Ostend (Frankfurt am Main)

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Ostend
Location of the Ostend (red) and the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt IV (light red) within Frankfurt am Main
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictUrban district
TownFrankfurt am Main
Area
 • Total6.432 km2 (2.483 sq mi)
Population
 (2007-12-31)
 • Total26,547
 • Density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
60314, 60316, 60385
Dialling codes069
Vehicle registrationF
Websitewww.ostend.de

The Ostend is a city district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt IV.

The Frankfurt Zoological Garden, the East Harbor, the former Großmarkthalle and the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management are some of the well-known institutions in the Ostend. The European Central Bank has also built their new seat close to the Großmarkthalle at the Main river.

The Heinrich-von-Gagern-Gymnasium and the Hoch Conservatory are also located in the Ostend.

Construction work on the new Seat of the European Central Bank (2012)
Sonnenmannstraße 16. Home of the Hoch Conservatory