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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 managed to remain neutral during the Thirty Years' War, but it suffered from the plague that was brought to the city by refugees.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frankfurt   (2266 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany.
Frankfurt is also the home of the European Central Bank and the German Bundesbank, as well as a large number of big commercial banks, notably Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank and Commerzbank.
Frankfurt is also home to many cultural and educational institutions, among them Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, its university, and many museums, most of them lined up along the Main river on the Museumsufer (museum embankment), and a large botanical garden, the Palmengarten.
www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Frankfurt_am_Main   (1816 words)

  
 Frankfurt-am-Main Hotels - Best Frankfurt Hotels - Discount Hotels Frankfurt.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Frankfurt is a major communications and transport centre, and consequently gives many travellers their first taste of the country.
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)

  
 Twin city Frankfurt am Main (Germany)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In 1356, the Golden Bull determined Frankfurt as the place for the election of the German kings.
From 1810 to 1813, Frankfurt was the capital of the Dukedom Frankfurt and in 1848/49 St. Paul's Church was the seat of the first freely elected parliament of the German states including Austria.
The universities and colleges of higher education, research institutions and libraries (Frankfurt is the home of the German National Library) add to its importance.
www.leipzig.de /int/en/int_messen/partnerstaedte/frankfurt_main/index.shtml   (268 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main, Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Frankfurt is the financial centre of Germany, and one of the biggest in Europe (after London).
Frankfurt skyline, as seen from the River Main.
A cruise down along the river Main is very interesting..for the five minutes or so in the downtown area.
www.simonward.com /cgi-bin/page.cgi?large/frankfurt   (198 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main Hotels : Hotel InterContinental Frankfurt : Frankfurt am Main, Germany : Frankfurt Specifics
Many of Europe's leading financial institutions are based in Frankfurt, including the German Stock Exchange, the Bundesbank, and the newly built European Central Bank.
Frankfurt has a thriving theatre scene, but is probably best known as the jazz capital of continental Europe.
Summer temperatures in Frankfurt are at their hottest during June, July and August, reaching 24°C (75°F).
frankfurt.intercontinental.com /fraha/visit_03.html   (464 words)

  
 Alt Hoechst - Frankfurt am Main
This was burnt down in 1396 by the city of Frankfurt, which considered the customs point here a thorn in its eye.
Jahrhunderts brachte Infolge der ab 1840 zwischen Frankfurt und Wiesbaden verkehrenden „Taunusbahn“ und dem darauf folgenden Industrialisierungsschub einen tiefgreifenden wirtschaftlichen, städtebaulichen und sozialen Wandel, in dessen Verlauf sich Höchst zu einer weltbekannten Industriestadt entwickelte.
Frankfurt - Hoechst - as it was earlier
www.altfrankfurt.com /Stadtteil/Hoechst   (855 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It is formed, near Kulmbach, by the confluence of the Weisser (White) Main, which rises in the Fichtel Mountains, and the Roter (Red) Main, which rises on the eastern slope of the Fränkische Mountains (Franconian Jura).
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.
Born in Cologne, Germany, Steinberg conducted opera in Cologne, Prague, and Frankfurt am Main.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9035172?tocId=9035172   (866 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main, Galaxy
Frankfurt am Main, is a major manufacturing, financial, commercial, and transportation centre, served by rail lines and the Rhine-Main Airport.
The outstanding church of Frankfurt is the Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew.
Although the area was settled as early as the Stone Age, Frankfurt was probably established as a Roman settlement about the 1st century AD.
www.mjcweb.com /nfletc/nfle/ctfrager.htm   (270 words)

  
 CDU-Fraktion Frankfurt am Main
In the 1997 Frankfurt parliamentary elections, we succeeded in breaking the SPD-Green coalition preparing the way for a forward-looking plan for the city's development.
Frankfurt am Main is uniquely situated as a financial center of both Europe and Germany.
Frankfurt must not be a mere spectator of this rapid development-it must take an active role in charting the course for this new technology and in securing.
www.cdu-fraktion-ffm.de /englisch.php   (227 words)

  
 IHK Frankfurt am Main - Conciliationboard
These Rules of Procedure of the Conciliation Board were adopted on 21 June 2000 by the Plenary Assembly of the Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The parties undertake in the case of differences of opinion to conduct a conciliation procedure with the goal of elaborating a fair agreement reflecting their different interests by means of mediation with the support of a neutral conciliator bearing in mind the economic, legal, personal and social circumstances.
(description of the contract) or about its validity shall be conciliated in accordance with the Conciliation Rules of the Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) and the Frankfurt am Main Bar Association (Rechtsanwaltskammer) under exclusion of recourse to the ordinary courts of law.
www.frankfurt-main.ihk.de /english/legal_matters/disputeregulation/conciliationboard   (2352 words)

  
 ABAKA - Hotels in Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
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.
Main facilities: Reception hall, elevator, non-smoking rooms, conference facilities, tv-room, hotel safe, air conditioning in the lobby, hotel bar, café-bistro, smoke detector, public underground parking garage 50 m from the hotel, multimedia facilities
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.
www.abaka.com /Germany/Frankfurt.html   (608 words)

  
 Frankfurt Am Main - Hotels - compare prices, reviews and buy at NexTag - Price - Review
The city Hotel Frankfurt (3 stars) is located in a quiet lane directly in the city center and is only few...
The new Tryp Frankfurt 4 stars (opening date: September 8th, 2003) is located close to the Frankfurt Fairground and the highways...
In the heart of Frankfurt, the newly designed and refurbished Bristol Hotel is the ideal choice of the business or leisure...
www.nextag.com /goto.jsp?search=frankfurt+am+main&p=169&node=2703100   (331 words)

  
 Saalhof - Frankfurt am Main
At the Saalhof, the Old City met the river Main.
It also guarded the most important gate of the city's defenses on the Main, the "Fahrtor." which closed the Roemerberg off from the river.
Hochwasser des Mains gab es in vergangenen Jahrhunderten bis in die heutige Zeit immer wieder.
www.altfrankfurt.com /Altstadt/DomWest/Saalhof   (279 words)

  
 Wikimania:City - Meta
en:Frankfurt am Main is part of the highly populated Rhine-Main area (de:Rhein-Main-Gebiet) with around 4 to 5 million residents.
Frankfurt is an important conference city, so there are also many more and of course much bigger conference locations.
Using the infrastructure of the University of Frankfurt, the University for Applied Science and local private academies, we are able to reach the local academic community.
meta.wikimedia.org /wiki/Wikimania:City   (1647 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main
It is an industrial, commercial, and banking centre, with electrical and machine industries, and an inland port on the River Main.
, Frankfurt was a free imperial city from 1372–1806, when it was incorporated into Prussia.
It was the headquarters of the US zone of occupation after World War II and of the Anglo–US zone from 1947–49.
www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0001418.html   (194 words)

  
 CHARLES BRAY's Frankfurt am Mai Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Frankfurt am Main : 86 Billion Take Over Firm.
I couldn’t believe it cost so much for such firm: In April 27th 2004 the Bitter Medicine Employees of Franco-German drug maker Aventis Sa demonstrate in Frankfurt against the $86 billion takeover of their firm by Sanofi-synthelabo SA of France.
A union official said Aventis workers in Germany were angered, saddened and disappointed at the takeover, feelings Aventis was “strong enough to go it alone.
www.greatestcities.com /users/cbray5003/Europe/Germany/Hesse/Frankfurt_am_Main   (74 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Views of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, including the stock exchange.
English Frankfurt on the Main largest city of Hessen Land (state), western Germany.
The Institute for Social Research (Institut für Sozialforschung) was founded by Carl Grünberg in 1923 as an adjunct of the University of Frankfurt; it was the first Marxist-oriented research centre affiliated...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9035172   (866 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main Germany
Frankfurt is a cultural and economic centre situated in the heart of Europe.
We take the motto of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ literally, which is why Frankfurt's football family will be extending a warm welcome to football fans from all over the world.  more
The Frankfurt Card includes all public transport, reduced admission at numerous museums, city tours and river cruises.
www.frankfurt-tourismus.de /default_e.html   (146 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main
Why would an american stay in Frankfurt am Main for so long?
Frankfurt is one of the few European cities with a skyline to speak of, most of which has been erected over the last 20 years.
I work in one of the skyscrapers for a bib (big investment bank).
radio.weblogs.com /0100330/stories/2002/01/18/frankfurtAmMain.html   (80 words)

  
 Hotels Frankfurt - Hotel Kaiserhof ***
elcome to Frankfurt, the metropolis on the river Main, the International finance Centre and home to the major trade fairs.
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.
The main entrance is directly opposite of where Kaiser street begins.
www.abaka.com /Germany/Kaiserhof   (259 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Celtic and Germanic tribes originally settled Frankfurt am Main during the 1st 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.
Because it was so near a natural crossroads, it became a center of trade.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9274416?tocId=9274416&query=johann   (850 words)

  
 Lodging.com: Hotel Details
The city Hotel Frankfurt (3 stars) is located in a quiet lane directly in the city center and is only few steps away from the famous Frankfurter sights like Konstablerwache or Zeil.
Conviniently situated in a calm side-street not far from the largest junction, the Konstablerwache and Zeil, our hotel is an appropriate place for both business and pleasure trevellers as well as for groups.
The Court of Justice, museums, Romer, shopping streets, the downtown, the zoo, the exhibition centre, the railway station and banks are within walking distance or can be reached by subway (U-Bahn) and high-speed railway (S-Bahn) in a couple of minutes.
www.lodging.com /App/ViewSpecificHotelLP?masterId=75927   (304 words)

  
 Freehotels.info - Steigenberger Hotel Frankfurt-City, Frankfurt am Main
In the heart of the banking metropolis, on the banks of the river Main and only 600 m away from the Römer (City Hall), the Steigenberger Hotel Frankfurt-City is located in a very central position with good transport connections.
The Trade Fair and Congress Centre (4 km), as well as the main railway station (3 km) and the airport (13 km) can all be reached quickly from here.
The panoramic windows of the conference rooms on the sixth floor provide a unique view over the skyline of Frankfurt with its many skyscrapers.
www.freehotels.info /en/frankfurt/65.html   (290 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main, and Offenbach (Hessen)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In Frankfurt however the majority of signals use two seconds.
Some signals have backplates with a white stripe, similar to most of those in Switzerland, but others mainly don't.
Some from just around the corner from the Leather/Shoe Museum in Offenbach, just 10 km southeast of Frankfurt am Main.
www.angelfire.com /ca6/jettatdi/ry401/ry_dehe.html   (84 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main on the Travoogle.com - Worldwide Travel Forum
He lives in Frankfurt with his girlfriend, but today I don't know if I will be there.
If I won't be there, you both should make sure reading my recently published article about Frankfurt, with 12 insider tips, at www.smart-travel-germany.com/frankfurt-germany-article.html.
There are not a lot of places in Frankfurt where you can go out till late night.
www.aardvarktravel.net /travoogle-forum/viewtopic.php?t=8731   (969 words)

  
 Frankfurt am Main Hotels, Hotel Frankfurt am Main, Accommodation in Frankfurt am Main Germany
Frankfurt am Main Hotels, Hotel Frankfurt am Main, Accommodation in Frankfurt am Main Germany
Frankfurt is situated on the Main River (should not be confused with Frankfurt an der Oder).
Frankfurt is the city that gave the world Goethe and the “frankfurter” (you probably guessed the latter).
www.guideglobal.com /en/Germany/Hessen/Frankfurt_am_Main-Hotels.html   (184 words)

  
 Horkheimer-Pollock-Archiv, Universitätsbibliothek 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.
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.
Institut für Sozialforschung in Frankfurt am Beginn der dreißiger Jahre des 20.
www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de /archive/ehork.html   (260 words)

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