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 The Institute of Social Research Frankfurt/Main - History
The empirical work in the second main area examines the problems and opportunities presented by social integration when the traditional form of social state is being eroded, in particular it examines social exclusion, non-state actors in social politics, welfare cultures and the relation between the sexes, but also the institutionalization of care provision.
That Frankfurt's Lord Mayor Adickes succeeded in closely binding the patronage in the city with its cultural policy was largely due to his cooperation with Wilhelm Merton; the director of the firm Metallgesellschaft concerned himself with the social issues arising from the "Gründerzeit".
It was in 1918 in Frankfurt that with the funds from a foundation the first chair in sociology was established in Germany, and in 1919 the Minister for Culture at the suggestion of the sponsor businessman Karl Kotzenberg, pushed through the appointment of an outsider.
www.ifs.uni-frankfurt.de /english/history.htm   (3743 words)

  
 Frankfurt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frankfurt managed to remain neutral during the Thirty Years' War, but it suffered from the plague that was brought to the city by refugees.
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.
From 855 to 1792 Frankfurt was the electoral city for the Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frankfurt_am_Main   (2314 words)

  
 Frankfurt - Wikitravel
Frankfurt (German: Frankfurt am Main) is a medium-sized city in Hesse, in Central Germany, known for its high-rises and international airport.
Frankfurt's airport is the second busiest in Europe (after London Heathrow and before Paris Charles de Gaulle) and the seventh-busiest airport in the world according to 2002 passenger numbers.
Frankfurt is located roughly in the centre of Germany (a bit to the south-west) and as such, it is a transportation nexus.
wikitravel.org /en/Frankfurt   (5136 words)

  
 Frankfurt-am-Main Hotels - Best Frankfurt Hotels - Discount Hotels Frankfurt.
Straddling the River Main not long before it converges with the Rhine, FRANKFURT AM MAIN is the capital city Germany has never actually had, having been cheated on more than one occasion of the role to which its history and central geographical position would seem to entitle it.
Frankfurt has an energetic nightlife and is a thriving recreational centre for the whole of Hesse, with a good selection of theatres and galleries, and an even better range of museums, mostly concentrated along the south bank of the River Main.
Most of central Frankfurt can be covered on foot; almost all the main sights lie within the bounds of the old city walls, which have been turned into a stretch of narrow parkland describing an approximate semicircle around the city centre.
www.discounthotel-worldwide.com /hotels/germany/frankfurt-am-main-hotel.htm   (403 words)

  
 Wikimania 2005 city - Meta
Located in the centre of Frankfurt, on the banks of the river Main with a view of the skyscrapers and the old city.
Frankfurt is one of the most international cities in Germany.
Frankfurt is an important conference city, so there are also many more and of course much bigger conference locations.
meta.wikimedia.org /wiki/Wikimania:City   (1647 words)

  
 UrbanRail.Net > Europe > Germany > FRANKFURT U-Bahn (Stadtbahn)
Frankfurt (650.000 inhabitants) is known as the financial capital of Germany.
The line was extended to the southern shore of the Main river in 1984.
The Frankfurt U-Bahn is actually a combined system of full metro and typical German Stadtbahn (see Stuttgart).
www.urbanrail.net /eu/ffm/frankfrt.htm   (523 words)

  
 ABAKA - Hotels in Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
The hotel is placed directly opposite the main station nearby the Frankfurt fair.
The Hotel is centrally located in front of the main station,within 5 minutes reach from the fair-ground, in the heart of the city.
Located in the heart of Frankfurt, the newly designed Manhattan Hotel is the ideal choice of the business or leisure traveller seeking genuine hospitality in a modern setting.
www.abaka.com /Germany/Frankfurt.html   (608 words)

  
 City: FRANKFURT/MAIN
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).
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.
, a unique collection of 13 museums along both sides of the Main river, has rightfully earned Frankfurt a worldwide reputation as a major centre of the arts.
www.germany-tourism.de /e/dest_cities_frankfurt_e.html   (550 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Born Mathilde Graumann in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Marchesi was a mezzo-soprano and teacher who extended the traditions of bel canto into the 20th century.
Also known as Frankfurt, or Frankfurt on the Main, the city stands on the banks of the Main River, about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from where the river joins the Rhine.
English Frankfurt on the Main largest city of Hessen Land (state), western Germany.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9035172   (817 words)

  
 Indymedia UK - Actions against the WTO in Frankfurt am main
Actions against the WTO in Frankfurt am main
Actions in Frankfurt am main Germany have begun and contunie from nov 8th to the 10th
A group had gone to the main train station in downtown frankfurt and is giving away food,food not bombs style and distubting info about the WTO and capitalism and how it realates to world wide hunger.
www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2001/11/15685.html   (535 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Article
The Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main was founded in 1914 as a Citizens' University, which means that while it was a State university of Prussia, it had been founded and financed by...
The most famous University of Frankfurt scholars are associated with this school, including Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer, and Jürgen Habermas, as well as Herbert Marcuse, Erich Fromm, and Walter Benjamin.
The University of Frankfurt is best known for the Institute for Social Research (founded 1924), institutional home of the Frankfurt School, one of the most important 20th century schools of philosophy and social thought at all.
www.ipedia.com /johann_wolfgang_goethe_university_frankfurt_am_main.html   (300 words)

  
 Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA)
Frankfurt-Main, the largest airport in Germany, is located six miles (9 km) southwest of the center of Frankfurt.
The airport train station is on a main line of the German Rail Network (DB), and is a short walk from arrivals area A, inside Terminal 1.
An airport information center in terminal one, area B, is open from 6:30 A.M. to 10 P.M. Lufthansa operates several information desks around areas A and B of Terminal 1.
www.sky-guides.com /frankfurt_airport.html   (368 words)

  
 Passenger Opinions about Frankfurt Main Airport
I made transits thru Frankfurt Main twice and I have never had problems finding the gates or terminals.
Frankfurt airport is indeed very large but after having changed plane here quite a few times I must say it is also very efficient and I have never had any problems using it.
Frankfurt is meant to be one of the world's great airports but is clearly operating way beyond its capacity.
www.airlinequality.com /Airports/Airport_forum/fra.htm   (5515 words)

  
 Airfield Directions - Frankfurt
For many years it also housed a variety of American military aircraft, like the C-9 and C-130, and was one of the main USAF bases in Europe with frequent visiting C-5, C-141 among others.
Continuing the road that lead you to the spotters corner of runway 18W, and turning left, gives you a chance to identify some of the visitors on the cargo aprons on the north side of Frankfurt Main.
Frankfurt is the busiest airport of Germany and in the top three of Europe.
www.scramble.nl /civ/airports/eddf.htm   (1149 words)

  
 ArabellaSheraton Grand Hotel. Frankfurt/Main, Germany - Discounted rates at www.travel-hotels-in-the-usa.com
Frankfurt has been one of Europe's major financial centers since the thirteenth century, and with that in mind, our hotel offers services and amenities specifically created for our business guests.
Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel is situated in the heart of Frankfurt, near the banking and finance district, the famous shopping districts "Zeil" and "Goethestraße" and most of the historic sights.
The museum-bank, the palmhouse and our churches are only a few of the many famous sights in Frankfurt!
www.travel-hotels-in-the-usa.com /hotel/de/frankfurt_arabellagrand.html   (1424 words)

  
 Hotels Frankfurt - Hotel Kaiserhof ***
From all directions follow the sign to the Frankfurt city centre - main train station(Stadtmitte - Hauptbahnhof), and park your car in the underground car park which is on the north side of the station.
elcome to Frankfurt, the metropolis on the river Main, the International finance Centre and home to the major trade fairs.
The main entrance is directly opposite of where Kaiser street begins.
www.abaka.com /Germany/Kaiserhof   (259 words)

  
 IHK Frankfurt am Main - Opening event in Zurich
IHK Frankfurt am Main - Opening event in Zurich
Take part and be a winner - this is the slogan for FrankfurtRheinMain & Friends to develop an attractive profile over the next few months - around the world and in FrankfurtRheinMain, too.
He was speaking in two capacities: as the President of the CCI Frankfurt and Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council of the business initiative Metropolitana.
www.frankfurt-main.ihk.de /presse/ihk-wirtschaftsforum/2003/0312/event   (909 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main on Encyclopedia.com
Frankfurt am Main.The ruins of the city, and private vegetable patches.
Frankfurt am Main, a man looking at the ruined city.
Eurohypo AG: 'Jumbo' Visits Bull and Bear in Front of Frankfurt's Stock Exchange.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-F1rankfurM1.asp   (337 words)

  
 Frankfurt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To the West, Frankfurt borders the Main-Taunus district (Cities and Municipalities Hattersheim am Main, Kriftel, Hofheim am Taunus, Kelkheim (Taunus), Liederbach am Taunus, Sulzbach (Taunus), Schwalbach am Taunus and Eschborn); to the Northwest the Hochtaunuskreis (Cities Steinbach (Taunus), Oberursel (Taunus) and Bad Homburg v.d.
Frankfurt managed to remain neutral during the Thirty Years' War, but it suffered from the plague that was brought to the city by refugees.
Höhe); to the North the Wetteraukreis (Cities Karben and Bad Vilbel); to the Northeast the Main-Kinzig district (Municipality Niederdorfelden and the city Maintal); to the Southeast the city Offenbach am Main; to the South the Offenbach district (City Neu-Isenburg); and to the Southwest the Groß-Gerau district (Cities Mörfelden-Walldorf, Rüsselsheim und Kelsterbach).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frankfurt   (337 words)

  
 Messe Frankfurt GmbH - Home
With more than 100 trade fairs and exhibitions worldwide the Messe Frankfurt GmbH is a major player in global trade fair business.
All trade fairs outside Frankfurt at a glance...
The European prize is presented in recognition of projects which combine exemplary architectural design with innovative engineering.
www.messefrankfurt.com /corporate/en   (127 words)

  
 Fraport AG
The Frankfurt Airport Schedule of Charges is a system of charging fixed amounts per movement based on the measured noise level of the aircraft more...
Following two very successful vacation months when the five million passenger mark was exceeded for the first time, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) almost reached this monthly record again in September 2005 – when 4,959,193 passengers used the FRA global air transportation hub.
This represents a 2.6 percent increase compared to the same month of the 2004 record year and establishes a new peak figure for the month of September.
www.fraport.com   (635 words)

  
 USAREUR - Cities - Frankfurt
Frankfurt - Dokumentation zur Nachkriegszeit - a German web site (sorry, only auf Deutsch!) that focuses on the rebuilding of the beautiful city of Frankfurt am Main that had been significantly damaged during World War II.
Although the I.G. Farben building in its vastness was the largest aerial target in the Frankfurt area, the structure was spared bombing.
That year, an anti-aircraft unit, whose purpose was defending Frankfurt from enemy bombs, took up residence in the kaserne.
www.usarmygermany.com /USAREUR_City_Frankfurt.htm   (2044 words)

  
 Horkheimer-Pollock-Archiv, Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
The Marcuse-Archive of the Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main is situated on the second floor of the Frankfurt Literaturhaus.
The greatest part of the literary remains of Max Horkheimer is published in the 19 volumed edition of collected works which is published by the S.Fischer Publishers in Frankfurt am Main.
Furthermore, there are letters and manuscripts received by third parties, which in their lives have had some connection intellectually, socially and politically to do with the works of Horkheimer and Pollock.
www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de /archive/ehork.html   (260 words)

  
 Frankfurt Hash House Harriers - founded 1987
If you need a lift to get to the start of the run, please call the hare and he or she will help put you in touch with someone.
This organisation runs serious trips to popular Alpine resorts throughout the winter months, on the other hand they also enjoy a beer or two and like partying and can be almost as idiotic as us.
However, please note that some of the language and songs may not be suitable for children.
www.frankfurt-hash.de   (614 words)

  
 Steigenberger Airport Hotel Frankfurt. Frankfurt/Main, Germany - Discounted rates at www.bookings-de.org
Only 900m from airport Frankfurt but it is quite located because of the adjacent city forest of Frankfurt; 1,8 km to the ICE-station of the airport, 10 km to the city centre, 12 km to the fair grounds, 85 km to Heidelberg.
The guest reviews are submitted by our customers after their stay at Steigenberger Airport Hotel Frankfurt.
The biggest wellness and fitness area (570m²) at the airport Frankfurt invites you.
www.bookings-de.org /hotel/de/steigenairportfrankfurt.en.html   (1576 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main - Frankfurt in Bildern - Webcams
Frankfurt am Main - Frankfurt in Bildern - Webcams
www.frankfurt.de /sis/Stadtportrait_webcam0_e.html   (9 words)

  
 PR Newswire: New Name: Soon 'Fraport' Instead of Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG.@ HighBeam Research
In preparation for its planned initial public offering (IPO) in early summer 2001, Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG (FAG) is repositioning itself as an international corporate group under the new name "Fraport".
Flughafen Frankfurt Main Presents Its New Brand Name
The IPO is intended primarily to provide the necessary funding for the company's planned expansion of Frankfurt Airport and the expansion of global activities in the form of subsidiary companies, shareholdings and cooperative joint...
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:67455616&refid=holomed_1   (199 words)

  
 IHK Frankfurt am Main - Chamber of Commerce and Industry
You will find comprehensive information in English on the Internet site of the Frankfurt am Main CCI that gives you an overview of the economic structure in FrankfurtRhineMain and also explains the main legal framework conditions to do with starting up a business.
The Frankfurt am Main CCI does its best to ensure the success of all companies in this region.
Welcome to the Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Commerce and Industry
www.frankfurt-main.ihk.de /english   (159 words)

  
 Frankfurt/Main Bed and Breakfast Webring Deutschland - guestrooms and apartments
quiet guest rooms in Hattersheim near Frankfurt/Main, 3 rooms for two - third guest in each room possible, bathroom for guests for sharing, completeley equipped kitchen for free using, 9 km to airport Frankfurt, close to the railway station.
Apartment with two rooms for up to 6 guests, one room with balcony, fully equipped kitchen, bath with bathtub, breakfast possible, just 20 minutes to the inner city of Frankfurt (by car or public transportation).
guestroom for up to 3 guests, traffic favorable located in a nice quiet area in th esouth of the river Main in district Sachsenhausen, you can reach the inner city and the fairground in 4 minutes by underground
www.bandb-ring.de /p/rfrankfurte.htm   (443 words)

  
 ISU 2005 - Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität und FH Frankfurt am Main - Arrival and Departure
If you would like to arrive earlier, you must find alternative accommodation, for example the Youth Hostel in Frankfurt.
Take the S-Bahn to Frankfurt Main Train Station (approx.
Destination Airport: Frankfurt / Main (international airport) (FRA)
www.wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de /isu-frankfurt/2005/anreise_en.htm   (477 words)

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