Sossenheim

Sossenheim
Stadtteil of Frankfurt am Main

Coat of arms
Sossenheim

Coordinates: 50°07′08″N 08°33′57″E / 50.11889°N 8.56583°E / 50.11889; 8.56583Coordinates: 50°07′08″N 08°33′57″E / 50.11889°N 8.56583°E / 50.11889; 8.56583
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Urban district
Town Frankfurt am Main
Area
  Total 5.969 km2 (2.305 sq mi)
Population (2007-12-31)
  Total 15,664
  Density 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 65936
Dialling codes 069
Vehicle registration F
Website www.sossenheim.de

Sossenheim is a city district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk West and is subdivided into the Stadtbezirke Sossenheim-Ost and Sossenheim-West.

Sossenheim has been a district of Frankfurt since 1928 and makes part of the northwest border of the city. It borders Unterliederbach, Eschborn in the north, Rödelheim in the east and Griesheim and Nied in the south.

Painter Wilhelm Runze is buried in the Sossenheim Cemetery.


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