Erfurt-Weimar-Jena

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#456

Global Rank

5.5

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

1.2%


Share

Germany • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Berlin UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
628K
GDP
$22B
GDP per capita
$35,308
Land area
2,092 km² (808 mi²)
Density
300/km² (777/mi²)

Primary city Erfurt

State / province Thuringia

Language German

Stands out, per personRail stations: high vs Germany and size peers

Erfurt-Weimar-Jena metro area

50.98, 11.03
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Metro Stations, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

Science City Jena

Jena

Championship History

3 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Erfurt-Weimar-Jena, across all sports, newest first. 3 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

SC Motor Jena
1963
SC Turbine Erfurt
1955
BSG Turbine Erfurt
1954

Top Companies

2 companies
1Carl Zeiss Meditec
$3B
Public
2Jenoptik
$3B
Public

Total Market Cap: $6B across 2 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Languages of Erfurt-Weimar-Jena

German first in Thuringia; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoGerman
AdministrativeGerman
NationalGerman
English reach, Thuringia
64%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
1.85
Rank 25 of 43; 2 working languages in Germany

Thuringia on the languages board · Language power

Art of Erfurt-Weimar-Jena

#123 for celebrated art · 5 canon works in its museums

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Leading museums: Schloss Weimar, Angermuseum, Thuringian State Museum Heidecksburg

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#358

Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Jena, Germany

#1807

Technical University of Ilmenau

Ilmenau, Germany

Notable Infrastructure

Metro System (192 stations)1 entry

Erfurt Stadtbahn

Erfurt • 192 stations