Flörsheim am Main

Flörsheim am Main
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Flörsheim am Main Location of Flörsheim am Main within Main-Taunus-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°01′N 08°26′E / 50.017°N 8.433°E / 50.017; 8.433Coordinates: 50°01′N 08°26′E / 50.017°N 8.433°E / 50.017; 8.433
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Taunus-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Michael Antenbrink (SPD)
Area
• Total	22.95 km2 (8.86 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	21,260
• Density	930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	65439
Dialling codes	06145
Vehicle registration	MTK
Website	www.floersheim-main.de

Flörsheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the River Main, opposite Rüsselsheim, 12 km east of Mainz.

Geography

Town partnerships

Flörsheim has partnerships with:^[2]

• Pyskowice, Poland since 2005
• Pérols, France since 1992
• Güzelbahçe, Turkey since 2011

People from Flörsheim

• Georg Badeck, former Member of Landtag, CDU, died 2004
• Dr. Max Schohl (died 1943, in Auschwitz), Jewish chemical factory owner and patron.
• Deniz Yücel (born 10 September 1973), journalist and publisher, best known for his works in Die Tageszeitung and Die Welt.
• Abdelaziz Ahanfouf (born 14 January 1978), former German-Moroccan football player, eight international matches for Morocco.

Honorary citizen

• 1949: Georg von Opel (1912–1971), car operator and sportsman
• 1955: Jakob Altmaier (1889–1963), German politician ( SPD), MdB, journalist, local columnist under the pseudonym "Gänsekippelschorsch"

Events

In the fall the Flörsheimer Kerb is celebrated along the Main River. It was created in relation to the Kirchweihfest in the St. Gallus Church in Flörsheim. It is a small fair with a few rides and booths to eat.

Furthermore, there is a weekend-long open-air concert once a year called Flörsheim Open Air. It is a little festival underneath the Main river's bridge that leads to Rüsselsheim. In 2007 it will be the 32nd festival.

There is also Flörsheims Carnival parade that goes through Flörsheim on Carnival Sunday. It attracts many thousands of spectators. In 2007 it attracted over 80,000 people.

Economy

The Fraport subsidiary Fraport Immobilienservice und -entwicklungs GmbH & Co. KG has its head office in Flörsheim am Main.^[3]

Culture and sport clubs

• Ball-Sport-Club 1985 Flörsheim e.V.
• ESV Blaugold Flörsheim e.V.; seit 1953, Sportarten Kegeln und Darts
• FC Germania 1908 Weilbach e.V.
• Flörsheimer Carneval Verein 1928 e.V.
• Flörsheimer Narren Club 1962
• Flörsheimer Ruderverein 08 e.V.
• Flörsheimer Sammlerverein Untermain e.V.; Briefmarken, Briefe, Postkarten, Münzen, Euromünzen
• Kerbeborsch 6091 Weilbach e.V.
• Reitsportverein Flörsheim 1927 e.V.
• Schützengesellschaft 1906 e.V. Flörsheim am Main
• SV 09 Flörsheim
• SV Edelweiß 1899 e.V. (Schützenverein)
• TV Wicker e.V.
• Ata Moschee, an Ahmadiyya mosque^[4]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flörsheim am Main.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Flörsheim am Main.

Look up Flörsheim in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Official website (in German)
• There is literature about Flörsheim am Main in the Hessian Bibliography
• Cultural monuments in Flörsheim as a map or list denkxweb.denkmalpflege-hessen.de
• Flörsheim am Main at Curlie (based on DMOZ)
• Flörsheimer Zeitung 1906–1932 digital