Mainhausen

Mainhausen
Coat of arms
Mainhausen
Location of Mainhausen within Offenbach district
Coordinates: 50°01′N 9°0′E / 50.017°N 9.000°E / 50.017; 9.000Coordinates: 50°01′N 9°0′E / 50.017°N 9.000°E / 50.017; 9.000
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Offenbach
Government
• Mayor	Ruth Disser (SPD)
Area
• Total	17.92 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	9,211
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	63533
Dialling codes	06182
Vehicle registration	OF
Website	www.mainhausen.de

Mainhausen is a community of over 9,000 in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.

Mainhausen is one of 13 towns and communities in the Offenbach district, lying in the southernmost part of Hesse right on the boundary with Bavaria. The community lies on the eastern edge of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region right on the Main and southeast of the Frankfurt am Main metropolis.

The municipal area covers 17.92 km².

Mainhausen borders in the west and north on the town of Seligenstadt, in the east on the communities of Karlstein, Kleinostheim and (all three in Aschaffenburg district) and in the south on the town of Babenhausen (Darmstadt-Dieburg).

Mainhausen’s two Ortsteile are Mainflingen and Zellhausen; it is the smallest community in the Offenbach district. It came into being in 1977 through the merger of the two current member centres.

In the Middle Ages, near Mainflingen, stood Hausen (Husen), which in 1357 was mentioned as an Imperial knightly fief from Hanau. The Häuser Schloss is an old tower hill from the 10th or 11th century whose builders are unknown.

Mainflingen was known in mediaeval documents as Manolfingen, after the founder Manolf (a Germanic given name). The placename ending —ingen is a sign that the place was founded during the Migration Period (Völkerwanderung).