Praunheim (Frankfurt am Main)

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Praunheim
Stadtteil of Frankfurt
Coat of arms of Praunheim
Praunheim is located in Germany
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Praunheim
Coordinates 50°07′54″N 8°36′35″E / 50.13167°N 8.60972°E / 50.13167; 8.60972Coordinates: 50°07′54″N 8°36′35″E / 50.13167°N 8.60972°E / 50.13167; 8.60972
Administration
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Urban district
Town Frankfurt
Basic statistics
Area 4.556 km2 (1.759 sq mi)
Population 15,730  (31 December 2007)
 - Density 3,453 /km2 (8,942 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate F
Postal code 60488
Area code 069
Website www.praunheim.biz

Praunheim is a district or Stadtteil of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Mitte-West, and is subdivided into 5 Stadtbezirke.

It is located along the North bank of the river Nidda and composed of two settlements: to the East, old Praunheim, a typical Hessian village with a central commercial street and, to the West, the Praunheim Settlement, one of the major public and private projects designed by Frankfurt's housing director, Ernst May. The settlement comprises 1500 residences, was built from 1926 through 1929, and was part of May's internationally recognized housing effort.

Notable residents of Praunheim have included the jazz trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff, his brother, the saxophonist Emil Mangelsdorff, the film maker Rosa von Praunheim.

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