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Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main

About Frankfurt am Main

Population

691,518 in city
4,215,055 in metro

Size

248 km² (96 mi²)

Altitude

117 m

Germany's oldest trade fair town, Frankfurt is currently the most important commercial center in the Federal Republic. With the seat of the European Central Bank and some of the world’s largest corporate banks, Frankfurt am Main has become the financial capital of Continental Europe, and its pivotal location has made it the continent’s largest air and rail hub. The upcoming conversion of Frankfurt Central Station from a dead-end into a through station will make possible Frankfurt 21, turning the railroad yard into part of a gigantic development between the trade fair grounds (Messegelände) and the river Main. Probably no other city has as much enthusiasm for its skyscrapers. Every few years Frankfurt hosts the Wolkenkratzer-Festival, a major event where skyscrapers are open to the public and spectacular laser and fireworks shows highlight the buildings at night. And there is much to celebrate – with a booming skyline and a high standard of architecture, "Mainhattan" is a visually exciting metropolis with a bright future. Also known as the "most American city outside the USA".

Zones

Airport (73), Banking District (190), Bürostadt Niederrad (120), City West (120), Deutschherrnviertel (65), Diplomatenviertel (3), Ebbelwoi-Viertel (17), Europaviertel (39), Frankfurter Bogen (3), Gewerbegebiet Nieder-Eschbach (24), Goetheblick (4), Holbeinviertel (1), Industriegebiet Fechenheim (50), Industriegebiet Osthafen (146), Industriehof (12), Lerchesberg (9), Mertonviertel (17), Messeviertel (25), Museumsufer (30), Mühlberg (25), Rebstockpark (37), Riedberg (7), Römerberg (24), Sachsenhäuser Berg (409), Stadtwerk (14), Westhafen (36)

Boroughs

Altstadt (100), Bahnhofsviertel (212), Bergen-Enkheim (21), Berkersheim (2), Bockenheim (825), Bonames (7), Bornheim (124), Dornbusch (58), Eckenheim (58), Eschersheim (52), Fechenheim (237), Flughafen (73), Frankfurter Berg (9), Gallus (735), Ginnheim (9), Griesheim (7), Gutleutviertel (272), Harheim (1), Hausen (11), Heddernheim (50), Höchst (42), Innenstadt (338), Kalbach-Riedberg (6), Nied (45), Nieder-Eschbach (29), Niederrad (82), Niederursel (39), Nordend-Ost (94), Nordend-West (204), Oberrad (242), Ostend (415), Praunheim (20), Preungesheim (10), Riederwald (20), Rödelheim (168), Sachsenhausen-Nord (1,139), Sachsenhausen-Süd (905), Schwanheim (98), Seckbach (46), Sindlingen (1), Sossenheim (27), Unterliederbach (3), Westend-Nord (183), Westend-Süd (1,050),

Metro Cities

Aschaffenburg, Bad Homburg, Bad Soden-Salmünster, Bad Vilbel, Billings, Bischofsheim, Bruchköbel, Büttelborn, Darmstadt, Dieburg, Dietzenbach, Dreieich, Egelsbach, Eppertshausen, Eppstein, Erzhausen, Eschborn, Flörsheim am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Griesheim, Groß-Gerau, Groß-Umstadt, Groß-Zimmern, Großkrotzenburg, Großostheim, Hainburg, Hanau, Hattersheim, Heidesheim, Heusenstamm, Hochheim, Hofheim am Taunus, Ingelheim, Kahl, Karben, Karlstein, Kelkheim, Kelsterbach, Kiedrich, Kleinostheim, Königstein, Kriftel, Kronberg im Taunus, Langen, Langenselbold, Liederbach, Mainaschaff, Mainhausen, Maintal, Mainz, Messel, Mittenaar, Mörfelden-Walldorf, Mühlheim, Mühltal, Münster, Nauheim, Neu-Anspach, Neu-Isenburg, Nidderau, Obernburg, Obertshausen, Oberursel, Oestrich-Winkel, Offenbach, Oppenheim, Pfungstadt, Raunheim, Reinheim, Riedstadt, Rodgau, Rödermark, Rosbach, Roßdorf, Rüsselsheim, Schmitten, Schwalbach, Seeheim-Jugenheim, Seligenstadt, Steinbach, Stockstadt am Main, Stockstadt am Rhein, Sulzbach, Sulzbach, Trebur, Usingen, Walluf, Wehrheim, Weilrod, Weiterstadt, Wiesbaden

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
9,349	All Buildings
9,102	existing
26	under construction
17	planned
70	unbuilt
134	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Commerzbank Tower	850 ft	1997
2	MesseTurm	842 ft	1990
3	Westendstraße 1	682 ft	1993
4	Tower 185	669 ft	2011
5	Main Tower	656 ft	1999

Building types

No.	Type
8,070	low-rise building
454	house
377	high-rise building
109	bridge
84	church
71	skyscraper
62	open-air structure
16	subterranean building
13	fountain
13	monument
12	hall
8	guard tower
8	clock/bell tower
7	sculpture
7	chimney
6	stadium
6	mast (pole)
5	silo
4	water tower
2	castle
2	building with towers
2	tunnel
2	palace
2	observation tower
2	airport tower
2	telecommunications tower
2	mast (framework)
1	mosque

Other buildings

No.	Type
42	Famous buildings
63	Buildings with construction images