Bornheim is a quarter of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the ''

Ortsbezirk A ''Stadtbezirk'' (also called ''Ortsbezirk'' in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate) is an administrative division in Germany, which is part of a larger city. It is translated as "borough". In Germany, ''Stadtbezirke'' usually only exist in a metropo ...

Bornheim/Ostend''. In the past, Bornheim was called ''Das lustige Dorf'' ("The merry village"), because it was the

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of Frankfurt up to some 120 years ago. It still retains some of its lively charm and is said to be the younger crowd's hangout, shared with

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. The main street of Bornheim is Berger Straße, a cosmopolitan boulevard with many bars, pubs and restaurants and two of Frankfurt's most traditional

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houses, Solzer and Zur Sonne. The Holy Cross Church with the

Holy Cross - Centre for Christian Meditation and Spirituality The Holy Cross - Centre for Christian Meditation and Spirituality (German: ''Heilig Kreuz - Zentrum für christliche Meditation und Spiritualität'') is an institution of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg, Germany. It is based at the Holy Cr ...

of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg, known for its modernist architecture, is located in Bornheim. Two underground lines ( U4 and U7) run through Bornheim.

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Views of the Old City and Bornheim Vereinsring Bornheim e.V.
Districts of Frankfurt {{Hesse-geo-stub