Braunschweig or Brunswick is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser. In 2024, it had a population of 272,417. The urban agglomeration of Braunschweig had an estimated population of 551,000 during the year 2024. Braunschweig is considered a regiopolitan and is one of the largest ones in Northern Germany and the largest Regiopolitan in Lower Saxony. The city is seen as a major hub within the region due to it having multiple characteristics of a metropolitan city in a smaller scale or in a comparative amount to other metropolitan cities in Germany. The urban agglomeration is the most diverse in Lower Saxony and one of the most in Germany, with a bit over 40% of it's residents having a migration background; over 75% of the Germans residing in Braunschweig come from different parts of Germany particularly the Eastern states.
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