Hattersheim am Main
| Hattersheim am Main | ||
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Water works Hattersheim | ||
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  Hattersheim am Main | ||
Location of Hattersheim am Main within Main-Taunus-Kreis district 
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| Coordinates: 50°04′N 08°28′E / 50.067°N 8.467°ECoordinates: 50°04′N 08°28′E / 50.067°N 8.467°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Main-Taunus-Kreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Antje Köster | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 15.82 km2 (6.11 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 25,740 | |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 65795 | |
| Dialling codes | 06190, 06145 | |
| Vehicle registration | MTK | |
| Website | www.hattersheim.de | |
Hattersheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, Hesse (Germany) and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area.
Geography
Neighbouring towns
Hattersheim borders the city of Frankfurt in the northeast, in the southeast with Kelsterbach, in the southwest with Raunheim (both are in the district of Groß-Gerau). The western neighboring towns are Flörsheim, Hofheim and Kriftel.
Structure
Hattersheim consists of three districts: Eddersheim, Hattersheim und Okriftel.
Population
(31 December)
- 1998 - 24.687
- 1999 - 24.756
- 2000 - 24.752
- 2001 - 24.858
- 2002 - 25.093
- 2003 - 25.059
- 2004 - 25.161
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.
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.
Okriftel
7561 people lived here in 2007. 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.
People born in Hattersheim
- Anton Flettner (1885–1961), Inventor.
References
- ↑ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2014.
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