Maintal

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Maintal
Town
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Location of Maintal within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district
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Maintal
Coordinates: 50°09′N08°50′E / 50.150°N 8.833°E / 50.150; 8.833
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Government
 •  Mayor (2021–27) Monika Böttcher [1]
Area
 • Total32.4 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total39,815
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
63477
Dialling codes 06181,
06109 (Bischofsheim)
Vehicle registration MKK
Website www.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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Geography

Neighbouring places

The neighbouring countries of Maintal are Niederdorfelden and Schöneck in the north, the city of Hanau in the East, Mühlheim am Main and Offenbach am Main on the other bank of the river Main as well as Frankfurt am Main in the west.

Division of the town

Maintal consists of the four districts Dörnigheim, Bischofsheim, Hochstadt (seat of city-administration) and Wachenbuchen.

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.

Economy

Transport

Maintal is connected with Hanau and Frankfurt by the so-called nordmainische Eisenbahn (northern Main railway) and has two stations (Maintal-West in Bischofsheim near the Main river and Maintal-East in Dörnigheim)

Two ferries cross the Main to the left, or south, bank. The Rumpenheim Ferry links Bischofsheim with Rumpenheim, whilst the Maintal-Dörnigheim Ferry links Dörnigheim with Mühlheim am Main.

Twin towns – sister cities

Maintal is twinned with: [3]

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maintal–Dörnigheim Ferry</span> Cable ferry across Main river in Hesse, Germany

The Maintal–Dörnigheim Ferry, also known as the Mühlheim am Main to Dörnigheim Ferry, was a vehicular cable ferry across the Main river in Hesse, Germany. The ferry crossed between the Dörnigheim district of the town of Maintal, on the right bank of the river, and Mühlheim am Main opposite. On June 25, 2020, the ferry was permanently retired.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maintal Ost station</span> Railway station in Maintal, Germany

Maintal Ost (east) is a station in the network of the Rhine-Main Transport Association on the Frankfurt Süd–Aschaffenburg railway, serving the Maintal districts of Hochstadt and Dörnigheim in the German state of Hesse. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a category 4 station.

References

  1. ↑ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Partnerstädte". maintal.de (in German). Maintal. Retrieved 2021-02-23.


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