Regiopolis

In Germany, a regiopolis is a city outside the core of a metropolitan area, that serves as an independent driving force for development within a larger region.

It was developed by professors Iris Reuther and Jürgen Aring in Germany in 2006, with Rostock as the first model regiopolis.

[1] To use and further develop their common potential, various cooperations between the regiopolis, its surrounding region, business partners and the closest metropolitan areas are fostered.

In contrast to a metropolis a regiopolis is a characterization of smaller scaled centers with a high functional importance for their hinterland.

A taskforce with different actors such as the hanseatic city of Rostock, the administrative district of Rostock, the Regional Planning Association Mid Mecklenburg/Rostock and the local business organizations is working on the promotion of the concept.