Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany,. Located in the foreland of the Taunus on its namesake Main, it forms a continuous conurbation with Offenbach am Main; its urban area has a population of over 2.7 million. The city is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.8 million and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region and the fourth biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Frankfurt is home to the European Central Bank, one of the institutional seats of the European Union, while Frankfurt's central business district lies about 90 km (56 mi) northwest of the geographic center of the EU at Gadheim in Lower Franconia. Like France and Franconia, the city is named after the Franks. Frankfurt is the largest city in the Rhenish Franconian dialect area.

Some of the key events about Frankfurt

800
The city was established as a royal court of the Frankish kingdom
1152
The first recorded imperial election took place in Frankfurt
1349
Hundreds of Jews were massacred during the Black Death persecutions
1356
The Golden Bull decree established Frankfurt as the permanent election site for the Holy Roman Emperor
1552
A major fire destroyed much of the city's medieval center
1585
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange was founded
1796
French troops bombarded the city during the War of the First Coalition
1815
Frankfurt was declared a free city by the Congress of Vienna
1848
The first freely elected German parliament convened in Frankfurt's St. Paul's Church
1848
Violent clashes erupted during the German revolutions
1866
Prussian troops occupied the city during the Austro-Prussian War
1871
The Treaty of Frankfurt was signed, ending the Franco-Prussian War
1909
The University of Frankfurt was founded
1914
The city suffered economic hardship and food shortages during World War I
1933
Nazi book burnings took place in the Römerberg square
1944
Allied bombing raids severely damaged the city center during World War II
1949
The Deutsche Mark was introduced in Frankfurt, becoming Germany's new currency
1968
Violent protests and riots occurred during the German student movement
1998
The European Central Bank was established in Frankfurt
2015
Anti-austerity riots broke out during the opening of the European Central Bank's new headquarters

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