What are the 10 most important cities in Germany and why?

Answer 1

sorted by number of inhabitants:

1. Berlin, capitol of Germany, 2nd biggest European city, important center of politics, media, culture and science

2. Hamburg, 2nd biggest European port, major cultural and economic hub, most important German media location. One of few European Metropolitan Regions

3. Muenchen, capitol of Bavaria, important industrial and cultural center

4. Koeln, historical significance (founded more than 2000 years ago), important commercial site and transportation hub with the highest railway traffic and the largest container terminal and most important European Inland port

5. Frankfurt am Main, major European financial, exhibition and service center (European Central Bank, Bundesbank, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Frankfurt Fair) Frankfurt Airport is Europe's 3rd largest Airport

6. Stuttgart, capitol of Baden-Wuerttemberg, major industrial centre (e.g. Mercedes, Porsche, Bosch with their World Headquarters)

7. Dortmund, industrial metropolis with major service and technology location

8. Duesseldorf, capitol of North-Rhine-Westphalia, one of the most important economic, transport and cultural centers of Germany, fashion and advertising industry, ports, universities

9. Essen, historically major industrial center and the seat of important companies

10. Bremen, important port and trade city, car industry, food industry