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Hattersheim am Main

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Darmstadt

Elevation
  
100 m (300 ft)

Area
  
15.82 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 3:06 AM

Administrative region
  
Darmstadt

State
  
Hesse

District
  
Main-Taunus-Kreis

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Population
  
25,433 (30 Jun 2009)

Postal code
  
65795

Team
  
FC Eddersheim

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 72% Humidity

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Hattersheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, Hesse (Germany) and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area.

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Map of Hattersheim am Main, Germany

Neighbouring towns

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 Groß-Gerau). The western neighboring towns are Flörsheim, Hofheim and Kriftel.

Structure

Hattersheim consists of three districts: Eddersheim, Hattersheim und Okriftel.

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 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 Kelsterbach. The ferry boat operates in summer time on Sundays.

    People born in Hattersheim

  • Anton Flettner (1885–1961), Inventor.
  • References

    Hattersheim am Main Wikipedia