It is centered on the major cities of Leipzig and Halle, extending over Central German parts of the states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony.

whose membership is composed of towns, cities, municipalities, and companies, colleges and chambers of commerce in the central German geographic area, whose representatives vote upon new members.

[6] As such it forms a planning and marketing[7] framework for the region while retaining the legal independence of its members.

[9] In 2013, Dresden and Magdeburg dropped out of the association and the membership has been focused more on cities and towns around Leipzig and Halle.

[13][14] The region contains important trade corridors in central Europe, including the routes of several highways of the International E-road network as well as two major German expressways (A9 Munich–Berlin and A14 Dresden–Wismar).