Regiopolises in the United States (cities, water, American)

[Citykid3785]

Sioux falls
Rochester mn
Huntsville al

[908Boi]

Maybe NOVA?

[Enean]

This isn't a term used in the US, that I've heard of anyway. Not something I need to know, I don't think. Not to be snarky, but the point?

[btownboss4]

The US is generally too large with too many totally independent cities to have that classification.

[bus man]

Rostock is the urban center in between the metropolitan areas of Hamburg to the west, Szczecin to the east, Copenhagen-Malmö to the north and Berlin to the south
Rostock region is the German gateway to the Baltic states, Russia and to Scandinavia;
Rostock is the economically strongest city of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania;
Rostock Port is a major hub[5] in Northern Germany;
more than 30 of the 100 biggest enterprises in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania operate in Rostock Region;
the oldest university in Northern Europe is located in Rostock;
Rostock is the biggest city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with more people moving in than moving out;
Rostock Region lies on the European axis connecting the Baltic and the Adriatic Sea;[6]
Rostock is host to the annual “Hanse Sail” event;
Rostock is the major destination of city tourism in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania;
Rostock Region is a location within the “BioConValley[7]” research network.

A little off-topic, but when I think of Rostock, I'm reminded of the 1992 riots, when a crowd of skinheads attacked an apartment complex housing foreigners.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostoc...tenhagen_riots

I have no idea how Rostock is nowadays, but the indelible image I have of the place is of someone throwing a Molotov cocktail at the building. And as I watched that video on the news back in 1992, I was aghast, because I knew that there were people inside that building. Kind of amazing how an impression can be so powerful and last such a long time.

[grega94]

I have a poor understanding of what a Regiopolis is, seems to be just a smaller metropolitan area, which the US has many. But for the sake of making this more interesting, it also seems to be an isolated city that plays a bigger role than it's population would otherwise say due to it's isolation. So from this perspective I think in N.A Fairbanks, Juneau, Yellowknife, Prince Rupert, Halifax, St. John, and St. John's are potentially good examples.

[Boston Shudra]

Originally Posted by MassNative2891

If Kassel, DE counts as a Regiopolis....Providence-NB-FR area comes to mind. Worcester and the surrounding area maybe?

I feel like those New England examples are too tied into Boston. I’m thinking Keene might be a regiopolis for New England in the sense that it’s kind of big considering how far it is from any other city.

[Corey the Otter]

Originally Posted by grega94

I have a poor understanding of what a Regiopolis is, seems to be just a smaller metropolitan area, which the US has many. But for the sake of making this more interesting, it also seems to be an isolated city that plays a bigger role than it's population would otherwise say due to it's isolation. So from this perspective I think in N.A Fairbanks, Juneau, Yellowknife, Prince Rupert, Halifax, St. John, and St. John's are potentially good examples.

I think it is one where a city is influential to a specific region but not on a large scale.

[MassNative2891]

Originally Posted by Boston Shudra

I feel like those New England examples are too tied into Boston. I’m thinking Keene might be a regiopolis for New England in the sense that it’s kind of big considering how far it is from any other city.

I can see that, fair point.

Albany might have a claim here though.

[Corey the Otter]

Originally Posted by MassNative2891

Albany might have a claim here though.

Rochester too.