A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence.... of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.... consisting of the cities
City
A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more.... of Chemnitz
Chemnitz
Chemnitz is a city in eastern Germany. With a population of approximately 245,000 in its city limits, Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony.... , Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Germany Federal Free state of Saxony. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon triangle metropolitan area.... , Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the Germany States of Germany of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia in North Rhine-Westphalia.... , Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany.... and Zwickau
Zwickau
Zwickau is a city in Germany, in the States of Germany Free State of Saxony , situated in a valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge, on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde, 130 km southwest of Dresden, south of Leipzig and south west of Chemnitz.... . These cities are arranged into three agglomeration
Agglomeration
In the study of human settlements, an agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.... areas. The metropolitan area is characterized by long distances between the agglomeration areas, which can be seen as the corners of the triangle
Triangle
A triangle is one of the basic shapes of geometry: a polygon with three corners or wikt:vertex and three sides or edges which are line segments.... . Other large towns include Altenburg
Altenburg
Altenburg is a town in the States of Germany of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district.... , Freiberg
Freiberg, Saxony
Freiberg is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the Mittelsachsen district.The city was founded in 1186, and has been a center of the mining industry in the Ore Mountains for centuries.... , Meißen, Pirna
Pirna
Pirna is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the administrative district S?chsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The city's population is over 40,000.... and Riesa
Riesa
Riesa is a town in the district of Mei?en in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located at the river Elbe, approx. 40 km northwest of Dresden.... . The population
Population
File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings.... of the area is about 3,200,000 and about 1,800,000 in the three agglomerations.
The Saxon triangle is roughly 120 km south of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city.... , the capital city of Germany, and about 140 km north of Prague
Prague
Prague is the Capital and World's largest cities of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavn? mesto Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City.... , the capital of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east.... .
