Bockenheim
District of Frankfurt am Main
in Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt of Hesse, Germany

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
50.116 and 8.684 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 50° 6' 55" and E 8° 41' 3"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
German
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 07:09 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Berlin
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:21 am and 8:26 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Germany in Western Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Germany.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Germany. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24

Discover Bockenheim

The district Bockenheim of Frankfurt am Main in Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt (Hesse) is a subburb in Germany about 264 mi south-west of Berlin, the country's capital city.

If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bad Homburg vor der Hoehe, Offenbach, Egelsbach, Niederdorfelden and Erzhausen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 41 °F

Morning Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Evening Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Chance of rainfall 7%
Air Humidity 94%
Air Pressure 1009 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

7°C (45 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

8°C (47 °F)
4°C (38 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Grandhotel Hessischer Hof

Address
1,3 mi
Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 40
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Frankfurt Messe

Address
1,7 mi
EUROPA-ALLE 44
60327 FRANKFURT
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Novum Imperial Messe

Address
1,6 mi
Sophienstr. 40
60487 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Moevenpick

Address
1,5 mi
Den Haager Str. 5
60327 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


SAKS Urban Design Hotel Frankfurt

Address
1,1 mi
Mendelssohnstr. 79
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Beethoven

Address
1,2 mi
Beethovenstr. 46
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Palmenhof

Address
1,2 mi
Bockenheimer Landstr. 89-91
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Maritim

Address
1,5 mi
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 3
60486 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


An der Messe

Address
1,4 mi
Westendstr. 104
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Frankfurt Marriott Hotel

Address
1,5 mi
Hamburger Allee 2
60486 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Deutsche Bundesbank

The Deutsche Bundesbank (German for German Federal Bank) is the central bank of the Federal Republic of Germany and as such part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). Due to its strength and former size, the Bundesbank is the most influential member of the ESCB. Both the Deutsche Bundesbank and the European Central Bank (ECB) are located in Frankfurt, Germany. It is sometimes referred to as "Buba" for Bundesbank.

Located at 50.1339, 8.65972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Banks of Germany, European System of Central Banks, Central banks, Economy of Frankfurt, Economy of Germany, Banks established in 1957, 1957 establishments in Germany

Europaturm

The Europaturm ("Tower of Europe") is a 337.5 metre (1,107.3 ft) high telecommunications tower in Frankfurt, Germany.

Located at 50.1353, 8.65472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures completed in 1979, Television towers in Germany, Buildings and structures in Frankfurt

Goethe University Frankfurt

The Goethe University Frankfurt is a university which was founded in 1914 as a Citizens' University, which means that, while it was a State university of Prussia, it had been founded and financed by the wealthy and active liberal citizenry of Frankfurt am Main, a unique feature in German university history. It was named in 1932 after one of the most famous natives of Frankfurt, the poet and writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Today, the university has 38,000 students, on 4 major campuses.

Located at 50.1194, 8.65139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Goethe University Frankfurt, Education in Frankfurt, Educational institutions established in 1914, Universities in Germany, Universities and colleges in Hesse, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Goethe-Gymnasium, Frankfurt

Goethe-Gymnasium is a secondary school in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Germany. It is situated near the Hauptbahnhof. It is currently the only state funded school in Germany that offers students the option of taking International Baccalaureate examination. However, contrary to the IBO's IB programme, the final exam is offered in year 13, not year 12. The Goethe-Gymnasium offers Japanese as a third foreign language, which is rare in Germany.

Located at 50.1111, 8.65861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Education in Frankfurt, International Baccalaureate schools in Germany, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Educational institutions established in 1897

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.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Culture in Frankfurt, Trade fairs in Germany, Book fairs in Germany, Visitor attractions in Frankfurt, Publishing

Hammering Man

Hammering Man is a series of monumental kinetic sculptures designed by Jonathan Borofsky which have been installed in various cities around the world.

Located at 50.1125, 8.65278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Outdoor sculptures in Seattle, Washington, 1992 sculptures, Steel sculptures

Palmengarten

The Palmengarten (22 hectares) is one of two botanical gardens in Frankfurt am Main and the largest garden of its kind in Germany. It is located in the Westend-Süd district. Like many public sites in Frankfurt, it was privately financed and implemented by the architect Heinrich Siesmayer. Work was completed in 1871 and opened to the public. One colorful visit was from the American entertainer Buffalo Bill who brought his Western show in 1890.

Located at 50.1233, 8.65806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Visitor attractions in Frankfurt, Botanical gardens in Germany, Gardens in Hesse

Naturmuseum Senckenberg

The Naturmuseum Senckenberg in Frankfurt am Main is the second largest museum of natural history in Germany. It is particularly popular with children, who enjoy the extensive collection of dinosaur skeletons: Senckenberg boasts the largest exhibition of large dinosaurs in Europe. One particular treasure is a dinosaur fossil with unique, preserved scaled skin. The museum contains the world's largest and most diverse collection of stuffed birds with about 2000 specimens.

Located at 50.1175, 8.65167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Museums in Frankfurt, Natural history museums in Germany, Natural history museums

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.
Wikipedia Article
Economy of Frankfurt, Trade fairs in Germany, Convention centres in Germany, Visitor attractions in Frankfurt

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.
Wikipedia Article
Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers in Germany, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters, Buildings and structures completed in 1983

Grüneburgpark

The Grüneburgpark is a park in the Westend district of Frankfurt, whose name derives from the "Green castle", which stood on the site in the 14th century. In 1789 the banker Peter Heinrich von Bethmann Metzler acquired the property and designed the park. In the following years the great thinkers of the day met here, among them Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Bettina von Arnim.

Located at 50.1267, 8.66028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1789 establishments

Festhalle Frankfurt

The Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, built from 1907 to 1909, is a multi-purpose hall at the Frankfurter Messegelände. The interior of about 40 metres high dome provides an area of 5,646 square metres up to 4,880 seats. Together with the two tiers up to 9,843 people will in the banquet hall space, unseated at the interior than 13,500.

Located at 50.1117, 8.65083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Indoor arenas in Germany, Buildings and structures in Frankfurt, Event venues established in 1909

Frauenfriedenskirche

The Frauenfriedenskirche (German for Our Lady's Peace Church) is a Roman Catholic church in Bockenheim (Frankfurt am Main). It was built by Hans Herkommer from 1927 to 1929, on a rise then known as Ginnheimer Höhe. The church is an unusual example of interwar modernist church architecture, combining elements of expressionism with the "New Objectivity" of Bauhaus architecture, and using monumental mosaics for external and internal decoration.

Located at 50.1283, 8.64556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Religious buildings completed in 1929, Modernist architecture in Germany, Expressionist architecture

Westend Gate

Westend Gate, formerly known as Plaza Büro Center and commonly referred to as The Marriott, is a 47-storey, 159 m skyscraper in the Westend-Süd district of Frankfurt, Germany. It had been the tallest building in Germany from 1976 until 1978 when it was surpassed by the Silberturm, which is also located in Frankfurt.

Located at 50.1142, 8.6503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Office buildings completed in 1976, Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers between 150 and 199 meters

Bettinaschule

The Bettinaschule (English: Bettina School) is a Gymnasium in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The eponym is Bettina von Arnim (1785–1859). The school has approximately 71 teachers and 1,028 students.

Located at 50.1169, 8.66302 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
High schools in Germany, Gymnasiums (school), Education in Frankfurt, Educational institutions established in 1855

Botanischer Garten der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

The Botanischer Garten der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (7 hectares), also known as the Botanischer Garten Frankfurt am Main, is a botanical garden and arboretum maintained by the Goethe University. It is located at Siesmayerstraße 72, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and opens daily in the warmer months. First Garden: near the Eschenheimer Tor (1767-1907).

Located at 50.1272, 8.65833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Botanical gardens in Germany, Goethe University Frankfurt, Visitor attractions in Frankfurt, Gardens in Hesse

Graduate School of Economics, Finance, and Management

The Graduate School of Economics, Finance, and Management (GSEFM), based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, offers quantitative and research-oriented graduate-level education programs.

Located at 50.1269, 8.665 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Goethe University Frankfurt, Universities and colleges in Hesse, Education in Frankfurt, Educational institutions established in 2008, Postgraduate schools in Germany

Tower 185

Tower 185 is a 55-storey, 200 m skyscraper in the Gallus district of Frankfurt, Germany. It is the 4th tallest building in Frankfurt and the 4th tallest in Germany, tied with Main Tower. The anchor tenant of the tower is the German branch office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, which has leased 60,000 m . The tower was initially planned to be 185 m with 50 stories, however, when plans changed to increase the height by an additional five floors, its name was not changed.

Located at 50.1106, 8.65629 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Office buildings completed in 2011, Skyscrapers between 200 and 249 meters, Skyscrapers in Frankfurt

AfE-Turm

AfE Turm (English: AfE Tower) is a 32-storey, 116 m skyscraper in the Bockenheim district of Frankfurt, Germany. The building belongs to the Bockenheim campus of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University and houses the offices and seminar rooms of the departments of Social Sciences and Education. AfE is an acronym for Abteilung für Erziehungswissenschaft (English: Department of Pedagogy); however, this department never moved into the tower because it was closed before the construction was finished.

Located at 50.1161, 8.65083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Goethe University Frankfurt, School buildings completed in 1972, Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters

Kastor und Pollux

Kastor & Pollux buildings]] Kastor und Pollux, also known as Forum Frankfurt, are two high rise buildings in the Gallus district of Frankfurt, Germany. The unequal twin towers were named after the Dioscuri in Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux. The towers are located at Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage next to the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds, between the Messeturm and the Tower 185. The towers were constructed between 1994 and 1997. Before that the site had been the headquarters of Deutsche Bahn.

Located at 50.1111, 8.65472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Buildings and structures completed in 1997, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters, Twin towers

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.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures completed in 2003, Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters

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.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
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.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main, Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations

Europaviertel (Frankfurt am Main)

The Europaviertel (European quarter) is a housing and business quarter development in the Gallus district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Development work began in 2005, and the development is slated for completion by 2019. The area will have offices, hotels, apartments, parks, shopping, and leisure facilities. After its completion, Europaviertel will approximately have a population of 30,000 workers and 10,000 residents.

Located at 50.1094, 8.65194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Frankfurt, Geography of Frankfurt

Frankfurt University Library

The Frankfurt University Library is the library for the Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany.

Located at 50.1203, 8.65306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Goethe University Frankfurt, Academic libraries in Germany, 1484 establishments

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Frankfurt-Bockenheim