Flörsheim am Main

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Flörsheim am Main

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Flörsheim am Main
Coordinates: 50°01′N 08°26′E / 50.017°N 8.433°E / 50.017; 8.433Coordinates: 50°01′N 08°26′E / 50.017°N 8.433°E / 50.017; 8.433
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Main-Taunus-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor Michael Antenbrink (SPD)
Area
 • Total 22.95 km2 (8.86 sq mi)
Elevation 90 m (300 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 19,976
 • Density 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 65439
Dialling codes 06145
Vehicle registration MTK
Website www.floersheim.de

Flörsheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the river Main, opposite Rüsselsheim, 12 km east of Mainz.

Geography

Population

  • Flörsheim (11.950 Residents)
  • Weilbach (3831 Residents) (independent district)
  • Wicker (3472 Residents) (independent district)
  • Bad Weilbach
  • Keramag/Falkenberg (706 Residents)

As of 31. July 2005

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Flörsheim is twinned with:

People from Flörsheim

  • Georg Badeck, MdL a.D., CDU, died 2004
  • Dr. Max Schohl (died 1943, in Auschwitz), Jewish chemical factory owner and patron.
  • Abdelaziz Ahanfouf (born 14 Januar 1978), German-Moroccan football player for Arminia Bielefeld, eight international matches for Morocco.

Honorary Citizen

  • Jakob Altmaier, born 23 November 1889 in Flörsheim; died 8 February 1963 in Bonn; German politician. (SPD), MdB

History

Events

In the fall the Flörsheimer Kerb is celebrated along the Main river. It was created in relation to the Kirchweihfest in the St. Gallus Church in Flörsheim. It is a small fair with a few rides and booths to eat.

Furthermore there is a weekend long open air concert once a year called Flörsheim Open Air. It is a little festival underneath the Main river's bridge that leads to Rüsselsheim. In the year 2007 it will be the 32nd festival.

There is also Flörsheims Carnival parade that goes through Flörsheim on Carnival Sunday. It attracts many thousands of spectators. In 2007 it attracted over 80,000 people[citation needed].

Economy

The Fraport subsidiary Fraport Immobilienservice und -entwicklungs GmbH & Co. KG has its head office in Flörsheim am Main.[2]

Culture and Sport clubs

  • Ball-Sport-Club 1985 Flörsheim e.V.
  • ESV Blaugold Flörsheim e.V.; seit 1953, Sportarten Kegeln und Darts
  • FC Germania 1908 Weilbach e.V.
  • Flörsheimer Carneval Verein 1928 e.V.
  • Flörsheimer Narren Club 1962
  • Flörsheimer Ruderverein 08 e.V.
  • Flörsheimer Sammlerverein Untermain e.V.; Briefmarken, Briefe, Postkarten, Münzen, Euromünzen
  • Kerbeborsch 6091 Weilbach e.V.
  • Reitsportverein Flörsheim 1927 e.V.
  • Schützengesellschaft 1906 e.V. Flörsheim am Main
  • SV 09 Flörsheim
  • SV Edelweiß 1899 e.V. (Schützenverein)
  • TV Wicker e.V.

References

  1. ↑ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Fraport Immobilienservice und -entwicklungs GmbH & Co. KG." Fraport. Retrieved on 3 June 2011.
Towns and municipalities in Main-Taunus-Kreis district

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