Bornheim
District of Frankfurt am Main
Hesse - Germany

Eurovision Song Contest 1957

The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the 2nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on March 3, 1957 in Frankfurt-am-Main. Like the first contest, this one was still mainly a radio programme, but there was a noticeable increase in the number of people with televisions. It was won by the Netherlands with "Net als toen", performed by Corry Brokken.

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Eurovision Song Contest by year, 1957 in music, 1957 in Germany, Music in Frankfurt

Staufenmauer

The Staufenmauer was an old city wall of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was built in 1180 under the Hohenstaufen rule to protect the city from attack and surround the present Altstadt. When the city was expanded in 1333, the old wall became a victim of efforts to reorganize the city defenses. Today one can still see a small portion along the Fahrgasse, a part that was restored after the 18th century fire in the Jewish Ghetto.

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Buildings and structures in Frankfurt, History of Frankfurt, Visitor attractions in Frankfurt, City walls

Eissporthalle Frankfurt

Eissporthalle Frankfurt or Eissporthalle am Ratsweg is an arena in the ]]Bornheim district of Frankfurt, Germany. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of Frankfurt Lions. It opened on December 19, 1981 and holds 6,946 people.

Located at 50.1253, 8.72139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Indoor arenas in Germany, Indoor ice hockey venues in Germany, Frankfurt Lions, Buildings and structures in Frankfurt, Sports venues in Hesse

Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion

Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Bornheim, a district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and is best accessesed by the Johanna-Tesch-Platz U-Bahn station, or (for away fans) the Eissporthalle/Festplatz station. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FSV Frankfurt and occasionally 1. FFC Frankfurt. It has a capacity of 12.542. Until 2009 it was known as Stadion am Bornheimer Hang.

Located at 50.1281, 8.72333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Football venues in Germany, Athletics (track and field) venues in Germany, FSV Frankfurt, Buildings and structures in Frankfurt, Sports venues in Hesse

Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology

The Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology is an academic seminary in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. As of early 2013, the institution had around 40 teaching staff members and 360 students, both male and female. Out of these, 130 were pursuing post-graduate studies.

Located at 50.0994, 8.71444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jesuit universities and colleges, Universities and colleges in Germany, Postgraduate schools in Germany, Roman Catholic universities and colleges in Germany, Education in Frankfurt, Educational institutions established in 1926

Frankfurter Judengasse

The Frankfurter Judengasse was the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt and one of the earliest ghettos in Germany. It existed from 1462 until 1796 and was home to Germany's largest Jewish community in early modern times. At the end of the 19th century, most of the buildings in the Judengasse were demolished. The area suffered major destruction during World War II and reconstruction left no visible signs of the ghetto in today's townscape of Frankfurt.

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Museums in Frankfurt, History of Frankfurt, Religion in Frankfurt, Jewish museums, Jewish German history, German Jewish communities, Jewish ghettos in Europe, Historic Jewish communities, Place names associated with Jews

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Also known as the Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main or Frankfurt Technical College) is a large public university in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It has over 38 study areas, in the arts, oeconomics, sciences, engineering and law. It has a highly international student body, with over 9,000 students from more than 100 countries. The faculty is 650-strong.

Located at 50.1303, 8.69249 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Germany, Education in Frankfurt, Universities and colleges in Hesse

Consulate General of the United States, Frankfurt

The Consulate General of the United States in Frankfurt am Main represents the interests of the United States government in Frankfurt, Germany and nearby surrounding areas. It is the United States' largest Consulate General, and is larger, in terms of both personnel and facilities, than many U.S. Embassies.

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Diplomatic missions of the United States, Diplomatic missions in Frankfurt, Germany–United States relations

Hoch Conservatory

Dr. Hoch’s Konservatorium - Musikakademie was founded in Frankfurt am Main on September 22, 1878. Through the generosity of Frankfurter Joseph Hoch, who bequeathed the Conservatory one million German gold marks in his testament, a school for music and the arts was established for all age groups. It has played an important role in the history of music in Frankfurt.

Located at 50.1102, 8.69986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Music schools in Germany, Music in Frankfurt, Education in Frankfurt

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

The Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is a private non-profit Business school in Frankfurt, Germany.

Located at 50.1096, 8.69741 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Business schools in Germany, Education in Frankfurt, Universities in Germany, Universities and colleges in Hesse, Management education, Management science, Educational institutions established in 1957

Frankfurt Zoological Garden

The Frankfurt Zoological Garden is the zoo of Frankfurt, Germany. It features over 5,000 animals of more than 600 species on more than 13 hectares. The zoo was founded in 1858 and is the second oldest Zoo in Germany. It lies in the eastern part of the Innenstadt (inner city). Former director of the zoo was Bernhard Grzimek. The Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) was founded in 1858 by citizens of Frankfurt citizens to establish the Zoological Garden, which it operated until the First World War.

Located at 50.1156, 8.70314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Zoos in Germany, Buildings and structures in Frankfurt, Visitor attractions in Frankfurt

European Central Bank Headquarters

The European Central Bank Headquarters is a building complex under construction in the Ostend district of Frankfurt, Germany. It includes the existing Großmarkthalle, a new 185/165-metre-twin-skyscraper and a new low-rise building to connect the two. Located east of the city centre it will house the new headquarters for the European Central Bank (ECB). It is expected to be completed in 2014.

Located at 50.1094, 8.7025 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures of the European Union, European System of Central Banks, Skyscrapers between 150 and 199 meters, Skyscrapers in Frankfurt

Großmarkthalle

The Großmarkthalle (Wholesale Market Hall), located in the Ostend of Frankfurt am Main, was the city's main wholesale market, especially for fruit and vegetables. It was closed on June 4, 2004. It is considered a major example of expressionist architecture.

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Buildings and structures completed in 1928, Brick Expressionism, Buildings and structures in Frankfurt, Expressionist architecture, Modernist architecture in Germany

Holy Cross Church, Frankfurt-Bornheim

The Holy Cross Church is a Roman Catholic church in the district Bornheim of Frankfurt am Main. It was built by Martin Weber from 1928 to 1929, on a rise then known as Bornheimer Hang. The church is an unusual example of interwar modernist as sacred architecture of Bauhaus architecture. The church was finally completed on 25 August 1929 and handed to the Catholic congregation of Bornheim. It was damaged in the Second World War, and afterwards rebuilt with money donated for the purpose.

Located at 50.1269, 8.71833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1929, 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Modernist architecture in Germany, Churches in Frankfurt

Frankfurter Engel

Frankfurter Engel is a memorial in the city of Frankfurt am Main in southwestern Germany, dedicated to homosexual people persecuted under Nazi rule, and section 175, the latter during 1950s and 1960s.

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Monuments and memorials in Germany, LGBT history in Germany, Buildings and structures in Frankfurt, History of Frankfurt, Holocaust commemoration

Historic Railway, Frankfurt

The Historic Railway, Frankfurt (Historische Eisenbahn Frankfurt) or HEF is a German museum railway in Frankfurt am Main. The society was founded in 1978 and its aim is the preservation of historic, valuable railway materiel in working order, especially steam locomotives, as technical and cultural monuments.

Located at 50.1155, 8.72975 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Heritage railways in Germany, Museums in Frankfurt, Railway museums in Germany, Transport in Baden-Württemberg, History of Baden-Württemberg, History of Frankfurt

Heinrich-von-Gagern-Gymnasium

The Heinrich-von-Gagern-Gymnasium is a humanistic or classical Gymnasium in the borough Ostend of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The eponym is Heinrich von Gagern (1799–1880). The school has approximately 1000 students. The Heinrich von Gagern Gymnasium is one of only two schools in Frankfurt which teach Latin and ancient Greek. The other school which offers a traditonal, humanist education in Frankfurt is the Lessing-Gymnasium, Frankfurt.

Located at 50.1147, 8.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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High schools in Germany, Gymnasiums (school), Education in Frankfurt, Educational institutions established in 1888

Riederwaldstadion

Riederwaldstadion is a stadium in Seckbach district of Frankfurt am Main in Germany. It is traditionally the home ground of Eintracht Frankfurt U23. The stadium was destroyed during the World War II in 1943 and was rebuilt in 1952.

Located at 50.1331, 8.73028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Football venues in Germany, Eintracht Frankfurt, Sport in Frankfurt, Buildings and structures in Frankfurt, Sports venues in Hesse

Büro Center Nibelungenplatz

Büro Center Nibelungenplatz, also known as BCN and formerly Shell Tower, is a 27-storey, 110 m skyscraper in the Nordend-West district of Frankfurt, Germany. The building was constructed in 1966 as one of the first buildings to reach over 50 m in Frankfurt, and it is still the tallest building in the Nordend district. It is located at Nibelungenplatz, a busy junction in the Nordend.

Located at 50.1286, 8.69167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters, Buildings and structures completed in 1966

Frankfurt Konstablerwache station

Frankfurt am Main Konstablerwache station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt am Main Konstablerwache) is a major metro station at the Konstablerwache square in the city centre of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. With 191,000 passengers per day, Konstablerwache station is the second busiest rapid transit station in Frankfurt after Frankfurt Central Station and a major hub for commuter transport in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region.

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Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main, Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations, Frankfurt U-Bahn

Konstablerwache

Konstablerwache is a central square in the centre of Frankfurt am Main and part of its pedestrian zone. It lies to the east of Hauptwache with both squares linked by the Zeil, the central shopping area of the city.

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Streets in Frankfurt

Frankfurt Ostendstraße station

Frankfurt Ostendstraße station is an underground S-Bahn station in central Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The station was opened when the City Tunnel was extended to Frankfurt South station in 1990. It consists of two tracks, surrounding a central platform. Its entrance escalators are located next to the Hanauer Landstraße. The site of the future headquarters of the European Central Bank is nearby. The train station is served by S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S8 and S9.

Located at 50.1114, 8.6975 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Frankfurt am Main, Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations

Frankfurt East station

Frankfurt am Main East station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt am Main Ost or Frankfurt Ostbahnhof) serves regional rail services in the suburb of Ostend in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Its container terminal is one of the two remaining freight yards in the city (the other is Industriepark Höchst), after the much larger Frankfurt central freight yard (Hauptgüterbahnhof) was closed. The freight yard of Frankfurt's eastern river port also lies to the east.

Located at 50.1128, 8.70806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Frankfurt Mühlberg station

Frankfurt (Main) Mühlberg station is an underground Rhine-Main S-Bahn station on the Frankfurt City Tunnel in the Frankfurt district of Sachsenhausen in the German state of Hesse. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. It was opened with the eastern part of the City Tunnel (which is called the Frankfurt–Mühlberg tunnel), which was opened in 1992 as the last section of the City Tunnel. It consists of two tracks on either side of an island platform.

Located at 50.1017, 8.70028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Heiligenstock transmitter

Heiligenstock Transmitter, also known as the Heiligenstock Radio Tower, was a wooden German lattice transmitter that was used for mediumwave broadcasting. The tower was built in the year 1934 but was dismantled four years later because of its bad state. The tower was then rebuilt the same year it was dismantled in the city of Frankfurt. The newly rebuilt radio tower was then demolished in March 25th, 1945 during the second world war by the retreating German troops using explosives.

Located at 50.1547, 8.71111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Towers completed in 1934, Towers completed in 1938, Buildings and structures demolished in 1938, Buildings and structures demolished in 1945, Buildings and structures in Germany