About Us

The Region Mainfranken GmbH is the central platform for the development, marketing, and future-proofing of the Regiopolis Region Mainfranken. As a joint regional development company, we combine the strengths of politics, science, and economy.

Our goal: To make Mainfranken visible and sustainable as an attractive location nationally and internationally.

Mainfranken stands for innovation, quality of life, and diversity. Renowned universities, excellent educational opportunities, and a strong infrastructure offer the best conditions for careers, ideas, and investments. Whether for students, skilled professionals, founders, companies, or young families – Mainfranken convinces with short distances, a moderate price level, and the successful combination of urbanity and nature.

Our work is clearly aligned with the requirements of the future: We strengthen the business location through innovation promotion, conduct active location and skilled workforce marketing, and are committed to sustainable development. In this way, we are jointly shaping the future of our dynamic, open, and tradition-rich region.

The website career-mainfranken.com is part of a funded project for securing and attracting skilled workers in the region. We support companies in this area and simultaneously offer interested employees useful information about living and working in Mainfranken – from career opportunities with our hidden champions to useful tips for those who are new to the region.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide legally binding advice or active support with applications. We kindly ask you to contact the relevant authorities in these cases.

Shareholders of Region Mainfranken GmbH

Learn more about our work and the economic strengths of the Regiopolis Region Mainfranken at www.mainfranken.org

What is a Regiopolis Region?

A Regiopolis Region is a spatial concept situated between a metropolis and rural area. The term is based on the idea that smaller, non-metropolitan cities and their surrounding areas can also take on important functions for their environment – particularly economically, culturally, scientifically, or infrastructurally.

Characteristics of a Regiopolis Region:

1. Medium-sized city as the center: Würzburg

With about 130,000 inhabitants, Würzburg is not a large city like Munich or Frankfurt, but it takes on a central role for the entire Mainfranken region. It is the economic, scientific, and cultural center in the Lower Franconia area.

2. Strong interconnection with the surrounding area

The region includes Würzburg as well as cities like Schweinfurt, Kitzingen, Bad Kissingen, Haßfurt, and the rural surroundings. There are close economic, infrastructural, and cultural connections, e.g., through commuter flows, cooperation in healthcare, or joint economic projects.

3. Independent profile

Mainfranken has a strong regional profile with unique characteristics such as:

  • Viticulture (well-known Franconian wine-growing region),
  • Medicine Health as well as Mechanical Engineering Automotive
  • Science location (University of Würzburg with international reputation, e.g., in biomedicine and Würzburg-Schweinfurt University of Applied Sciences)
  • Cultural identity (e.g., Würzburg Residence as UNESCO World Heritage Site).

This combination makes Mainfranken independent and efficient as a region – even without the status of a metropolitan region.

4. Good accessibility

Mainfranken has a very favorable location in terms of transportation:

  • Autobahns A3, A7, A81,
  • ICE hub Würzburg (connection to e.g., Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Munich),
  • Proximity to international airports (Frankfurt, Nuremberg).

This facilitates access for companies, students, skilled workers, and tourists.

5. Supra-regional importance, but not a metropolis

The region has supra-regional significance, for example through:

  • the Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg and the Würzburg-Schweinfurt University of Applied Sciences
  • a multitude of innovative companies,
  • the touristic attractiveness (wine, nature, culture),
  • and the function as an administrative center (e.g., District Government of Lower Franconia).

Nevertheless, Mainfranken is not a metropolitan region – it lacks large corporate headquarters or international airports directly on site. However, the Regiopolregion Mainfranken is a strong player “between rural and metropolitan areas”.

Objective of the concept:

The concept was introduced to better highlight the potential beyond the major metropolitan areas and to specifically promote these regions – for example, in the field of regional development, structural support, or as locations for science and business.