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  Frankfurt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From 855 to 1792 Frankfurt was the electoral city for the Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
Frankfurt is also home to many cultural and educational institutions, the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, many museums, most of them lined up along the Main river on the Museumsufer (museum embankment), and a large botanical garden, the Palmengarten.
Frankfurt managed to remain neutral during the Thirty Years' War, but it suffered from the plague that was brought to the city by refugees.
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 Frankfurt -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
From 855-1792 Frankfurt was the electoral city for the German Emperors of the (Click link for more info and facts about Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation) Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation which ultimately failed to establish a central government over all of Germany.
Frankfurt has been Germany's financial capital for centuries, and is the richest city in (The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles) Europe.
Frankfurt was the original choice for the capital of West Germany, they even went as far as constructing a new parliament building, which was never used for its intended purpose and is now a TV studio.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fr/frankfurt.htm   (2416 words)

  
 Frankfurt, Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Although Frankfurt certainly is not in the heart of the Alps, skiers occasionally spend a night or two in the business capital on the way to or from an Alpine vacation.
Frankfurt’s accessibility is outstanding—only 15 minutes by train or taxi from the airport.
This is the district of the Altstadt, or old city; although the aerial bombings in World War II destroyed nearly 80 percent of the city, many of the oldest buildings have been restored, including historic St. Bartholomew Cathedral, the Nikolai church on the Römerberg and the unique, oval Paul’s Church across the street.
skisnowboardeurope.com /gatewaycities/Frankfurt.html   (393 words)

  
 Frankfurt Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Frankfurt is often seen only as a transit hub or a business centre, but it's so much more.
Frankfurt throws more money at the arts than any other European city so you'll most likely catch a ground-breaking exhibition at one of its museums.
Frankfurt is famous for its Handkase mit Musik, a round cheese with onions marinated in oil and vinegar.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/europe/germany/frankfurt   (277 words)

  
 AllTravel Frankfurt Germany travel and tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Frankfurt is the financial and commercial capital of Germany.
Frankfurt’s restored cathedral lies behind the Historischer Garten and is dominated by an elegant 15th century Gothic-style tower.
It is Frankfurt’s oldest square and boasts beautifully restored 14th and 15th century buildings.
www.alltravelgermany.com /Germany/Destination_Guides/Cities/Frankfurt.htm   (332 words)

  
 City: FRANKFURT/MAIN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
For many, Frankfurt is primarily "Mainhattan", city of finance and skyscrapers, but a closer look reveals a metropolis of many charms: The picturesque houses of the beautifully restored Römerberg in the city centre and the unique "Museum Mile" along the banks of the Main river.
Frankfurt is an ideal base for short sightseeing trips - for example by public transport in to the nearby Taunus Mountains and Odenwald Forest, or by train (1 hour to Heidelberg).
Getting there from locations in Germany and abroad is quick, easy and comfortable - the city has Europe's second largest airport and largest passenger railway station, and it is also a major cross-roads of the continent's main motorway arteries.
www.germany-tourism.de /e/dest_cities_frankfurt_e.html   (550 words)

  
 Car Hire Frankfurt from IIB Autos. Cheap Frankfurt Car Hire.
Finance, transport (it is the transport hub of Germany), and exhibitions are the three pillar industries of Frankfurt.
Frankfurt is sometimes referred to as the jewel in the crown of a united Europe.
Frankfurt has a number of institutions, among them its university, Johann-Wolfgang von Goethe Universität, as well as a number of museums, most of them lined up along the Main river on the Museumsufer (museum shore) and a large botanical garden, the Palmengarten.
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 Refusing To Compete In Frankfurt (washingtonpost.com)
After all, Frankfurt was home to some of the largest banks in the world, along with the busiest stock exchange on the continent.
Frankfurt's story is something of a metaphor for Germany's lagging economic performance.
As Germany has discovered, the alternative is a cozy and less demanding financial system that, in the long run, is less likely to produce growing industries and world-beating companies.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A26050-2004Jul29.html   (735 words)

  
 Consulate Frankfurt Germany
Consul General Peter Bodde joined Frankfurt students for a web chat with American author Todd Strasser (popularly known in Germany by his pen name, Morton Rhue) on October 20.
Students from around Germany participated in the chat from their computers at home.
The Marine Guard Detachment Frankfurt presented the colors to Consul General Peter W. Bodde in front of the new Consulate Office Building on Gießener Str.
frankfurt.usconsulate.gov   (1171 words)

  
 Learn German in Germany - Language School in Frankfurt
In Frankfurt, the people are open minded and it is not uncommon to see them in bars striking up a conversation with the next table along.
The Frankfurt we know today is the result of a blend of many smaller municipalities; and still, one doesn't have the feeling of being in such a large city.
Frankfurt is a bustling city with an important cultural heritage, breathtaking landscapes and sights and a wild nightlife.
www.sprachcaffe.com /english/study_abroad/language_schools/frankfurt/main.htm   (425 words)

  
 Frankfurt Hotels. Frankfurt Germany Accommodation in Bahnhofsveirtel for Reservation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Top Hotel Ambassador Frankfurt is located nearer to the headquarters of most of the major European Banks and within a short walk to most of Frankfurt´s tourist attractions such as the Opera, the Mayor´s Office, the Römerberg, and the Museum Mile.
Maritim Hotel Frankfurt is situated right beside the fair grounds and next to the historic Festhalle, which offers a rich programme covering a wide variety of events, top class atmosphere and is the ideal starting point for your stay here in Frankfurt.
Since 1905, Le Meridien Parkhotel Frankfurt is one of the most fashionable addresses in the city with its relaxed and friendly atmosphere and cosmopolitan spirit.
www.holidaycityeurope.com /frankfurt-city   (543 words)

  
 Frankfurt Germany
In addition, Frankfurt is a fair city, a literature city and above all a culture city: here the cradle of the German jazz scene with many small music taverns, in which you cannot only ease, is appropriate but also into the night much fun to have canned.
Frankfurt, because of its skyline also ' Mainhattan ' mentioned, is a large city in the country, between the mountain courses by 'Taunus' and 'Spessart' and surrounded by a wreath/ring of world-well-known health resorts, popular holidays areas and trip goals.
At this place is the 'Frankfurter Roemer' (Frankfurt Romans), the famous city hall of the city.
www.theallineed.com /travel/05012104.htm   (1005 words)

  
 Frankfurt Hotels - Hotels in Frankfurt Germany
Our Frankfurt Hotels in Frankfurt Germany site is designed to offer the best rates and availability for hotels in Frankfurt.
Frankfurt is a city full of curiosities, with traditional and modern clashing together in a mish mash of high skyscrapers and small half- timbered houses.
The city has a population of almost 540,000 residents, and a large immigrant community from all parts of the world, this city is a modern German city that still is embedded among its old traditional look.
www.frankfurt.globalhotels-24-7.com   (335 words)

  
 Hotels in Frankfurt Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Frankfurt, the gateway of Europe, with its international flavour, is a combination of business and lifestyle.
The InterContinental Frankfurt is located at the banks of the river Main and just a few minutes away from the theatre and banking districts, as well as shopping areas of the city.
The Holiday Inn Frankfurt City-South, Conference Centre is located in Sachsenhausen, the oldest and most famous part of Frankfurt, 3 km from the city center.With its 435 guest rooms (261 non-smoking) and 18 meeting rooms the hotel is the ideal place both for business people and leisure guests.
www.hotelrooms.com /pages/shortcuts/frankfurt.htm   (1097 words)

  
 CNN.com - Frankfurt crash threat ends safely - Jan. 6, 2003
Police arrested a man when he landed at Frankfurt airport on Sunday after he took a small plane at gunpoint and threatened to crash it into the European Central Bank skyscraper.
The man, who was alone in the plane, told German television network NTV he wanted to draw attention to his "big idol" Judith Resnik, a U.S. astronaut who died in the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.
The plane circled downtown Frankfurt for more than an hour, at times coming close to skyscrapers and flying low to the ground, as authorities spoke to the pilot from the control tower at Frankfurt International Airport to persuade him to land.
www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/01/05/germany.plane.ecb   (627 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious Allied powers of the US, UK, France, and the Soviet Union in 1945.
Germany's affluent and technologically powerful economy - the fifth largest in the world - has become one of the slowest growing economies in the euro zone.
Germany's aging population, combined with high unemployment, has pushed social security outlays to a level exceeding contributions from workers.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/gm.html   (1411 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Frankfurt, Germany (German Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
The city is an industrial, media, commercial, and financial center and a transportation hub.
It is headquarters of the leading German stock exchange, numerous commercial banks, and the Bundesbank, Germany's central bank; the European Central Bank also is there.
Frankfurt is the site of major international trade fairs, including an annual book fair.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/F/Frankfur.html   (227 words)

  
 Frankfurt, Germany: police chief justifies torture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
At the end of June, the Frankfurt regional criminal court upheld the charges against police chief superintendent Wolfgang Daschner.
His superior, the Frankfurt chief of police, insists that Daschner acted in an “emergency situation.” Legally this is untenable, since Daschner did not find himself in an exceptional situation, but in one covered explicitly by police regulations and the law.
A police officer is not permitted to act in the same way as might a desperate family member, who by chance ended up in a life-threatening situation and could not expect assistance from the state.
www.wsws.org /articles/2004/jul2004/tort-j08.shtml   (856 words)

  
 Christmas Market Frankfurt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Frankfurt's Christmas market is one of the really big and really old Christmas markets in Germany.
It is one of Germany's most important Christmas markets as well as one of the most lavishly decorated markets.
Up to the beginning of World War II Frankfurt also had the custom of the "St. Nicholas Giant", a custom that is nowhere else known.
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 Frankfurt Map, Frankfurt City Map, Frankfurt Street Map, Frankfurt Tourist Map, City Map of Frankfurt Germany
This folded map of the city of Frankfurt is printed on laminated paper, making the map waterproof, untearable and ideal to take along on your trip to Frankfurt.
The high quality folded map comprehensively covers places of interest in Frankfurt and includes detailed inset maps of the centre of Frankfurt, the countryside around Frankfurt, and the location of Frankfurt in Germany.
The map also depicts underground railway routes in Frankfurt, displays the average temperature, humidity and rainfall statistics of Frankfurt around the year and a list of places shown on the map of Frankfurt.
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 Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Frankfurt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Frankfurt, Germany is an international, English-speaking liberal religious community serving the Rhein-Main area.
In fellowship the insights of the past and present are shared among generations, service to the community is undertaken, friendships are made, and newcomers are welcomed.
Gerhmann, the newest members of the UU Frankfurt Fellowship will feature their experiences with their personal contact in Japan with the Rissho Koshi Kai Buddhists, a six million member "sister" to the UUA.
www.uufrankfurt.de   (1072 words)

  
 Europe Guide - Germany Travel - Map of Germany, Frankfurt, Berlin, Germany hotels
Germany is famous for picturesque little towns, old castles and villages, especially along River Rhine (Rüdesheim, Bingen, St. Goar).
In Central Germany there are many provincial capitals each with a special flair: British-like Hanover, Düsseldorf and Cologne with its carnival season, the financial capital Frankfurt, Leipzig, Dresden or Nuremberg with their christmas fairs.
Germany is situated in the very centre of Europe so short-term trips to France, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria or any other neighbouring country are easy to be done.
www.europeetravel.com /germany   (547 words)

  
 Hotels in Frankfurt, Germany. Frankfurt centre and airport hotels.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany - a city that is home to European Central Bank must be a special one.
It is where the idea of European currency had been brough to life and where mainland's financial tycoons decide about the future of Europe.
Frankfurt shall not be treated as an industrial city, though.
www.europe-cities.com /hotels-frankfurt.aspx   (238 words)

  
 Learn Germn in Frankfurt at did Institut
The metropolis on the river Main is Germany's "money capital." Indeed, it is one of the most important financial capitals in the world.
This is a city of superlatives: it is an important industrial trade and transport center.
Frankfurt is an advertising capital and is host to the most important international trade fairs (for the automobile and book industries, among others).
www.linguaserviceworldwide.com /didfrank.htm   (341 words)

  
 Airline to cut Frankfurt route - PittsburghLIVE.com
Frankfurt is among 20 more nonstop destinations that US Airways said it will eliminate this fall at Pittsburgh International.
Except for Frankfurt and Montreal, most of the destinations are small or midsize cities, including State College and Williamsport; Akron-Canton, Ohio; and Ottawa, Canada.
Nonstop service to Germany's financial capital began in the mid-1990s and is used by a host of Pittsburgh-area businesses, including Bayer Corp., Kennametal Inc., Siemens AG.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/business/s_208030.html   (576 words)

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