Hattersheim am Main
Encyclopedia
Hattersheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district
, Hesse
(Germany
).
in the northeast, in the southeast with Kelsterbach
, in the southwest with Raunheim
(both are in the district of Groß-Gerau
). The western neighboring towns are Flörsheim, Hofheim and Kriftel
.
The engineer and inventor Anton Flettner
was born in Eddersheim.
. The ferry boat operates in summer time on Sundays.
Main-Taunus-Kreis
Main-Taunus is a Kreis in the middle of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region as well as the Frankfurt urban area...
, Hesse
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...
).
Neighbouring towns
Hattersheim borders the city of FrankfurtFrankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
in the northeast, in the southeast with Kelsterbach
Kelsterbach
Kelsterbach is a town in Groß-Gerau district in Hessen, Germany. It lies on Frankfurt's southwestern outskirts at a bend on the left bank of the river Main, right where a small brook, called the Kelster empties into the river...
, in the southwest with 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 :...
(both are in the district of Groß-Gerau
Groß-Gerau (district)
Groß-Gerau is a Kreis in the south of Hesse , Germany. Neighboring districts are Main-Taunus, district-free Frankfurt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Bergstraße, Alzey-Worms, Mainz-Bingen, and the district-free cities Mainz and Wiesbaden....
). The western neighboring towns are Flörsheim, Hofheim and Kriftel
Kriftel
Kriftel is a municipality in the Main-Taunus district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 16 km west of Frankfurt .It has about 10,000 inhabitants....
.
Population
(31 December)- 1998 - 24.687
- 1999 - 24.756
- 2000 - 24.752
- 2001 - 24.858
- 2002 - 25.093
- 2003 - 25.059
- 2004 - 25.161
History
In 1972 the villages of Okriftel und Eddersheim, both situated next to the river Main, have been incorporated into Hattersheim. Since then the town is called Hattersheim am Main.Eddersheim
4944 people lived here in 2004. There is a watergate on the river Main near the village's centre.The engineer and inventor Anton Flettner
Anton Flettner
Anton Flettner was a German aviation engineer and inventor. He made important contributions to airplane and helicopter design...
was born in Eddersheim.
Okriftel
7561 people lived here in 2007. You can cross the river Main with by ferry. The next town on the other side of the river is KelsterbachKelsterbach
Kelsterbach is a town in Groß-Gerau district in Hessen, Germany. It lies on Frankfurt's southwestern outskirts at a bend on the left bank of the river Main, right where a small brook, called the Kelster empties into the river...
. The ferry boat operates in summer time on Sundays.