Kirsten Korte
Address: M 1, 4-5
68161 Mannheim
Website : www.mrn.com/verein
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The Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region is a conurbation and planning region around the triangle of Baden-Württemberg , Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse . The metropolitan area has around 2.4 million inhabitants and has been one of the European metropolitan regions since 2005 . Large cities in the region are Mannheim , Heidelberg and Ludwigshafen .

Surname

The name is derived from the two rivers Rhine and Neckar , which flow through the region. The Neckar flows into the Rhine in Mannheim. The settlement in and around the Rhine plain as well as the shipping traffic have made their contribution to the cultural, social and economic structures for centuries.

expansion

The Rhine-Neckar region comprises the cities of Mannheim , Ludwigshafen am Rhein and Heidelberg and their surrounding areas and, since January 1, 2006, also the more rural Neckar-Odenwald district and the southern Palatinate . The area is largely identical to the core area of ​​the historic Electoral Palatinate , which is why there are close socio-cultural ties despite the current division into three federal states.

Cities and counties

The Rhine-Neckar region consists of the following rural districts and independent cities or city districts (as of December 31, 2017):

economy

The location in the European urban belt between the greater Rhine-Main and Stuttgart areas as well as transport connections in all directions contribute to the fact that a number of companies are active in the region, e.g. As an industrial and service company, for example, BASF in Ludwigshafen, Daimler , Fuchs Petrolub in Mannheim, John Deere and ABB in Mannheim, Heidelberg and Ladenburg, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen , HeidelbergCement in Heidelberg and Leimen , SAP in Walldorf, and Wild-Werke in Eppelheim, MLP in Wiesloch and the Freudenberg Group in Weinheim. The unemployment rate was 4.4 percent at the end of 2017.

Community regional development

history

In 1951 the cities of Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg and Viernheim as well as the districts of Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg founded the “Rhein-Neckar Municipal Working Group”. Its purpose was "joint planning in all matters affecting the shareholders, in particular transport, including port operations, the supply of gas, water and electricity, spatial planning, industrial and housing developments, institutional systems, fire protection and culture" .

In 1969, Baden-Württemberg, Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate signed the first state treaty for closer cooperation. As a result, the Rhine-Neckar Regional Planning Association was established in 1970.

In 1989 the association “Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck” (today: “Future Metropolitan Region Rhine-Neckar”) was founded as an initiative of the economy and the regional planning association Rhein-Neckar.

In 2000, the IHK economic forum began its work as a transnational association of chambers of industry and commerce. Eggert Voscherau , Vice Chairman of the Board of Management of BASF, took the decisive step towards further expansion of the joint Rhine-Neckar region in 2003 with the establishment of the “Initiative Zukunft Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck”.

On April 28, 2005, the Rhine-Neckar region was officially named the "European Metropolitan Region" and with the signing of a new State Treaty by the three Prime Ministers Günther Oettinger (Baden-Württemberg), Roland Koch (Hesse) and Kurt Beck (Rhineland-Palatinate) On July 26, 2005, the region's scope for planning and action was significantly expanded. On January 1, 2006, on the basis of this second state treaty, the Rhein-Neckar Region Association was founded as the legal successor to the Rhine-Neckar Regional Planning Association, the Rhine-Neckar-Odenwald Regional Association and the Rheinpfalz Planning Association.

Since August 2006, the region has had a public-private partnership that is unique in Germany with the “Metropolregion Rhein Neckar GmbH” (MRN), the association “Zukunft Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar” (ZMRN) and the “Verband Region Rhein-Neckar” (VRRN). Show a partnership model that enables joint regional development.

Carrier of community regional development

Association of the Rhine-Neckar Region

The Rhein-Neckar Region Association was founded on January 1, 2006 on the basis of the second state treaty. It is a corporation under public law and the legal successor to the regional planning association Rhein-Neckar, the planning community Rheinpfalz and the regional association Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald. In the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, the association is responsible for cross-border regional planning and spatial planning.

tasks

The association draws up a uniform regional plan, updates it and contributes to its implementation. In addition, the VRRN carries and coordinates the following topics, always with regional relevance:

  • Economic development and location marketing
  • Landscape park and recreational facilities
  • Congresses, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events
  • Tourism marketing

The association has a coordinating function in traffic planning, traffic management and energy supply.

Members

Members of the VRRN are the urban districts of Heidelberg and Mannheim, the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis and the Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg, the Bergstrasse district in Hesse and the independent cities Frankenthal (Palatinate), Landau and Ludwigshafen am in Rhineland-Palatinate Rhine, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Speyer and Worms as well as the districts of Bad Dürkheim, Germersheim, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis and Südliche Weinstrasse.

Bodies

The association is democratically legitimized and is a place of political decision-making in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. Political decision-making takes place under the chairmanship of the association's chairman (since 2016 Stefan Dallinger, District Administrator Rhein-Neckar-Kreis) in the association assembly. It is made up of the district administrators, the mayors and mayors of cities with more than 25,000 inhabitants and other representatives of the municipalities and districts of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. One of the main tasks of the association assembly is to decide on the preparation, updates and changes to the uniform regional plan.

The board of directors is made up of the chairmen of the association and 27 members from the association assembly (from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate). The task of the board of directors is to prepare the matters that are discussed and resolved in the association assembly. With the planning committee and the committee for regional development and regional management, the association has two decision-making committees. The planning committee consists of 45 members elected by and from the association assembly. It is responsible for regular advice on the status and updating of the regional plan and ongoing monitoring of developments and decisions that are important for the association's territory, in preparation for the board of directors and the association's assembly. The committee for regional development and regional management has 27 members and is responsible for the area of ​​regional development and regional management.

At the head of the association administration with around 30 employees is the association director (since 2010 Ralph Schlusche). He is also one of the two managing directors of the Rhein-Neckar Metropolitan Region GmbH.

The seat of the Rhein-Neckar Region Association and its office is Mannheim .

Metropolitan Region Rhein-Neckar GmbH

The Metropolitan Region Rhein-Neckar GmbH (MRN), based in Mannheim, was founded on July 13, 2006 as the legal successor to "Regionalmarketing Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck GmbH". The society is supported by the Rhein-Neckar Region Association, the Future Metropolitan Region Rhine-Neckar Association, the Chambers of Industry and Commerce in Darmstadt, Palatinate and Rhine-Neckar, and the Rhine-Neckar-Odenwald Chamber of Crafts and Trades.

tasks

The task of the Rhein-Neckar GmbH metropolitan region is to further develop the region economically, socially and ecologically in close cooperation with the regional players, to position it positively and to make it known. For this …

  • it forges alliances and offers a platform on which regional actors can advance joint projects and join forces,
  • it gives impetus, develops regional strategies in its fields of work in dialogue with the relevant committees and drives projects forward,
  • she supports regional networks and initiatives,
  • it makes the region known and, in close cooperation with the regional partners, ensures that the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region is perceived as one of the most attractive and competitive regions.

The Metropolitan Region Rhein-Neckar GmbH performs its tasks in five clearly focused work areas. In detail, these are the areas of work: "Education, labor market, health", "Culture", "Energy and mobility", "Digitization and administrative simplification" and "Communication and marketing".

Shareholder

With the founding of the MRN GmbH, a legally binding framework was created for the "solidarity" of regional actors from business, science, politics and administration. The shareholders are the Rhine-Neckar Region Association, the Future Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region, the chambers of industry and commerce in Darmstadt, Palatinate and Rhine-Neckar, and the Rhine-Main and Rhine-Neckar-Odenwald chambers of crafts. The cross-institutional cooperation is also reflected in the composition of the MRN management, which is carried out by the association director (since 2010 Ralph Schlusche) and one of the two ZMRN managing directors (since 2016 Christine Brockmann).

MRN GmbH is based in Mannheim .

Future of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region

The future metropolitan region of Rhine-Neckar was founded in 1989 as the Rhine-Neckar Triangle to help the region develop its own identity and use its potential. Founding members were the three regional centers Heidelberg , Ludwigshafen am Rhein and Mannheim , the IHK for the Palatinate, the IHK Rhein-Neckar, the regional planning association Rhein-Neckar and BASF SE . As part of the general meeting on April 19, 2006, it was decided to merge the Rhine-Neckar triangle and the “Initiative for the future of the Rhine-Neckar triangle”. The new association is called “Future Metropolitan Region Rhine-Neckar” (ZMRN). Today the ZMRN has over 750 members from business, science and politics (as of March 2018).

tasks

The purpose of the association is to promote the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region and to carry out projects, particularly in the following areas:

  • Science and Research
  • education and parenting
  • health
  • Arts and Culture
  • Sports
  • International understanding
  • Regional identity and the idea of ​​home
  • Regional studies
  • environmental Protection
  • Civic engagement

The association strengthens regional cooperation for non-profit purposes and supports non-profit and regional initiatives ideally and financially.

Bodies

The ZMRN board currently consists of 16 members from business, science and politics. The board of directors determines the strategic direction of the ZMRN eV within the framework of the association's purpose and represents its interests in bodies, working groups and committees. The board consists of (as of March 2018):

Eggert Voscherau , former member of the Board of Executive Directors and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF SE , is honorary chairman of the committee.

The ZMRN Board of Trustees consists of 50 members from politics, business, science and culture. The board of trustees accompanies the fundamental work of the association and can recommend initiatives for funding.

traffic

Trunk roads

In the Rhine-Neckar triangle, the A 5 (north-south) and A 6 (west-east) intersect at the Walldorf junction . In the west, the A 61 runs to the Hockenheim junction , the A 65 and A 650 branches off at Ludwigshafen and the A 67 at Viernheim . There are also the A 656 and A 659 , which serve as feeders to the A 5 and A 6.

railroad

The Mannheim Central Station , main railway station in the region is one of the largest railway hub in southern Germany and the second largest ICE nodes in Germany. The ICE high-speed line provides a fast and efficient connection to the Stuttgart area and to the Karlsruhe technology region . A comparable connection to the neighboring Rhine-Main area is planned with the new Rhine / Main – Rhine / Neckar line .

Other important long-distance train stations in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region are Heidelberg Hbf as well as Bensheim and Weinheim (IC / EC). Individual long-distance trains also stop in Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf , Neustadt (Weinstr) Hbf , Wiesloch-Walldorf and Worms .

Public transport

Since December 2003, the RheinNeckar S-Bahn has been connecting large parts of the region at (partially condensed) half-hourly intervals; further expansion stages are planned.

The regional trains (overland trams) OEG and RHB as well as the tram traffic in Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg run on meter gauge . The transport service is provided by the joint subsidiary Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (RNV). There are also numerous intercity bus routes operated by the Rhein-Neckar (BRN) bus service . Public transport is to be used at uniform prices within the Rhein-Neckar transport association (VRN). This extends far beyond the borders of the metropolitan region and has its greatest extent between Zweibrücken and Würzburg .

air traffic

The Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region is the only one of the eleven metropolitan regions in Germany that does not have an international airport. This is partly due to the fact that the international airport Frankfurt am Main is well connected to the Rhine-Neckar area and can be reached by train from Mannheim main station in about 30 minutes; furthermore, both the Stuttgart airport and the airport Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden is only about an hour's drive from the Rhein-Neckar region removed.

The most important airfield in the region is Mannheim airfield , which is mainly used by business and glider planes. In 2007 it carried 175,868 passengers. The airline Cirrus Airlines flew several times a day from 1999 to Berlin-Tegel Airport and, in the meantime, also to Hamburg and Munich. In December 2011, the air traffic was stopped for economic reasons. In March 2014, flight operations to Berlin were resumed. Since then, two planes take off and land every day from Monday to Friday, in the morning and in the evening. There are now regular scheduled flights to Hamburg and Sylt. Several companies from the Rhine-Neckar region have joined forces to enable the airline to resume its route to Berlin. The newly founded Rhein-Neckar Air GmbH was commissioned to market the flight tickets . This has chartered machines from MHS Aviation GmbH to operate the airline . The Dornier Do-328 is used .

Attractions

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Sacred buildings

Castles, palaces and fortresses

Museums

Galleries & exhibitions

Theater (selection)

Libraries (selection)

Cultural events & festivals

Under the title of Festival Region Rhein-Neckar , the metropolitan region annually awards the 15 top festivals in the region of international renown. This year these include:

Tourist roads

literature

  • Ernst Plewe, Walter Siebler, Hermann Heimerich : The Palatinate Region in the past and present . Mannheim 1959.
  • Wolfgang König: The European metropolitan region as a control theory problem / Political and social initiatives to develop the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region . Marburg 2007. ISBN 978-3-8288-9354-2 .
  • Christian Klehr, Magdalena Ringeling, Verena Scholze: Trends and Lifestyle in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region , Neuer Umschau Buchverlag, 2007, ISBN 3-86528-397-7 .
  • Mathias König: The European Metropolitan Region: New Representative of Regional Interests / Political Lobbying by the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region . Marburg 2007. ISBN 978-3-8288-9353-5 .
  • Andreas Rossel: The railway in the Rhine-Neckar region . EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-88255-372-7 .
  • Working groups of the archives in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region (ed.): Archives in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region , Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher 2007, ISBN 978-3-89735-522-4 .
  • Tobias Schächter: The Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region - a model region for cooperative federalism . Ed. Diesbach, Weinheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-936468-48-9 .
  • On the way to one of the most attractive regions in Europe. Special edition: 10 years of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. RNZ (Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung), September 16, 2015.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Rhein-Neckar in numbers. (No longer available online.) Mrn.com, archived from the original on November 11, 2013 ; Retrieved June 15, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mrn.com
  2. ↑ Numbers and facts about the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
  3. ↑ http://www.wias-rhein-neckar.de/
  4. ↑ a b Good to know. (PDF; 29.9 kiB ) (No longer available online.) Mrn.com, archived from the original on November 23, 2012 ; Retrieved June 15, 2013 (last section). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mrn.com
  5. ^ Verband Region Rhein-Neckar ( Memento of the original from August 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mrn.com
  6. ↑ http://www.mrn.com/verein
  7. ^ Association: The board. Retrieved February 8, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mrn.com
  9. ^ City-Airport Mannheim

Coordinates: 49 ° 26 ′ 37.5 "  N , 8 ° 28 ′ 32.3"  E