Neu-Isenburg
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Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Administrative region | Darmstadt |
District | Offenbach |
Population | 35,392 (2005) |
Area | 24.29 km² |
Population density | 1,457 /km² |
Elevation | 130 m |
Coordinates | 50°2′ N 8°41′ E |
Postal code | 63263 |
Area code | 06102, 069 |
Licence plate code | OF |
Mayor | Dirk-Oliver Quilling (CDU) |
Website | neu-isenburg.de |
Neu-Isenburg is a city in the Offenbach Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany with a population of 35,491. It is located 8 km to the south of Frankfurt under the busy flightpath of Frankfurt airport.
It has a regional shopping centre , the "Isenburg center" (IZ) and is noted for having the highest number of restaurants per head of population in Germany. It's proximity to the airport has attracted a large number of hotels and high tech industries.
[edit] History
Neu-Isendorf was founded on 24th July 1699 by Count Johann Philipp of Isenburg as a refuge for Huguenots fleeing France. It was called Philippsburg, for the first 75 years of its existance. In 1816 the village became part of Hessen and in 1894 it received city rights. In 1899, at its 200th anniversary, it was granted a coat of arms. The right part of the arms are the red-silver bars of Hessen, the left part in the second quarter shows the arms of the Counts of Isenburg and in the fourth quarter shows the arms of the Counts of Münzenberg-Falkenstein, the successors of the original Counts of Isenburg.
In 1959 a new residential district, Gravenbruch, was built to the east.
In 1960 the first drive in movie cinema in Europe opened here.
[edit] External links
- Neu-Isenburg Online (German language)
- Hugenottenhalle cultural link (German language)
- Verein für Geschichte Heimatpflege und Kultur (German language)
- Herkunft des Isenburger Wappens (English language)
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