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Ports In Frankfurt Am Main
Frankfurt am Main has multiple inland ports which have been converted over time into new residential areas, owing to both their central location and the appeal of the view of the Main (river) from urban living spaces. In the direction of flow, these ports are: * Port Mainkur (formerly Port Cassella) in the industrial area of Fechenheim. The port only has a small basin which is occasionally used to provide water to the companies located at the Cassella Industrial Park. * Osthafen is the biggest port in Frankfurt and almost working at full capacity. It consists of the ''Oberhafen (Upper Harbour)'' and the ''Unterhafen'' ''(Lower Harbour)'' which are separated from each other by the Offenbach Barrage. Oberhafen consists of two basins, both of which flow directly into the Main, and is easily accessible from land via the Hafenbahn and the nearby A 661 Autobahn. A third, easterly basin was planned, but it was never built. The Unterhafen has the shape of a tuning fork and has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt Am Main)
Sachsenhausen-Nord and Sachsenhausen-Süd are two quarters of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The division into a northern and a southern part is mostly for administrative purposes as Sachsenhausen is generally considered a single entity. Both city districts are part of the ''Ortsbezirk Süd''. As a whole, Sachsenhausen is the largest district by population and area in Frankfurt. It is located south of the Main river and borders the districts of Niederrad and Flughafen to the west and Oberrad to the east. Sachsenhausen-Süd is mostly comprised by the Frankfurt City Forest. Sachsenhausen was founded as Frankfurt's bridgehead in the 12th century. The oldest documents point to the year 1193. Unlike Frankfurt's own historic city center, which burned to the ground after British bombing in 1944, Sachsenhausen's old town is partly preserved. The Frankfurt youth hostel is located on its riverside. The population of Sachsenhausen is 55,422. The River Main embankment hosts the city's la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiserner Steg
The Eiserner Steg (Iron Footbridge) is a footbridge spanning the river Main in the city of Frankfurt, Germany, which connects the centre of Frankfurt with the district of Sachsenhausen. The first wrought iron bridge was built in 1868. It was replaced in 1911/1912 by a slightly larger cantilever bridge. It is 170 metres long and consists of riveted steel trusses with two bridge piers. The bridge was blown up by the Wehrmacht in the final days of World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ..., but it was rebuilt shortly afterwards in 1946. It was fully renovated in 1993. Bibliography * See also * Alte Brücke (Frankfurt) References Further reading * Buildings and structures in Frankfurt Cantilever bridges Bridges in Germany Tourist attraction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Städel Museum
The Städel, officially the ''Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie'', is an art museum in Frankfurt, with one of the most important collections in Germany. The Städel Museum owns 3,100 paintings, 660 sculptures, more than 4,600 photographs and more than 100,000 drawings and prints. It has around 4,000 m2 of display and a library of 115,000 books. The Städel was honoured as "Museum of the Year 2012" by the German art critics association AICA. In the same year the museum recorded the highest attendance figures in its history, of 447,395 visitors. In 2020 the museum had 318,732 visitors, down 45 percent from 2019, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It ranked 71st on the list of most-visited art museums in 2020. History The Städel was founded in 1817, and is one of the oldest museums in Frankfurt's Museumsufer, or museum embankment. The founding followed a bequest by the Frankfurt banker and art patron Johann Friedrich Städel (1728–1816), who left his house, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historic Railway, Frankfurt
The Historic Railway, Frankfurt (''Historische Eisenbahn Frankfurt'') or HEF is a German museum railway in Frankfurt am Main. The society was founded in 1978 and its aim is the preservation of historic, valuable railway materiel in working order, especially steam locomotives, as technical and cultural monuments. Since 1979 there has been a regular museum service several weekends a year on the tracks of the Frankfurt Harbour Railway (''Frankfurter Hafenbahn'') between the halts of Mainkur, Eiserner Steg and Frankfurt-Griesheim. Since 1981 the society has organised the Königstein railway festival (''Bahnhofsfest Königstein'') every year at Whitsun, when the '' Königsteiner Bahn'' between Frankfurt-Höchst and Königstein im Taunus is operated. In addition vehicles of the Historic Railway, Frankfurt are used in special services throughout Germany. Rolling stock The society has several operational locomotives. The most famous and historically important is the DRG Class 01 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizza (Frankfurt)
Nizza may refer to: Places * Nice, a city of the Côte d’Azur, known in Italian, German, and in certain other languages as * Nizza di Sicilia, in the Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy * Nizza Monferrato, in the Province of Asti, Piedmont, Italy * Ponte Nizza, in the Province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy * Val di Nizza, in the Province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy * County of Nice, a historical region of France * Nizza-Ufer, a park in Frankfurt am Main, Germany * Nizza (Turin Metro), a station of the Turin Metro, Italy Other uses * Nizza DOCG, an Italian red Piemonte wine * Amarilli Nizza (born 1971), Italian operatic soprano * Rio Nizza, a stream which flows through Nizza Monferrato See also *Nisa (other) *Nise (other) *Niza (other) *Nysa (other) *Nyssa (other) Nyssa may refer to: People * Gregory of Nyssa (335–395), 4th-century Christian bishop, theologian, and saint * Nyssa (Doctor Who), Nyssa (''Doctor Who''), a fictional c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. PhysicalGeography.net, Michael Pidwirny & S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altstadt (Frankfurt Am Main)
The Altstadt (''old town'') is a quarter (''Stadtteil'') of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the ''Ortsbezirk Innenstadt I''. The Altstadt is located on the northern Main river bank. It is completely surrounded by the Innenstadt district, Frankfurt's present-day city centre. On the opposite side of the Main is the district of Sachsenhausen. The historic old town of Frankfurt was one of the largest half-timbered towns in Germany until the extensive destruction in World War II with its around 1250 half-timbered houses, most of which date from the Middle Ages. It was one of the most important tourist attractions for Germany. The historic old town was largely destroyed by the air raids on Frankfurt am Main in 1944. The streets and the entire district are predominantly characterized by quickly and easily erected buildings from the 1950s and 60s. A handful of the most important historic buildings, churches and squares were restored or reconstructed, especially around the main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
