Bockenheim (Frankfurt am Main)

Bockenheim
Quarter of Frankfurt am Main
Coat of arms of Bockenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Bockenheim (red) and the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt II (light red) within Frankfurt am Main
Bockenheim is located in Germany
Bockenheim
Bockenheim
Bockenheim is located in Hesse
Bockenheim
Bockenheim
Coordinates: 50°07′26″N 08°38′21″E / 50.12389°N 8.63917°E / 50.12389; 8.63917
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictUrban district
CityFrankfurt am Main
Area
 • Total
5,401 km2 (2,085 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total
42,140
 • Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
60486, 60487
Dialling codes069
Vehicle registrationF
Websitewww.frankfurt.de

Bockenheim is a quarter of Frankfurt, Germany. It was incorporated into Frankfurt on 1 April 1895[2] and is part of the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt II.

Bockenheim lies west of central Frankfurt and is the third largest district by population in Frankfurt after Sachsenhausen and the Nordend, with approximately 42,000 inhabitants.

Bockenheim is bordered by the Goethe University, the Senckenberg museum and the Frankfurt Trade Fair in the south. The Bockenheimer Depot was the central tram depot, built around 1900, which is now a theatre, a venue of the Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt. Bockenheim also houses the headquarters of the Deutsche Bundesbank.

References

  1. ^ "Frankfurt Statsitik Aktuell 07/2021". Stadt Frankfurt am Main. July 2021.
  2. ^ "About Frankfurt - History". City Of Frankfurt am Main. Stadt Frankfurt am Main. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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