Dreieich

Dreieichenhain Castle ruins

Coat of arms

Dreieich

Location of Dreieich within Offenbach district

Coordinates: 50°00′N 8°42′E / 50.000°N 8.700°ECoordinates: 50°00′N 8°42′E / 50.000°N 8.700°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Dieter Zimmer (SPD)

Area

• Total

53.328 km² (20.590 sq mi)

Elevation

140 m (460 ft)

Population (2015-12-31)

• Total

40,601

• Density

760/km² (2,000/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

63303

06103, 06074

Website

Dreieich is a town in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hessen, Germany. The town is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area and is located roughly 10 km south of downtown Frankfurt am Main. With a population of more than 40,000 it is the district’s second largest town.

Dreieich lies in the Offenbach district. Its northernmost constituent community of Sprendlingen lies some 10 km north of Darmstadt. Between Dreieich-Götzenhain and Dietzenbach rises the river Bieber.

Dreieich borders in the north on the town of Neu-Isenburg, in the northeast on the district-free city of Offenbach, in the east on the towns of Heusenstamm, Dietzenbach and Rödermark, in the south on the community of Messel (Darmstadt-Dieburg) and the district-free city of Darmstadt and in the southwest on the town of Langen. To the west lies Frankfurt Airport.

The town of Dreieich came into being on 1 January 1977 in the framework of municipal restructuring in the Offenbach district, bringing together five communities which until then had been self-administering. At the time of the merger, their population figures were as follows:

Today, 41.093 people live in Dreieich, counting only those with their main residences in the town, although this figure jumps to 43,742 if people with a second home in town are counted. Inhabitants here come from 117 different nations (as of 30 July 2007).

In 1977, Dreieich hosted the 17th Hessentag state festival.

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