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Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt Skyline (33039733070).jpg
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Frankfurt Am Main-Saalhof-Ansicht vom Eisernen Steg.jpg Hauptwache Frankfurt am Main.jpg
Flag of Frankfurt am Main
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Coat of arms of Frankfurt am Main
Coat of arms
Frankfurt am Main  is located in Germany
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt am Main
Coordinates: 50°7′N 8°41′E / 50.117°N 8.683°E / 50.117; 8.683Coordinates: 50°7′N 8°41′E / 50.117°N 8.683°E / 50.117; 8.683
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 (2015-12-31)
 • City 732,688
 • Density 3,000/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
 • Urban 2,319,029
 • Metro 5,604,523
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 60001–60599, 65901–65936
Dialling codes 069, 06109, 06101
Vehicle registration F
Website www.frankfurt.de
Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality Population (2015)
 Turkey 26,735
 Croatia 15,053
 Italy 14,827
 Poland 13,931
 Romania 9,913
 Serbia 8,641
 Bulgaria 7,841
 Spain 6,993
 Greece 6,697
 Morocco 5,873

Frankfurt am Main (German pronun­cia­tion: [ˈfʁaŋkfʊɐ̯t am ˈmaɪ̯n]) is a metropolis and the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2015 population of 731,095 within its administrative boundaries, and 2.3 million in its urban area. The city is at the centre of the larger Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, which has a population of 5.8 million and is Germany's second-largest 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 CBD, 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's the site of many global and European corporate headquarters. Frankfurt Airport is among the world's busiest. Frankfurt is the major financial centre of the European continent, with the HQs of the European Central Bank, German Federal Bank, , Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, DZ Bank, KfW, several cloud and fintech startups and other institutes. Automotive, technology and research, 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.


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