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Encyclopedia > Offenbach, Hesse
Offenbach
Coat of arms of Offenbach Location of Offenbach in Germany
 
Federal state Hesse
Administrative region Darmstadt
District urban district
Population 119,616 source (2005)
Area 44.9 km²
Population density 2,664/km²
Elevation 97-166 m
Coordinates 50°6′ N 8°46′ E
Postal code 63001-63075
Area code 069
Licence plate code OF
Mayor Horst Schneider (SPD)
Website offenbach.de

Offenbach is a city in Hessen, Germany, located at the river Main. Its geographical location is 50°06′N 8°41′E; its population is 119.233 (2002). The city is part of the Rhein-Main urban area. Image File history File links Sin_escudo. ... Image File history File links Beschreibung: Offenbach am Main Karte auf Basis der Daten von www. ... Germany is a federal republic made up of 16 states, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... Hesse is also the name of the German writer Hermann Hesse, as well as the German mathematician Otto Hesse. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Darmstadt is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Hesse, Germany, located in the south of the country. ... There are 439 German districts, administrative units in Germany. ... This is a list of urban districts in Germany. ... -1... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... Area codes in Germany (German Vorwahl) have from two to five digits, not counting the leading zero. ... German car number plates show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Social Democratic Party of Germany (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands in German) Serial Presence Detect of computer memory modules Categories: Disambiguation ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... Hesse is also the name of the German writer Hermann Hesse, as well as the German mathematician Otto Hesse. ... Map showing the position of the Main in Germany The Main (pronounced in FUCKKKK GERmany! German like the English word mine) is a river in Germany, 524 km long (including White Main 574 km), and one of the more significant tributaries of the Rhine river. ...


Offenbach was a center of the leather industry, which has however declined in the last decades. It is still the seat of the Deutsches Leder Museum (German Leather Museum), and also of the international leather fair. It is also the seat of the Deutscher Wetterdienst (German weather service). It is also home to the soccer club "Kickers Offenbach" and their stadium "Bieberer Berg". Modern leather-working tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. ... The German Leather Museum (Deutsches Ledermuseum), located in Offenback, in close proximity to Frankfurt, Germany, is one of the largest museums of the world with a wide variety of collection of leather items, including some exhibits, which are believed to more than 3000 years old. ... Kickers Offenbach is a german football club, located in Offenbach, Germany. ...


Historic buildings are the Isenburg castle, and the Rumpenheim castle, both near the Main river.


Incorporations

There are municipalities that were incorporated into Offenbach:

Year Town Area
1908 Bürgel -
April 1, 1938 Bieber -
April 4, 1942 Rumpenheim -

1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bieber, since 1938 part of Offenbach is a village in Hesse, Germany with a poulation of 14. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ...

Population history

Year Population
1540 480
1680 around 600
1790 around 6,000
1834 9,433
1871 22,699
1890 35,064
1900 50,508
1910 75,583
June 16, 1925 79,362
June 16, 1933 81,329
May 17, 1939 ¹ 87,052
September 13, 1950 ¹ 89,019
August 18, 1954 100,000
June 6, 1961 ¹ 116,200
May 27, 1970 ¹ 117,306
June 30, 1975 116,400
June 30, 1980 111,200
June 20, 1985 107,200
May 27, 1987 ¹ 111,386
June 30, 1997 116,600

Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... -1... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mayors of Offenbach from 1824

  • 18241826: Peter Georg d'Orville
  • 1826–1834: Heinrich Philipp Schwaner
  • 1834–1837: Peter Georg d'Orville
  • 1837–1849: Jonas Budden
  • 1849–1859: Friedrich August Schäfer
  • 1859–1867: Johann Heinrich Dick
  • 1867–1874: Johann Martin Hirschmann
  • 1874–1882: Hermann Stölting
  • 1883–1907: Wilhelm Brink
  • 1907–1919: Dr. Andreas Dullo
  • 1919–1933: Dr. Max Granzin
  • 1947–1949: Johannes Rebholz
  • 1950–1957: Dr. Hans Klüber
  • 1957–1974: Georg Dietrich
  • 1974–1980: Walter Buckpesch
  • 1980–1986: Dr. Walter Suermann
  • 1986–1994: Wolfgang Reuter
  • 1994–2006: Gerhard Grandtke

1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Twinned cities

Puteaux is a city in France, in the western suburbs of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Esch-sur-Alzette is the second largest city (so-called despite its small size) in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with a population of about 30,000 people. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mödling is a municipality in and the capital of the eponymous Austrian district (Bezirk) and located at 48°05′08″ N 16°16′59″ E, approximately 15 km south of the centre of Vienna. ... Saint-Gilles within the Brussels-Capital Region Saint-Gilles (French) or Sint-Gillis (Dutch) is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish community and of the European Union. ... The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is the London borough to the east of the City of London, north of the River Thames in East London. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Coat of Zemun Zemun (Земун, Hungarian: Zimony, German: Semlin) is a major suburb of Belgrade situated on the left bank of the Sava river. ... [[Image:|Location of Belgrade]] Mayor Nenad Bogdanović Area 359. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Velletri (ancient Velitrae) is a commune in the province of Rome, in Lazio (Latium) It is bounded by other communes of Rocca di Papa Lariano, Cisterna di Latina, Artena, Aprilia, Nemi, Genzano di Roma, Lanuvio. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Cities in Saitama Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Rivas, a city in southern western Nicaragua, capital of the Department of Rivas. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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