Main

Summary

Main is a river^[1]. Main has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Main is located in Bavaria^[3].
• Main is located in Baden-Württemberg^[4].
• Main is located in Hesse^[5].
• Main is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Main is on the continent of Europe^[7].
• Main's instance of is recorded as river^[8].
• Main's basin country is recorded as Germany^[9].
• Main's Commons category is recorded as Main (river)^[10].
• Main's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Rhine^[11].
• Main's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[12].
• Main's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[13].
• Main's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.994444444444, 'lon': 8.2933333333333}^[14].
• Main's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.0864, 'lon': 11.3983}^[15].
• Main's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.9944, 'lon': 8.2933}^[16].
• Main's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Upper Franconia^[17].
• Main's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Red Main^[18].
• Main's origin of the watercourse is recorded as White Main^[19].
• Main's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Main (river)^[20].
• Main's Commons gallery is recorded as Main^[21].
• Main's tributary is recorded as Regnitz^[22].
• Main's tributary is recorded as Tauber^[23].
• Main's tributary is recorded as Franconian Saale^[24].
• Main's tributary is recorded as Kinzig^[25].
• Main's tributary is recorded as Nidda^[26].
• Main's tributary is recorded as Itz^[27].

Body

Geography

Main is in the country of Germany^[6]. Located in include Bavaria^[3], a federated state of Germany^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1919^[30]; Baden-Württemberg^[4], a federated state of Germany^[31], in Germany^[32], founded in 1952^[33]; and Hesse^[5], a federated state of Germany^[34], in Germany^[35], founded in 1946^[36]. Main is on the continent of Europe^[7].

Designation and Status

Main's instance of is recorded as river^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Main include Main-Franconian^[37], a language^[38], in Germany^[39]; Rhine-Main-Danube Canal^[40], a canal^[41], in Germany^[42]; Mainhattan^[43], a nickname^[44], in Germany^[45]; Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region^[46], a metropolitan region in Germany^[47], in Germany^[48]; Mainz^[49], a big city^[50], in Germany^[51], founded in -0012^[52]; and Main-Spessart^[53], a District of Bavaria^[54], in Germany^[55], founded in 1972^[56].

Why It Matters

Main has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Main is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for Main include Main-Franconian^[37], a language^[38], in Germany^[39]; Rhine-Main-Danube Canal^[40], a canal^[41], in Germany^[42]; Mainhattan^[43], a nickname^[44], in Germany^[45]; Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region^[46], a metropolitan region in Germany^[47], in Germany^[48]; Mainz^[49], a big city^[50], in Germany^[51], founded in -0012^[52]; and Main-Spessart^[53], a District of Bavaria^[54], in Germany^[55], founded in 1972^[56].