Location Rhine-Neckar
AT A GLANCE Strategic growth areas:
• Life Sciences & Health • Hydrogen model region • Digitisation & AI • Chemical research
Strong and highly dynamic business location
150,000 companies • 950,000 employees subject to •
social security contributions
€ 89 billion gross value added • 8 listed companies with a market capitalisation of € 204.3 billion, 3 of which are listed on •
the DAX
Population and area
2,4 million inhabitants • 5,600 km² • 1 5 urban and rural districts •
• Interstate
Education and research • 30 international recognised research institutions
22 universities • Approx. 90,000 students • 16 Nobel laureates •
Infrastructure and accessibility
8 motorways • 22 kilometres of fast cycle path from •
Mannheim to Heidelberg
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240 long distance trains daily from Mannheim main railway station:
0h30 to Frankfurt International Airport 3h09 to Paris Gare de l'Est 2h58 to Munich main railway station
Real estate market • 4.1 million m² of office space •
167,000 m² of office space turnover
• € 1.25 billion total transaction volume
Map: VRRN, Made with Natural Earth Source business location: IHK MRN / finanzen.net
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