Raunheim

Coat of arms

Raunheim

Location of Raunheim within Groß-Gerau district

Coordinates: 50°01′N 08°27′E / 50.017°N 8.450°ECoordinates: 50°01′N 08°27′E / 50.017°N 8.450°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Thomas Jühe

Area

• Total

13.01 km² (5.02 sq mi)

Population (2015-12-31)

• Total

15,636

• Density

1,200/km² (3,100/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

65479

06142

Website

Raunheim is a town in Groß-Gerau district in Hesse, Germany and a part of the Frankfurt Urban Region as well as the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region.

Raunheim lies in the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region between Frankfurt am Main (24 km southwest of downtown) and Mainz on the south bank of the Main, 3 km northeast of Rüsselsheim.

Raunheim borders in the north on the towns of Hattersheim am Main (Main-Taunus-Kreis) and Kelsterbach, in the east on the district-free city of Frankfurt am Main, in the south on the town of Rüsselsheim, and in the west on the town of Flörsheim am Main (Main-Taunus-Kreis).

Raunheim consists of only one constituent community.

In 1425 Count John IV. of Katzenelnbogen bought the villages Seilfurt und Raunheim for 5000 florin from the Lords of Eppstein.

The town council for Raunheim consists of 32 councillors. The municipal elections on 18 March 2001 yielded the following results:

Raunheim's civic coat of arms have no clear meaning. The charge in the arms is first known from a document dating from 1625. The seal used on the document likely dates back further. The ringlike charge is also seen on 18th-century town limit markers. The arms were granted in 1926.[1]

Raunheim maintains partnership links with the following towns:

The town's advantageous location on the Main and near the airport and Autobahn led to quick growth after the Second World War (1945 population: 3,600) and to its becoming an important industrial location. Several thousand jobs are set to arise soon on the former Caltex refinery's old lands.

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