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Dr. Thorsten Wiechmann Saxon Triangle Page 129.10.2004
The “Saxon Triangle”
A Polycentric Region in Transformation
Dr. Thorsten Wiechmann
Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development
Dresden, Germany
Contribution to METREX Barcelona biennial Conference, Workshop 6, Barcelona, October 29th 2004
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1 Scope and Structure of the Saxon Triangle
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Regional Population Potential in Germany
1 Scope and Structure of the Saxon Triangle
Source: Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning
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… Core Cities … Agglomerations … Regional Cooperation Areas
1 Scope and Structure of the Saxon Triangle
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Technological Capacity
Microelectronics Cluster in Dresden
- “Silicon Saxony” around Dresden
- N° 1 chip production location in Europe (under Top 5 in the world)
- 760 enterprises (Infineon, AMD, AMTC, ZMD)
- 20.000 jobs in the microelectronic industry
- Research facilities (incl. 3 Universities and a new nanoelectronic research center)
2 Regional Capacity of the Saxon Triangle
AMD
Infineon
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Technological Capacity
2 Regional Capacity of the Saxon Triangle
Automotive Engineering in Saxony
- Centennial tradition in Saxony
- Recent Car Production in Zwickau (Volkswagen), Leipzig (BMW, Porsche) and Dresden (Phaeton)
- 450 enterprises in supplying industry in Saxon Triangle
- 60.000 jobs in this branch
- Research facilities
Locations of automotive engineering in SaxonyProduction Sites & Suppliers
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Cultural Capacity
2 Regional Capacity of the Saxon Triangle
Important Cultural Events in Germany 2003/04 according to SPIEGEL Magazine (Source: KoRiS 2004)
Semper Opera Dresden
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ESPON Study 1.1.1. (2003)
� Functional Urban Areas Typology
� 64 MEGAs in Europe, thereof 8 in Germany
� Saxon Triangle: Potentialto form a polycentric region outside the Pentagon
Berlin
Prague
Wroclaw
Saxon Triangle
� Existing studies assess the five cities separately, not the region
3 The Saxon Triangle as a Metropolitan Region
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• In Germany 1997 seven regions were accounted as “European Metropolitan Regions” by the German Standing Conference of Ministers Responsible for Spatial Planning (MKRO):
The Federal Position Metropolitan Regions in Germany
• Due to their geographical location the Saxon Triangle and Berlin are particularly suitable to perform hub, facilitator, and transfer functions in the EU enlargement process.
3 The Saxon Triangle as a Metropolitan Region
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• Saxon Triangle is to be developed to a dynamic European metropolitan region in a long term process
• Therefore the major cities should cooperate in partnership in the fields of
� Transportation
� Economy
� Tourism
� Education
� Science
� Sports
� Culture
� Marketing
State Development Plan of Saxony 2003 (LEP)
• Accessibility is to be improved by further integration into the TEN
LEP 2003
3 The Saxon Triangle as a Metropolitan Region
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Phase 1: Informal Cooperation
1994 � Saxon LEP ‘94: Saxon Triangle to become a European city network
1995 � MKRO: Saxon Triangle as potential metropolitan region in Germany
1997 � MKRO: Saxon Triangle as a ‘European metropolitan region in Germany’
1997 � Study ‘Transportation in the Saxon Triangle’
2001 � Foundation of the ‘Network of German Metropolitan Regions’(Saxon Triangle is one of 8 members)
Phase 2: Boosted Cooperation among the Cities
2002 � Constitution of a standing working group; Members: Saxon State Ministry of Interior and the city planners of the 5 cities;since then regular meetings (initially 4 times per annum, now monthly)
2003 � Saxon LEP ’03: Saxon Triangle to become a European metropolitan region
2004 � Top-level meeting with the State Minister and the Lord Mayors� Elaboration of a joint strategy concept for the Saxon Triangle� Participation in PolyMETREXplus� Further sectoral activities
Chronology of Activities
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