Maintal
Maintal | |
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Location of Maintal within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 50°09′N 08°50′E / 50.150°N 8.833°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Admin. region | Darmstadt |
District | Main-Kinzig-Kreis |
Government | |
• Mayor | Monika Bötcher |
Area | |
• Total | 32.4 km2 (12.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 39,815 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 63477 |
Dialling codes | 06181, 06109 (Bischofsheim) |
Vehicle registration | MKK |
Website | www.maintal.de |
Maintal is the second largest town of the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Main, between Frankfurt am Main and Hanau.
Geography
Neighbouring places
The neighbouring countries of Maintal are Niederdorfelden and Schöneck in the north, the city of Hanau in the East, Mühlheim am Main and Offenbach am Main on the other bank of the river Main as well as Frankfurt am Main in the west.
Division of the town
Maintal consists of the four districts Dörnigheim, Bischofsheim, Hochstadt (seat of city-administration) and Wachenbuchen.
History
The city was artificially created in 1974 in the course of the Hessian administration reform by merging the city of Dörnigheim (now Maintal's biggest district) with the nearby towns of Bischofsheim, Hochstadt and Wachenbuchen.
Economy
Transportation
Maintal is connected with Hanau and Frankfurt by the so-called nordmainische Eisenbahn (northern Main railway) and has two stations (Maintal-West in Bischofsheim near the Main river and Maintal-East in Dörnigheim)
Two ferries cross the Main to the left, or south, bank. The Rumpenheim Ferry links Bischofsheim with Rumpenheim, whilst the Maintal-Dörnigheim Ferry links Dörnigheim with Mühlheim am Main.
International relations
Luisant, France, since 1973
Moosburg, Austria, since 1976
Amersford, Netherlands, since 1983
Esztergom, Hungary, since 1993
Katerini, Greece, since 1995
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ "Partnerstädte". maintal.de (in German). Maintal. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
External links
- Official website
(in German)
- Maintal at Curlie
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