Stadt Halle (Saale)

About Stadt Halle (Saale)

Halle (Saale) is the largest city in Saxony-Anhalt by population. The Halle/Leipzig economic area is the second largest in East Germany after Berlin and is among the top 10 investment regions in Germany. The triad of culture, economy, and science is the basis for the success of the Handel city. Around 1.7 million people live and work within a 50-kilometer radius. Halle's strength is demonstrated by its flexible, adaptable economic development, which benefits from state-of-the-art infrastructure and connections to important European metropolises and economic centers. Annually, approximately 22,000 students study at three universities in the humanities, natural sciences, bio-sciences, nano-sciences, educational sciences, and engineering. Thus, Halle (Saale) has established itself as an important economic, technological, and scientific location. Numerous scientific institutions are based in the city, including the Leopoldina, the Max Planck Society, the Fraunhofer Institute, and the Leibniz Association. With the Franckesche Stiftungen, Halle (Saale) possesses a baroque educational cosmos and a cradle of Pietism in the interplay of Reformation and Enlightenment. The Handel city captivates with a vibrant traditional and modern cultural and art scene. Theater stages, opera, galleries, cabaret, museums, cafes, bars, restaurants, trendy pubs, and discos – the ideal diversity for the perfect work-life balance. Halle (Saale) has positioned itself as a city for active people of all generations, as a special location for culture, economy, and science – a city for visionaries. For living, working, and well-being.