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=== Regional structure ===
[[File:Neckar watershed closer.gif|right|thumb|220px|Tübingen (lower right) on the Neckar, in southwest Germany]]
Tübingen is the capital of an [[Tübingen (district)|eponymous district]] and an [[Tübingen (region)|eponymous administrative region (''Regierungsbezirk'')]], before 1973 called ''Südwürttemberg-Hohenzollern''.

Tübingen and [[Reutlingen]] with a population of over 100,000 (about {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} east) form a large centre of the [[Neckar-Alb]] region. Both cities are based on a  different heritage and always belonged to different administrative entities. While they both had a long lasting rivalry they also complement each other. Reutlingen is more business oriented and industrialized and is successful in engineering and trade, while Tübingen excels in education and science, specialized health care and arts. The double centre is surrounded by smaller cities and connected to Albstadt, Balingen, Hechingen, Metzingen, Münsingen, Rottenburg, that each form middle centres and contribute to the high population density of the region. 

Administratively, it is not part of the [[Stuttgart Region]], bordering it to the north and west ([[Böblingen (district)|Böblingen district]]). However, the city and northern parts of its district can be regarded as belonging to that region in a wider regional and cultural context.