Maintal

Summary

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.

Maintal
Coat of arms of Maintal
Location of Maintal within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district
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Maintal is located in Germany
Maintal
Maintal
Maintal is located in Hesse
Maintal
Maintal
Coordinates: 50°09′N 08°50′E / 50.150°N 8.833°E / 50.150; 8.833
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictMain-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 zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
63477
Dialling codes06181,
06109 (Bischofsheim)
Vehicle registrationMKK
Websitewww.maintal.de

Geography edit

Neighbouring places edit

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 edit

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

History edit

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 edit

Transport edit

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 edit

Maintal is twinned with:[3]

References edit

  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.

External links edit

  • Official website   (in German)
  • Maintal at Curlie