Frankfurt
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Summary
Frankfurt is a big city[1]. Frankfurt ranks in the top 4% of big city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41,667 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: European City of the Trees[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Darmstadt Government Region[4]
- Country: Germany[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Main[6]
- Head of government: Mike Josef[7]
- Continent: Europe[8]
- Instance of: college town[9], financial center[10], European City[11], city[12], urban municipality in Germany[13], urban district of Hesse[14], business cluster[15], global city[16], human settlement[17]
- Shares border with: Offenbach am Main[18], Wetteraukreis[19], Main-Kinzig-Kreis[20], Offenbach[21], Main-Taunus-Kreis[22], Hochtaunuskreis[23], Groß-Gerau[24], Bad Vilbel[25]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Frankfurt-Innenstadt I[26], Frankfurt-Innenstadt II[27], Frankfurt-Innenstadt III[28], Frankfurt-Bornheim/Ostend[29], Frankfurt-Süd[30], Frankfurt-West[31], Frankfurt-Mitte-West[32], Frankfurt-Nord-West[33], Frankfurt-Mitte-Nord[34], Frankfurt-Nord-Ost[35], Frankfurt-Ost[36], Frankfurt-Nieder-Erlenbach[37], Frankfurt-Kalbach-Riedberg[38], Frankfurt-Harheim[39]
- Twinned administrative body: Birmingham[40], Budapest[41], Deuil-la-Barre[42], Dubai[43], Eskişehir[44], Granada[45], Guangzhou[46], Cairo[47], Kraków[48], Leipzig[49], Lyon[50], Milan[51], Prague[52], Tel Aviv[53]
- Legislative body: city council assembly of Frankfurt[54]
- Executive body: Magistrat of Frankfurt[55]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Frankfurt[56]
- Postal code: 60308–60599[57], 65929–65936[58]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Frankfurt include Frankfurt Airport[59], a commercial airport[60], in Germany[61]; Vienna sausage[62]; Hahn Airport[63], a commercial airport[64], in Germany[65]; Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region[66], a metropolitan region in Germany[67], in Germany[68]; Frankfort[69], a city in the United States[70], in United States[71], founded in 1830[72]; Frankfurt am Main[73], a replenishment oiler[74]; Frankfurt Egelsbach airfield[75], a commercial airfield[76], in Germany[77]; and Frankfurter Brenten[78].
Why It Matters
Frankfurt has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[79] Frankfurt is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[80]
Entities named for Frankfurt include Frankfurt Airport[59], a commercial airport[60], in Germany[61]; Vienna sausage[62]; Hahn Airport[63], a commercial airport[64], in Germany[65]; Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region[66], a metropolitan region in Germany[67], in Germany[68]; Frankfort[69], a city in the United States[70], in United States[71], founded in 1830[72]; and Frankfurt am Main[73], a replenishment oiler[74].
FAQs
What awards did Frankfurt receive?
Honors received include European City of the Trees[3].