Griesheim
District of Frankfurt am Main
Hesse - Germany

Peace of Passau

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V had won a victory against Protestantism in the Schmalkaldic War of 1547. Many Protestant princes were unhappy with the religious terms of the Augsburg Interim imposed after this victory. In January 1552, led by Maurice of Saxony, many formed an alliance with Henry II of France at the Treaty of Chambord. In return for French funding and assistance, Henry was promised lands in western Germany.

Located at 50.1217, 8.61222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1552 in law, 16th century in Germany, Treaties of the Holy Roman Empire, Peace treaties, Protestant Reformation, History of Lutheranism, History of Bavaria, 16th-century treaties, 1552 in the Holy Roman Empire

Frankfurt Book Fair

The Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) is the world's largest trade fair for books, based on the number of publishing companies represented, as well as the number of visitors. It is held annually in mid-October at the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The first three days are restricted exclusively to trade visitors; the general public can attend on the last two.

Located at 50.1114, 8.64833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Culture in Frankfurt, Trade fairs in Germany, Book fairs in Germany, Visitor attractions in Frankfurt, Publishing

Frankfurt Airport long-distance station

Frankfurt am Main Airport long-distance station (German: Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbahnhof) is a railway station at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is served by long-distance trains, mostly ICE services running on the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line. It is the largest railway station serving an airport in Germany with about 23,000 passengers each day. The station is served by 210 daily long-distance trains, of which 185 are Intercity-Expresses.

Located at 50.0528, 8.57 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main, Airport railway stations in Germany, Railway stations opened in 1999

Nidda (river)

The Nidda is a right tributary of the Main river in Hesse. It springs from the Vogelsberg on the Taufstein mountain range near the town of Schotten, flows through the Niddastausee dam, and the towns of Nidda, Niddatal, Karben, and Bad Vilbel. At Harheim it reaches the Frankfurt am Main city area and after 98 km enters the Main in Frankfurt's Höchst quarter. In the twenties and sixties the flow of the Nidda was regulated to reduce the risk of floods.

Located at 50.0994, 8.55139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Main (river) basin, Rivers of Hesse

Frankfurter Kreuz

The Frankfurter Kreuz is an Autobahn interchange in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where the autobahns A3 and A5 meet. The interchange was originally to be built from 1931 to 1933, but due to World War II construction was not finished until 1957. It underwent massive remodeling in the 1990s, as it had been frequently overloaded due to excess traffic. Today, both autobahns have ten lanes.

Located at 50.0531, 8.60417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Autobahns in Germany, Roads in Hesse, Transport in Frankfurt

Battle of Höchst

The Battle of Höchst was fought on June 20, 1622, between the combined army led by Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly and Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba against Protestant forces led by Christian of Brunswick. It was a strategic Roman Catholic victory.

Located at 50.1027, 8.54466 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Battles of the Thirty Years' War, Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire, Battles involving Spain, 1622 in Europe, Conflicts in 1622, History of Frankfurt

Messe Frankfurt

Messe Frankfurt GmbH (literally "Frankfurt Trade Fair") is one of the world's largest trade fair companies with 538,000,000 Euros in sales and 1,891 active employees. The group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries, five branch offices, and 52 international sales partners. Thus, Messe Frankfurt is present in over 150 countries to their customers. At more than 30 locations in the world events "made by Messe Frankfurt" take place.

Located at 50.1114, 8.64833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Economy of Frankfurt, Trade fairs in Germany, Convention centres in Germany, Visitor attractions in Frankfurt

Saint Justinus' church, Frankfurt-Höchst

The Carolingian Saint Justinus' church in Frankfurt-Höchst is the oldest building in Frankfurt/Main and one of the oldest churches still existing in Germany. The Catholic basilica originates from around 830, and the late gothic chancel was built from 1441. The church stands at the east of the old part of the town Höchst, looking over the Main river. On the one hand, St.

Located at 50.0986, 8.54889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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830s architecture, 1440s architecture, Churches in Frankfurt, 9th-century church buildings

Messe Torhaus

Messe Torhaus is a high rise building in the Bockenheim district of Frankfurt, Germany. It was designed by Oswald Mathias Ungers. Built by Hochtief, 400 workers constructed the 60,000 ton building in a record time of 13 months from 1983 to 1984. Its unusual shape and use of materials resembles a guillotine. The building houses the administration of Messe Frankfurt as well as services like a kindergarten and the press centre.

Located at 50.1114, 8.64278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers in Germany, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters, Buildings and structures completed in 1983

Max Planck Institute for European History of Law

The Max Planck Institute for European History of Law was founded in 1946 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. As one of 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society (Max Planck Gesellschaft) it focuses on trans-national comparisons and the portrayal of European legal development. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|07|58|N|08|37|13|E|type:landmark |primary |name= }}

Located at 50.1328, 8.62028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Max Planck Society, Research institutes in Germany, Legal research institutes

Au (building)

Au the name of a building that has been squatted since June 4, 1983 in Frankfurt, Germany. It bills itself as an "Autonomous Cultural Centre and Living Project". Au was home to the Au Squat Festival on June 3rd, 2006, featuring many punk rock bands such as The Restarts. The 2007 festival was on June 9th with band like Sensa Yuma and the festival 2008 will be on June 7th. Beside the open air festival there are many other concerts and cultural or political events during the year.

Located at 50.1217, 8.5996 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Frankfurt, Squats

Tenovis

Translated from the German Wikipedia site: Tenovis was a large German telecommunications company with a staff force of more than 5,400 employees. It maintains a presence in Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Tenovis announced its IPO in April 2004.

Located at 50.0972, 8.62972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Avaya, Telecommunications companies

Frankfurt Airport regional station

Frankfurt am Main Airport regional station (German: Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbahnhof) is an underground railway station at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It provides local S-Bahn and Regionalbahn services to the city and the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. The station opened on March 14, 1972 together with a new passenger terminal (Terminal Mitte, now called Terminal 1). At the time it was only the second railway station serving an airport in Germany.

Located at 50.0519, 8.57056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main, Airport railway stations in Germany, Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations, Railway stations opened in 1972

Stadion am Brentanobad

Stadion am Brentanobad is a multi-use stadium in Frankfurt, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of 1. FFC Frankfurt and Rot-Weiß Frankfurt. The stadium has a capacity of 5,500 places.

Located at 50.125, 8.621 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Football venues in Germany, 1. FFC Frankfurt, Buildings and structures in Frankfurt, Sport in Frankfurt, Sports venues in Hesse

Eschborn Airfield

Eschborn Airfield (Fliegerhorst Eschborn) is an abandoned military airfield in Germany located approximately 10 km northwest of Frankfurt am Main (Hessen) and 435 km southwest of Berlin. The airfield was built by the Luftwaffe and opened in the early 1940s. Its primary use was as an interceptor fighter airfield during the Defense of the Reich campaign.

Located at 50.1333, 8.5575 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Germany

IBC Tower

IBC Tower is a skyscraper in the IBC building complex in Bockenheim district of Frankfurt, Germany. At 30-storeys and 112 m, it is considerably the taller than the other two buildings named IBC Tower A, and IBC Tower B, which are both ten storeys. The IBC was built by Deutsche Bank on a design by architect Kohler and was completed in 2003. It is situated at Theodor-Heuss-Allee close to the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds.

Located at 50.1144, 8.6425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 2003, Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters

Frankfurt Stadion station

Frankfurt am Main Stadion station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt am Main Stadion) is a junction railway station in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Stadion station is close to Frankfurt's main football stadium, the Commerzbank-Arena. Prior to 1937 it was called Frankfurt-Goldstein and from then until 24 December 2005 it was called Frankfurt-Sportfeld ("Sport field"). According to Deutsche Bahn it is used by 570 trains a day and is the busiest railway junction in Germany.

Located at 50.0681, 8.63306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main, Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations

Frankfurt Galluswarte station

Frankfurt am Main Galluswarte station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt am Main Galluswarte) is a railway station located in the Gallus district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Located at 50.1044, 8.64417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main, Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations

Frankfurt Messe station

Frankfurt am Main Messe station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt am Main Messe) is an S-Bahn station in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in the district of Bockenheim in the middle of the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds. The station was opened in 1999 to improve the fair’s public transport connections. It consists of two platform tracks facing a central platform. Constructing the platform was a complex procedure as the space between the tracks had to be enlarged.

Located at 50.1119, 8.64333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations, Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt West station

Frankfurt am Main West station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt am Main West or Frankfurt Westbahnhof) is a railway station for regional and S-Bahn services in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on the Main-Weser Railway, in the district of Bockenheim, near the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds and the Bockenheim campus of the Goethe University Frankfurt.

Located at 50.1192, 8.63944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main, Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations

Frankfurt Rödelheim station

Frankfurt Rödelheim station is a regional and S-Bahn station in western Frankfurt am Main, Germany on the Homburg line, in the district of Rödelheim. The Kronberg line branches off the Homburg line north of the station and the junction with the Rebstock curve of the former Bad Nauheim–Wiesbaden line (Bäderbahn) is south of the station. The station connects with several bus lines.

Located at 50.1244, 8.60722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main, Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations

Frankfurt Niederrad station

Frankfurt-Niederrad station is a station in the district of Niederrad in the southwest of Frankfurt am Main in the German state of Hesse.

Located at 50.0806, 8.63694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations, Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main

The Squaire

The Squaire is a controversial office building in Frankfurt, Germany. It was built between 2006 and 2011 on top of an existing train station near Frankfurt Airport. The building has has a length of 660 m, a width of 65 m, and a height of 45 m with nine floors. With a total floor area of 140,000 m it is considered to be the largest office building in Germany. The Squaire is directly connected to Terminal 1 of Frankfurt Airport through a connecting corridor for pedestrians.

Located at 50.0529, 8.56985 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Frankfurt, Buildings and structures completed in 2010

Frankfurt Griesheim station

Frankfurt am Main Griesheim station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt am Main Griesheim) is a railway station located in the Griesheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The station is part of the Main-Lahn Railway. It is at the beginning of the western approach to Frankfurt Central Station, which runs for about five kilometres and is up to 600 metres wide. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. Today it is served only by lines S1 and S 2 of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn.

Located at 50.0942, 8.60611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations, Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt Nied station

Frankfurt-Nied station is a station in the district of Nied of the city of Frankfurt in the German state of Hesse on the Main-Lahn Railway. It is now served only by lines S1 and S 2 of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.

Located at 50.1028, 8.57 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations, Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main