Hattersheim am Main

Hattersheim am Main
Water works Hattersheim Water works Hattersheim
Coat of arms of Hattersheim am Main Coat of arms
Hattersheim am Main
Location of Hattersheim am Main within Main-Taunus-Kreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Taunus-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Antje Köster
Area
• Total	15.82 km2 (6.11 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	25,740
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	65795
Dialling codes	06190, 06145
Vehicle registration	MTK
Website	www.hattersheim.de

Hattersheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, Hesse (Germany) and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area.

Geography

Neighbouring towns

Hattersheim borders the city of Frankfurt in the northeast, in the southeast with Kelsterbach, in the southwest with Raunheim (both are in the district of Groß-Gerau). The western neighboring towns are Flörsheim, Hofheim and Kriftel.

Structure

Hattersheim consists of three districts: Eddersheim, Hattersheim und Okriftel.

Population

(31 December)

• 1998 - 24.687
• 1999 - 24.756
• 2000 - 24.752
• 2001 - 24.858
• 2002 - 25.093
• 2003 - 25.059
• 2004 - 25.161

History

In 1972 the villages of Okriftel und Eddersheim, both situated next to the river Main, have been incorporated into Hattersheim. Since then the town is called Hattersheim am Main.

Eddersheim

4944 people lived here in 2004. There is a watergate on the river Main near the village's centre. The engineer and inventor Anton Flettner was born in Eddersheim.

Okriftel

7561 people lived here in 2007. You can cross the river Main with by ferry. The next town on the other side of the river is Kelsterbach. The ferry boat operates in summer time on Sundays.

People born in Hattersheim

• Anton Flettner (1885–1961), Inventor.

External links

• www.hattersheim.de (de/en/fr/hu)