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The Stadt Regensburg is a dynamic, independent city on the Danube and the fourth largest city in Bavaria with approximately 134,000 inhabitants.[9] As a modern and citizen-oriented public service provider, the city administration employs approximately 4,400 people from around 60 nations.[8] Regensburg has developed into a Europe-wide recognized technology and innovation location and positions itself as a leading economic region with a high quality of life.
The Stadt Regensburg offers a comprehensive range of municipal services and infrastructure elements:
Supply and Mobility: Through its affiliated companies, especially the Stadtwerk Group, the city provides services in the areas of energy supply, water supply, telecommunications, public mobility and bathing infrastructure.[4] The Regensburger Energie- und Wasserversorgung AG (REWAG) and the R-KOM Telekommunikationsgesellschaft are among the important infrastructure providers.
Tourism and Events: The Regensburg Tourismus GmbH operates the tourist information, manages municipal event centers and organizes conferences, trade fairs and cultural events.[3]
Economic Development: Through affiliated companies such as TechBase Regensburg GmbH and BioPark Regensburg GmbH, the city supports innovation projects, start-ups and research institutions.[4] These facilities offer tailor-made space and are central locations for networking for growth-oriented companies.
The Stadt Regensburg is oriented towards a clear guiding principle for sustainable urban development. The overarching vision is: Regensburg should become Germany's leading knowledge- and value-creation-oriented high-tech location.[5]
Core values of the city administration:
The Stadtmarketing Regensburg functions as a central network with over 250 members and connects people, companies and institutions for joint success.[6]
Regensburg has established itself as a Europe-wide recognized location for successful innovation and cluster policy.[5] The economic region is characterized by high competence in the following areas:
Industrial Focuses:
Future-Oriented Clusters:[5]
The city employs well-known companies such as AUMOVIO (approx. 3,800 employees), AVL Software and Functions GmbH (over 600 employees), the intive Group (over 2,000 employees globally) and other leading IT and service companies.[1]
The Stadt Regensburg anchors sustainability deeply in its development strategy:
Smart City Initiative: Regensburg is a nationwide Smart City model city with the goal of enabling digital innovation in public spaces and functioning as an attractive cooperation partner for business and research.[5]
Urban Development: The city is oriented towards the "New Leipzig Charter" as a guiding document for community-oriented urban development and has developed the urban development plan "Regensburg Plan 2040".[5]
Sustainability Goals: Regensburg explicitly contributes to the sustainability goals of the United Nations and pursues a holistic approach for resilient and livable urban development.[5]
Innovation Ecosystem: The regional innovation ecosystem attracts talents and specialists and creates the basis for a resilient, open and livable location with cross-industry cooperation.[5]
The Stadt Regensburg is not only an administrative organism, but a dynamic innovation and economic ecosystem. It combines traditional industries with future-oriented technology sectors, actively promotes entrepreneurship and research, and positions itself as an attractive region with a high quality of life, low unemployment rates and excellent educational infrastructure. With its Vision 2040 and its clear focus on sustainability, innovation and social participation, Regensburg is becoming a pioneer of intelligent and sustainable urban development in Germany.
