Maintal

The city is situated on the Main Main valley between Frankfurt and Hanau, and belongs to the Main- Kinzig-Kreis as its second largest city after Hanau.

  • 3.1 City Council
  • 3.2 Mayor
  • 3.3 Town twinning
  • 4.1 traffic 4.1.1 Rail Transport
  • 4.1.2 Road Traffic
  • 4.1.3 ferry
  • 4.1.4 bus
  • 4.1.5 Air Traffic

Geography

Neighboring communities

Main valley is bordered to the north by the municipalities Niederdorfelden and Schoeneck, to the east of Hanau, in the south - separated by the Main - in Mülheim am Main ( Offenbach district ) and the city of Offenbach ( Offenbach- Rumpenheim ) and in the west to the Frankfurt neighborhoods Fechenheim and Bergen- Enkheim.

Boroughs

Main valley is divided into the districts of Bishop Home, Dörnigheim, Hochstadt ( the municipal seat ) and Wachenbuchen.

History

The city was formed on July 1, 1974 as part of the Hessian government reform out of the city and the communities Dörnigheim Bishop Home, Hochstadt and Wachenbuchen. In a survey conducted before the amalgamation, most citizens suggested the name " Main City " before.

Policy

City Council

The municipal election held 27 March 2011 yielded the following results:

Mayor

Twinning

  • Luisant (France), since April 11, 1974
  • Moosburg ( Austria ), since October 21, 1976
  • Esztergom (Hungary ), since July 15, 1993
  • Katerini (Greece ) since March 20, 1994

Economy and infrastructure

Probably the most famous Maintaler company is the one whose hose clamps and hose connectors can be found in many cars Rasmussen GmbH (since 2006 Norma Germany GmbH ). Large commercial areas with car suppliers, metal, retail and service industries, also for the supply of Hanau. Also, but fairly new is the Chinese manufacturer Xiamen Hongfa Electroacoustic Relay, founded in 2003 with its office Hongfa Europe GmbH. Here the complete range from 110 families relay is offered with all labels on the market. Other major companies in Main Valley are:

Traffic

Railway

Main valley is on the railway line Frankfurt- Hanau (also called " Hanauer train" called ) to Frankfurt and Hanau. The breakpoint Main Valley West ( until June 1997 Bishop Home Rumpenheim ) and the Main Valley East Station (up to June 1997 Hochstadt - Dörnigheim ) lying in the urban area.

Road

On the motorway A 66 Main Valley to Frankfurt and on the Hanauer Kreuz with the A 45 (Dortmund -Aschaffenburg ) is connected.

Ferry

Two car ferries across the Main Main valley connect with Mülheim am Main and Rumpenheim, a district of Offenbach am Main.

Bus

Furthermore Main valley has a city bus network interconnecting the Maintaler neighborhoods and the Main and the Frankfurt U -Bahn station Enkheim. From there is, however, during the last three hours of the Frankfurt U -Bahn service (weekdays) no more bus service after valley. Of the total of 10 bus routes that go down into Main Valley, operated 7 from the city traffic valley.

Traffic

The nearest airport is the Frankfurt airport. Nearest commercial airport is the airfield of Gelnhausen. A Segelfluggelände the airfield is Langenselbold Langenselbold.

Education

In the Bishop home district is home to the Federal College of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology, two primary schools (Villa Sundries School and Forest School ) as well as a comprehensive school ( Erich - Kästner-Schule ) and a high school ( Albert -Einstein - school). In addition, in this district is also the European Study Academy of Refrigeration and Air - ventilation ( ESaK ) home, as well as several free carrier of childcare facilities for pre-and primary school children. The Parents' Association Bishop Home eV operates a private Montessori kindergarten which operates according to the principles of the Italian doctor Maria Montessori.

In Dörnigheim district is a primary school ( Wilhelm Busch School ), a combined primary, primary, secondary school ( Werner-von -Siemens - school), as well as a special school ( Friedrich Froebel School ).

The districts Hochstadt and Wachenbuchen each have a primary school (Fritz - Schubert -Schule, or Büchertalschule ). Based in Hochstadt is also the foundation for democracy Maintaler development from below with education projects in the field of politics and business.

Culture

The cultural life is shaped by the clubs, the churches, the Cultural Office of the City valley and the Senior Office. Far beyond the region, the church concerts, street festivals, the Christmas market of Hochstadt and Ironman are known.

Main valley seniors are an active volunteer. Information on the many fields of activity informs a senior newspaper and a website.

Main valley is furthermore a carnival stronghold with traditional clubs in all four districts and a carnival procession, which takes place annually on Shrove Saturday in Dörnigheim.

Environment

On November 29, 2010 Mayor Erhard Rohrbach signed the charter of the 100 municipalities for climate protection. As part of the sustainability strategy Hessen Main valley has thus set itself the goal to further exploit opportunities to save energy and to increase energy efficiency and promote the use of renewable energies.

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