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Bockenheim (Frankfurt am Main)

Bockenheim
Stadtteil of Frankfurt am Main
Coat of arms of Bockenheim
Coat of arms
Bockenheim  is located in Germany
Bockenheim
Bockenheim
Coordinates: 50°07′26″N 08°38′21″E / 50.12389°N 8.63917°E / 50.12389; 8.63917Coordinates: 50°07′26″N 08°38′21″E / 50.12389°N 8.63917°E / 50.12389; 8.63917
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Urban district
Town Frankfurt am Main
Area
 • Total 5.401 km2 (2.085 sq mi)
Population (2007-12-31)
 • Total 33,067
 • Density 6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 60486, 60487
Dialling codes 069
Vehicle registration F
Website www.frankfurt.de

Bockenheim is a city district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt II.

Bockenheim lies west of central Frankfurt and is the third largest district by population in Frankfurt after Sachsenhausen and the Nordend with approximately 35,000 inhabitants.

Bockenheim is bordered by the Goethe University, the Senckenberg museum and the Frankfurt Trade Fair in the south.

Bockenheim also houses the global headquarters of the Hesse Bundesbank

It is planned to demolish the University campus in Bockenheim, and relocate its faculties in campuses in other areas of Frankfurt.



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