Hattersheim am Main

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Hattersheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, Hesse (Germany).

1 Geography
- 1.1 Neighbouring towns
- 1.2 Structure
2 Population
3 History
4 Eddersheim
5 Okriftel
6 People born in Hattersheim
7 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] Neighbouring towns

Hattersheim borders in the north-east with the city of Frankfurt, in the south-east with Kelsterbach, in the south-west with Raunheim (both are in the district of Groß-Gerau). The western neighboring towns are Flörsheim, Hofheim and Kriftel.

[edit] Structure

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

[edit] Population

(31th December)

1998 - 24.687
1999 - 24.756
2000 - 24.752
2001 - 24.858
2002 - 25.093
2003 - 25.059
2004 - 25.161

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Okriftel

7580 people lived here in 2004. 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.