Frankfurt

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This article is about the city in Hesse. For the town in Brandenburg, see Frankfurt (Oder). For
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Frankfurt am Main

Clockwise from top, Frankfurt city centre, the Römer, the Hauptwache, Saalhof and the Alte Oper.

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Location of Frankfurt am Main within Hessen

Coordinates: 50°7′N 8°41′ECoordinates: 50°7′N 8°41′E

Country Germany

State Hesse

Admin. region Darmstadt

District Urban district

Founded 1st century

Government

• Lord Mayor Peter Feldmann (SPD)

• Governing parties CDU / SPD / Greens

Area

• City 248.31 km2 (95.87 sq mi)

Elevation 112 m (367 ft)

Population (2016-12-31)[3]

• City 736,414

• Density 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)

• Urban 2,319,029[2]

• Metro 5,604,523[1]

Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Postal codes 60306–60599, 65929–65936

Dialling codes 069, 06101, 06109

Vehicle registration F

Website www.frankfurt.de

Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (German: [ˈfʁaŋkfʊɐ̯ t am ˈmaɪn] ( listen); lit. 'Frankfurt on
the Main'), is a metropolis and the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest
city in Germany. Frankfurt was a city state, the Free City of Frankfurt, for nearly five centuries,
and was one of the most important cities of the Holy Roman Empire; it lost its sovereignty in
1866.
In 2015, Frankfurt has a population of 732,688 within its administrative boundaries, and [4]

2.3 million in its urban area. The city is at the centre of the larger Frankfurt Rhine-Main
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Metropolitan Region, which has a population of 5.5 million and is Germany's second-largest [1]

metropolitan region after Rhine-Ruhr. Since the enlargement of the European Union in 2013,
the geographic centre of the EU is about 40 km (25 mi) to the east of Frankfurt's central business
district, the Bankenviertel. Frankfurt is culturally and ethnically diverse, with around half of the
population, and a majority of young people, having a migration background. A quarter of the
population are foreign nationals, including many expatriates.
Frankfurt is an alpha world city and a global hub for commerce, culture, education, tourism and
transportation. It is the site of many global and European corporate headquarters. Frankfurt
Airport is among the world's busiest. Frankfurt is the major financial centreof the European
continent, with the HQs of the European Central Bank, German Federal Bank, Frankfurt Stock
Exchange, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, KfW, Commerzbank,
several cloud and fintech startups and other institutes. Automotive, technology and research,
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services, consulting, media and creative industries complement the economic base.
Frankfurt's DE-CIX is the world's largest internet exchange point. Messe Frankfurt is one of the
world's largest trade fairs. Major fairs include the Frankfurt Motor Show, the world's largest motor
show, the Music Fair, and the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest book fair.
Frankfurt is home to influential educational institutions, including the Goethe University, the UAS,
the FUMPA, and graduate schools like the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Its
renowned cultural venues include the concert hall Alte Oper, Europe's largest English
Theatre and many museums (e.g. the Museumsufer ensemble
with Städel and Liebieghaus, Senckenberg Natural Museum, Goethe House), the Schirn art
venue at the old town. Frankfurt's skyline is shaped by some of Europe's tallest skyscrapers. The
city is also characterised by various green areas and parks, including the central Wallanlagen,
the City Forestand two major botanical gardens, the Palmengarten and the University's Botanical
Garden. In electronic music, Frankfurt has been a pioneering city since the 1980s, with renowned
DJs including Sven Väth, Marc Trauner, Scot Project, Kai Tracid, and the clubs Dorian Gray,
U60311, Omen and Cocoon. In sports, the city is known as the home of the top tier football
club Eintracht Frankfurt, the basketball club Frankfurt Skyliners, the Frankfurt Marathon and the
venue of Ironman Germany. It is the seat of German sport unions for
the Olympics, football and motor sports.