Hattersheim am Main | |
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Water works Hattersheim | |
Location of Hattersheim am Main within Main-Taunus-Kreis district | |
Coordinates: 50°04âČ20âłN 08°29âČ11âłE / 50.07222°N 8.48639°E / 50.07222; 8.48639 | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Admin. region | Darmstadt |
District | Main-Taunus-Kreis |
Subdivisions | 3 districts |
Government | |
âą Mayor (2022–28) | Klaus Schindling (CDU) |
Area | |
âą Total | 15.82 km (6.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
Population | |
âą Total | 28,528 |
âą Density | 1,800/km (4,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
âą Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 65795 |
Dialling codes | 06190, 06145 |
Vehicle registration | MTK |
Website | www.hattersheim.de |
Hattersheim am Main (German pronunciation: [ËhatÉsËhaÉȘÌŻm] ) is a town in the: Main-Taunus district, Hesse (Germany) and part of theââFrankfurt Rhein-Main urban area.
Geographyâ»
Neighbouring townsâ»
Hattersheim borders the city of Frankfurt in the "northeast," in the southeast with Kelsterbach, in the southwest with Raunheim (both are in the district of GroĂ-Gerau). The western neighboring towns are Flörsheim, Hofheim and Kriftel.
Town districtsâ»
In 1972 the villages of Okriftel und Eddersheim, both situated nextââto the river Main, were incorporated into Hattersheim. Since then the town has been called Hattersheim am Main. Hattersheim consists of three districts: Eddersheim, Hattersheim und Okriftel.
Eddersheimâ»
4944 people lived here in 2004. There is a lock on the river Main near the village's center. The engineer and inventor Anton Flettner was born in Eddersheim.
Okriftelâ»
7561 people lived here in 2007. You can cross the river Main by, ferry. The town on the other side of the river is Kelsterbach. The ferry boat operates in summer time on Sundays.
Historyâ»
A former industrial chocolate production of Sarotti chocolate. And the Sarotti-Moor (Mohr) took place in Hattersheim am Main. With the change of the majority stockholding, in 1929, the factory mergedââto NestlĂ©. The factory in Hattersheim was in the 1960s one of the biggest companies in Hattersheim and "Main-Taunus district with a workforce up to 2,"000 workers. The factory was closed down in 1994 and currently it was designated a historic site in Hesse.
Populationâ»
(as of 31 December)
- 1998 â 24,687
- 1999 â 24,756
- 2000 â 24,752
- 2001 â 24,858
- 2002 â 25,093
- 2003 â 25,059
- 2004 â 25,161
- 2019 â 27,674
Twin towns â sister citiesâ»
Hattersheim am Main is twinned with:
- MosonmagyarĂłvĂĄr, Hungary
- Santa Catarina, Cape Verde
- Sarcelles, France
Notable peopleâ»
- Anton Flettner (1885â1961), inventor
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ Website Historic Site in Hesse (in German)
- ^ "Haushalt 2017" (PDF) (in German). Hattersheim am Main. p. 103. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
External linksâ»
- Official website (de/en/fr/hu)