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Frankfurt am Main (German: [ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁt ʔam ˈmaɪn] ⓘ; lit. "Frank ford on the Main") is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany, and it is the only city in the country rated as an "alpha world city" according to GaWC.
Frankfurt am Main (anhören ⓘ /?) ist mit 773.068 Einwohnern (31. Dezember 2022) die bevölkerungsreichste Stadt des Landes Hessen und die fünftgrößte Deutschlands. Sie ist kreisfrei und bildet das Zentrum des Ballungsraums Frankfurt mit mehr als 2,3 Millionen Einwohnern.
Apr 21, 2024 · Frankfurt am Main, city in western Germany that lies along the Main River about 19 miles upstream from its confluence with the Rhine River at Mainz. There is evidence of Celtic and Germanic settlements in the city dating from the 1st century BCE, as well as Roman remains from the 1st and 2nd centuries CE.
Frankfurt in 1612 Coat of arms of Frankfurt am Main. The city of Frankfurt am Main started on a hill at a ford in the Main River. The city developed into a financial centre, nicknamed the smallest metropolis in the world.
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (German: [ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁt ʔam ˈmaɪn] ; Hessian: Frangford am Maa, lit. "Frank ford on the Main"), is one of the biggest cities in Germany. The city of Frankfurt has a population of 700,000. The metropolitan area, called Rhine-Main after its two biggest rivers, has over four million people. Frankfurt is ...
Frankfurt is the largest city in the Rhenish Franconian dialect area. Frankfurt am Main is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany, and it is the only city in the country rated as an "alpha world city" according to GaWC.
After the end of the Holy Roman Empire, Frankfurt joined the Confederation of the Rhine and under the First Prince Karl Theodor of Dalberg, became the capital of a short-lived (1810-1813) grand duchy of Frankfurt. In 1815, Frankfurt became a free city and the seat of the federal government.
