Maintal
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Administrative region | Darmstadt |
| District | Main-Kinzig |
| Population | 39,592 (31.12.2006) |
| Area | 32.4 km² |
| Population density | 1,180 /km² |
| Elevation | 100 m |
| Coordinates | 50°9′ N 8°50′ E |
| Postal code | 63461-63477 |
| Area code | 06181, 06109 |
| Licence plate code | MKK |
| Mayor | Erhard Rohrbach |
| Website | stadt-maintal.de |
Maintal is the second largest town of the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Main, between Frankfurt am Main and Hanau.
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[edit] Geography
Neighbouring towns and cities of Maintal are Niederdorfelden and Schöneck in the north, the city of Hanau in the East, Mühlheim am Main and Offenbach on the other bank of the river Main as well as Frankfurt am Main in the west.
[edit] History
The city was artificially created in 1974 in the course of the Hessian administration reform by merging the city of Dörnigheim (now Maintal's biggest district) with the nearby towns of Bischofsheim, Hochstadt and Wachenbuchen.
[edit] Districts
Maintal consists of the four districts Dörnigheim, Bischofsheim, Hochstadt (seat of city-administration) und Wachenbuchen.
[edit] Economy and Infrastructure
- Syngenta Agro GmbH
- Altec Lansing
- Rasmussen GmbH
- Hübsch Hotel KG
Maintal is connected with Hanau and Frankfurt by the so-called "nordmainische Eisenbahn" (Northmain rail) and has two train stations (Maintal-West in Bischofsheim near the Main river and Maintal-East in Dörnigheim) Two ferries at Rumpenheim (Offenbach) and Mühlheim lead over the river Main.
[edit] Sister cities
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Luisant, France since 21. April 1973 |
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Moosburg, Austria since 22. October 1976 |
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Amersford, Netherlands seit 10. April 1983 |
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Esztergom Hungary since 18. July 1993 |
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Katerini, Greece since 26. March 1995 |
[edit] External links
- Stadt Maintal
- http://people.freenet.de/peterheckert/ Private Webseiten eines Heimatforschers mit einer riesigen Fülle an Informationen zur Ortsgeschichte allgemein, Archäologie, Juden, Zwangsarbeiter.
- Maintal at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)
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