Flörsheim
Encyclopedia
Flörsheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, in Hesse
, Germany
. It is situated on the right bank of the river Main, opposite Rüsselsheim
, 12 km east of Mainz
.
in the north, in the east the city of Hattersheim, in the south the cities Raunheim
& Rüsselsheim
and in the west the city of Hochheim
.
As of 31. July 2005
with:
Furthermore there is a weekend long open air concert once a year called Flörsheim Open Air. It is a little festival underneath the Main river's bridge that leads to Rüsselsheim. In the year 2007 it will be the 32nd festival.
There is also Flörsheims Carnival parade that goes through Flörsheim on Carnival Sunday. It attracts many thousands of spectators. In 2007 it attracted over 80,000 people.
subsidiary Fraport Immobilienservice und -entwicklungs GmbH & Co. KG has its head office in Flörsheim am Main.
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated on the right bank of the river Main, opposite Rüsselsheim
Rüsselsheim
Rüsselsheim is the largest town in the Groß-Gerau district in the Rhein-Main region of Germany. It is one of seven special status towns in Hesse and is located on the Main, only a few kilometres from its mouth in Mainz. The suburbs of Bauschheim and Königstädten are included in Rüsselsheim...
, 12 km east of Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
.
Neighbouring communities and counties
Flörsheim has the city HofheimHofheim
Hofheim may refer to one of these cities in Germany:*Hofheim, Hesse *Hofheim, Bavaria *Hofheim im Ried...
in the north, in the east the city of Hattersheim, in the south the cities Raunheim
Raunheim
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.- Location :...
& Rüsselsheim
Rüsselsheim
Rüsselsheim is the largest town in the Groß-Gerau district in the Rhein-Main region of Germany. It is one of seven special status towns in Hesse and is located on the Main, only a few kilometres from its mouth in Mainz. The suburbs of Bauschheim and Königstädten are included in Rüsselsheim...
and in the west the city of Hochheim
Hochheim
Hochheim may refer to either:* Hochheim am Main, a town in Hesse, Germany* Hochheim, Thuringia, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany* Hochheim, Texas, in the United States of America...
.
Population
- Flörsheim (11.950 Residents)
- Weilbach (3831 Residents) (independent district)
- Wicker (3472 Residents) (independent district)
- Bad Weilbach
- Keramag/Falkenberg (706 Residents)
As of 31. July 2005
International relations
Flörsheim is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with:
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, Turkey
People from Flörsheim
- Georg Badeck, MdLMDLMDL may mean:* Mazagon Dock Limited, an Indian shipyard* MdL , an American music producer* MDL , a biochemical compound* MDL , a derivative of the LISP language...
a.D., CDUChristian Democratic Union (Germany)The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
, † 2004 - Dr. Max Schohl († 1943, in Auschwitz), Jewish chemical factory owner and patronPatrónPatrón is a luxury brand of tequila produced in Mexico and sold in hand-blown, individually numbered bottles.Made entirely from Blue Agave "piñas" , Patrón comes in five varieties: Silver, Añejo, Reposado, Gran Patrón Platinum and Gran Patrón Burdeos. Patrón also sells a tequila-coffee blend known...
. - Abdelaziz AhanfoufAbdelaziz AhanfoufAbdelaziz „Aziz“ Ahanfouf is a German-Moroccan footballer who plays for SV Darmstadt 98.-Career:Ahanfouf was born in Germany and has played professionally for several German clubs. He joined Arminia Bielefeld from MSV Duisburg at the start of the 2006–07 season...
(born 14 Januar 1978), German-Moroccan football player for Arminia Bielefeld, eight international matches for MoroccoMorocco national football teamThe Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس , is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and...
.
Honorary Citizen
- Jakob Altmaier, born 23 November 1889 in Flörsheim; died 8 February 1963 in Bonn; German politician. (SPD), MdBMDBMDB may refer to:In computing:* .mdb, a file-extension used in certain versions of Microsoft Access databases* MDB or MDB2, PHP database abstraction layers* Message Driven Bean, a special type of Enterprise JavaBean...
Events
In the fall the Flörsheimer Kerb is celebrated along the Main river. It was created in relation to the Kirchweihfest in the St. Gallus Church in Flörsheim. It is a small fair with a few rides and booths to eat.Furthermore there is a weekend long open air concert once a year called Flörsheim Open Air. It is a little festival underneath the Main river's bridge that leads to Rüsselsheim. In the year 2007 it will be the 32nd festival.
There is also Flörsheims Carnival parade that goes through Flörsheim on Carnival Sunday. It attracts many thousands of spectators. In 2007 it attracted over 80,000 people.
Economy
The FraportFraport
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide is a German transport company which operates the Frankfurt International Airport serving Frankfurt am Main and holds interests in the operation of several other airports around the world. In the past the firm also managed the smaller Frankfurt-Hahn...
subsidiary Fraport Immobilienservice und -entwicklungs GmbH & Co. KG has its head office in Flörsheim am Main.
Culture and Sport clubs
- Ball-Sport-Club 1985 Flörsheim e.V.
- ESV Blaugold Flörsheim e.V.; seit 1953, Sportarten Kegeln und Darts
- FC Germania 1908 Weilbach e.V.
- Flörsheimer Carneval Verein 1928 e.V.
- Flörsheimer Narren Club 1962
- Flörsheimer Ruderverein 08 e.V.
- Flörsheimer Sammlerverein Untermain e.V.; Briefmarken, Briefe, Postkarten, Münzen, Euromünzen
- Kerbeborsch 6091 Weilbach e.V.
- Reitsportverein Flörsheim 1927 e.V.
- Schützengesellschaft 1906 e.V. Flörsheim am Main
- SV 09 Flörsheim
- SV Edelweiß 1899 e.V. (Schützenverein)
- TV Wicker e.V.