Messezentrum Nuremberg is a

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located in

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, which opened in 1974. It is owned and operated by the NürnbergMesse company. The site features 170,000 m² of display area that extends over 15 exhibition halls, including

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. Notable artists that have performed at the center include

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and

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. The center hosts different trade fairs, including the Nuremberg International Toy Fair, the annual Embedded World Conference and Exhibition, and SPS - Smart Production Solutions.

Transportation

The fairgrounds can be reached by U1 of the

Nuremberg U-Bahn The Nuremberg U-Bahn is a rapid transit system in Nuremberg and Fürth, Bavaria. It is operated by ''Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg'' (VAG; Nuremberg Transport Corporation), which itself is a member of the ''Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nür ...

via the Messe station. The station opened on March1st 1972, the opening day of the first stretch of the system.

References

External links

Official Website
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