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If Germany is anything like the U.S. (it might not be), the economically prosperous cities are subsidizing/propping up rural areas already.

• dx034 9y ago
  It is not. Germany has a much higher population density, from pretty much any point within the country it's no more than 2 miles to the next village. And those tend to be larger than rural US villages, often 3,000-5,000 people. So public transport doesn't work as well in rural areas but there's generally some service for most of the population.
  • franzpeterfolz 9y ago
    And these villages have a pretty nice industry. There are many so called "Hidden Champions", which are often located in these areas. Farming and so on is not very typical for German villages. A village with 3,000 people has perhaps one to three farms employing at most 10 - 20 people.
    • kaybe 9y ago
      A friend of mine just finished his PhD in Physics and is jobhunting. He's been to a lot of tiny villages in the last few weeks..