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Encyclopedia > Seligenstadt

Coordinates: 50°2′N 8°58′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Seligenstadt
Coat of arms of Seligenstadt Location of Seligenstadt in Germany

Country Germany
State Hessen
Administrative region Darmstadt
District Offenbach
Population 21,421 (30. Juni 2006)
Area 30.85 km²
Population density 694 /km²
Elevation 109 - 118 m
Coordinates 50°2′ N 8°58′ E
Postal code 63500
Area code 06182
Licence plate code OF
Mayor Dagmar B. Nonn-Adams
Website www.seligenstadt.de
Seligenstadt Basilica
Seligenstadt Basilica
Seligenstadt marketplace
Seligenstadt marketplace

Seligenstadt is a town in the district of Offenbach, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Main, 15 km northwest of Aschaffenburg, and 22 km southeast of Frankfurt. Image File history File links Wappen_Seligenstadt. ... Image File history File links Karte_neu_isenburg_in_deutschland. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... 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 government 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 (Kreise), administrative units in Germany. ... Offenbach is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... 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. ... see also Telephone numbering plan of Germany for further codes including service numbers, cell phones etc. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1200x900, 303 KB) Einhard-Basilika, Seligenstadt, Hessen, Deutschland Photograph: Luidger (24. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1200x900, 303 KB) Einhard-Basilika, Seligenstadt, Hessen, Deutschland Photograph: Luidger (24. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1200x900, 228 KB) Marktplatz, Seligenstadt, Hessen, Deutschland Photograph: Luidger (24. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1200x900, 228 KB) Marktplatz, Seligenstadt, Hessen, Deutschland Photograph: Luidger (24. ... Offenbach is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. ... Hesse (German: Hessen) is a state of Germany with an area of 21,110 km² and just over six million inhabitants. ... Map showing the position of the Main in Germany The Main (pronounced in 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. ... Aschaffenburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. ... Main Station Frankfurt Frankfurt International Airport For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ...

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Districts

Seligenstadt have three diestricts: Seligenstadt, Klein-Welzheim and Froschhausen


Geography

The cities next to Seligenstadt are in the northe Hainburg, in the east Karlstein in Bayern, in the southeast Mainhausen, in the south Babenhausen and in the west Rodgau. Seligenstadt is one of thirteen cities in the district of Offenbach. There are communes and places that have the name Hainburg: In Austria Hainburg an der Donau, Lower Austria in Germany Hainburg, Hesse This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... KarlÅ¡tejn KarlÅ¡tejn (German: Karlstein) is a high Gothic castle founded in the 14th century by Charles IV. The castle served as a place for safekeeping the Empire coronation jewels, holy relics and other royal treasures. ... Geography Bavaria shares international borders with Austria and the Czech Republic. ... Babenhausen is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. ... Rodgau is a town with 45415 inhabitants in Germany, south east of Frankfurt. ... Offenbach holds many meanings. ...


History

The city ist one of the oldest one in Germany. The first notice was in year 815. Seligenstadt was founded by Einhard. At this time it was called Obermühlheim. Einhard as scribe Einhard (also Eginhard or Einhart) (born about 775 in the valley of the River Main, died March 14, 840, at Seligenstadt, Germany) was a Frankish historian and a dedicated servant of Charlemagne. ...


Main sights

Seligenstadt has a great many old houses in the inner city, but it's main feature is the Basilica. The Einhardhaus at the marketplace, the old city wall, the monastery next to the Basilica and the Palatium built by Frederich II are other interesting attractions. In the district Klein Welzheim is a very great castle built in water. St. ... Kaiserpfalz refers to castles accross the Holy Roman Empire which served as temporary, secondary seats of power for the Emperor. ... Frederick II (December 26, 1194 – December 13, 1250), of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was a pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215. ...


Sister cities

Seligenstadt has two sister cities:
France Triel-sur-Seine (since 1967)
Netherlands Heel (since 1972) Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Town twinning or sister cities is a concept whereby towns or cities from geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Look up Heel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


External link

  • http://www.seligenstadt.de/showobject.phtml?La=1&object=tx|184.989.1

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Seligenstadt - Wikipedia (543 words)
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Seligenstadt besitzt eine eigene Autobahnanschlussstelle an der Bundesautobahn A 3 (Beek - Pocking) und ist damit nicht nur an den überregionalen Verkehr in Deutschland, sondern auch Richtung Niederlande und Österreich gut angebunden.
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Die Orgel in der ehemaligen Abteikirche zu Seligenstadt, der heutigen Pfarrkirche St. Marcellinus und Petrus - nach ihrem Erbauer auch Einhardbasilika genannt - ist ein zwar junges, gleichwohl respektheischendes Instrument.
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