The Cologne Bonn Region (German: Region Köln/Bonn ) is a metropolitan area in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany , covering the cities of Cologne , Bonn and Leverkusen , as well as the districts of Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis , Oberbergischer Kreis , Rhein-Erft-Kreis and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis . The region covers an area of 3,839 km with 3.13 million inhabitants (population density 815/km). The city centres of Cologne and Bonn are 24 kilometres apart as the crow flies . At the outer city limits, there are only 8 kilometres between Cologne-Libur and Bonn-Geislar.
5-830: The Cologne/Bonn Region was established by local governments within the Cologne Government Region in 1992, to promote common policies in regional and urban planning, traffic management, environment and investment. Among the most prominent co-operative projects are the Cologne/Bonn Airport , the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg and the former Bonn–Cologne Railway Company . Also the Stadtbahn of both cities are connected, so there are light rail trains from Cologne Stadtbahn in Bonn and
10-651: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cologne (region) Cologne is one of the five governmental districts of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia . It is located in the south-west of that state and covers the hills of the Eifel as well as the Bergisches Land . It was created on 30 April 1815, as district of the province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg , when Prussia reorganised its internal administration. In 1972
15-605: The Bonn Stadtbahn in Cologne. The largest local banks, Sparkasse KölnBonn and Volksbank Köln Bonn , operate in both cities. Both cities are directly connected by the autobahn A555 . The Cologne/Bonn region lies within the larger Rhine-Ruhr region, and forms a counterbalance to the more integrated Ruhr area , which also lies within the Rhine-Ruhr. Since 2008, studies have been undertaken to incorporate cities of
20-617: The Lower Rhine region (most notably the city of Düsseldorf ) into the alliance, in order to form a Rhineland metropolitan region (Metropolregion Rheinland). Eurostat's Urban Audit splits the Cologne/Bonn region into two Larger Urban Zones (LUZ). These two Urban Zones do not cover the district of Oberbergischer Kreis . Population figures for 2012 50°50′N 7°00′E / 50.83°N 7.0°E / 50.83; 7.0 This Cologne location article
25-643: The Regierungsbezirk Aachen was incorporated. The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 190.8 billion € in 2018, accounting for 5.7% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 39,300 € or 130% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 110% of the EU average. 50°50′N 6°55′E / 50.83°N 6.92°E / 50.83; 6.92 This North Rhine-Westphalia location article
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