Offenbach, Hesse
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Offenbach on the Main river
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 Offenbach am Main
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| Coordinates: 50°6′0″N 8°48′0″E / 50.10000°N 8.80000°ECoordinates: 50°6′0″N 8°48′0″E / 50.10000°N 8.80000°E | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| State | Hesse | ||
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | ||
| District | Urban district | ||
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| • Mayor | Horst Schneider (SPD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 44.90 km2 (17.34 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015-12-31) | |||
| • Total | 123,734 | ||
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
| Postal codes | 63001 - 63075 | ||
| Dialling codes | 069 | ||
| Vehicle registration | OF | ||
| Website | www.offenbach.de | ||
Offenbach am Main (German pronunciation: [ˈɔfənbaχ am ˈmaɪ̯n]) is a city in Hesse, Germany, located on the left bank of the river Main and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. Offenbach has a population of 126,934.
In the 20th century the city's economy was dominated by the machine-building and leather industries, and it was also a major centre of the typography and design industries. Other important industries are the automobile and pharmaceutical industries. During the Second World War the city suffered heavily from bombing by the Allied Forces. More than half of the city's population have a non-German background, with Turks, former Yugoslavs, Arabs, Italians, Greeks and Poles as major groups.
The inner town of Offenbach is quite large and has only a few suburbs. In the east the three incorporated: Bürgel (incorporated 1908), Bieber (incorporated April 1, 1938), and Rumpenheim (incorporated April 4, 1942). In the south are the newer suburbs Lauterborn and Rosenhöhe, Tempelsee, the office town Kaiserlei and the industrial area Waldheim. The newest suburb is Mathildenviertel in the center near to the Main river.
The first documented reference to a suburb of Offenbach appears in 770. In a document of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II dating to 977 exists the first mention of the place of Offenbach. During the Middle Ages Offenbach passed through many hands. Only in 1486 could the Count Ludwig of Isenburg finally take control of city for his family, and 1556 Count Reinhard of Isenburg relocated his Residence to Offenbach, building a palace, the Isenburger Schloß (Isenburg Palace), which was completed in 1559. It was destroyed by fire in 1564 and rebuilt in 1578.
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