Vienna-Bratislava metropolitan region

The Vienna-Bratislava metropolitan region is one of 5 polycentric metropolitan areas in European Union.[2] It has population of over 3 million inhabitants and covers an area of around 14,000 square kilometres (5,400 sq mi). It is located in seven administrative units (NUTS-3 class).

Vienna-Bratislava metropolitan region
Country Austria
 Slovakia
Largest CitiesVienna (1,931,593)
Bratislava (475,503)
Area
 • Metro
14,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi)
Population
 • Metro
3,368,000
 • Metro density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

The distance from Vienna to Bratislava is approximately 50 km.

Aerial view of Vienna
Aerial view of Bratislava

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References

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  1. ^ European Spatial Planning Observation Network, Study on Urban Functions (Project 1.4.3) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Final Report, Chapter 3, (ESPON, 2007) page 241-243
  2. ^ OECD Territorial Reviews: Vienna-Bratislava, Austria/Slovak Republic 2003