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Where is Frankfurt?
Frankfurt, the official full name: Frankfurt am Main (German: Frankfurt am Main), in order to distinguish it from Frankfurt am Oder (German: Frankfurt an der Oder) in eastern Germany. It is the fifth largest city in Germany and the largest city in Hesse, an important industrial, commercial, financial and transportation center in Germany and even Europe.
Frankfurt has Germany’s largest aviation hub and railway hub. Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) has become one of the most important international airports and air transport hubs in the world, and the third largest airport in Europe after London Heathrow International Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport. Frankfurt is Germany’s largest financial center and aviation hub, with a GDP of US$75.6 billion in 2017, a population of 725,000, and a per capita of US$104,300.
Frankfurt is an important industrial and commercial, financial service and transportation center in Germany and even in Europe. There are more than 324 banks in the city, 85% of the stock exchanges in Germany, and the largest international auto show in Europe.
The University of Frankfurt is one of the top international universities in Germany. It is the university with the most Leibniz-Award winners, the most famous research award in Germany. The number of elite clusters is second in Germany. Max Planck has three cooperative units at Frankfurt University. According to the 2012 Global Graduate Employment Survey, Frankfurt University ranks tenth in the world in terms of graduate employment competitiveness and first in Germany.
According to the annual German city potential ranking data, in the past five years, Frankfurt has topped the list for three consecutive years.
History
The history of Frankfurt can be traced back to around the first year of AD. At that time, the Rhine and the Danube were the northern borders of the Roman Empire, but the two rivers were not connected, and there was no danger between them, so the Romans built the Great Wall connecting the two rivers.
Although this Great Wall cannot be compared with the Great Wall of China, it also stretches for hundreds of miles and passes near Frankfurt. So people set up garrison camps here, and this area became a frontier fortress. With the collapse of the Roman Empire, the barracks were destroyed, deserted and almost forgotten until the 8th century.
Legend has it that at dawn, when the sky was foggy, Charlemagne was defeated and fled to the Main River, unable to find a guide and unable to cross the river. In danger, he saw a female deer, walking towards the water. He paid attention to the deer. Sure enough, the deer waded across the river, and the army also crossed the river. To commemorate this event, Charlemagne ordered the construction of a local city, named Frankfurt, which means the ferry of the Franks (a branch of the Germanic people). In 794 AD Frankfurt was first recorded in history as the capital of Charlemagne.
Since then, Frankfurt has been an important political stage in Germany. During the Holy Roman Empire, the emperor was elected by the powerful princes, the electors. In 1152, the Electors met for the first time in Frankfurt to elect Frederick I nicknamed “Barbarossa (meaning red beard) as emperor. In 1240, under the charter of Emperor Frederick II, the first Frankfurt business The exposition was held. In 1311, Frankfurt officially had city autonomy. In 1356, Karl IV issued the Golden Bull Edict, which officially stipulated that the election of the emperor should be held in Frankfurt.
Since 1330, the Frankfurt trade fair has become an international trade fair. In 1372, the city of Frankfurt was designated as a free city of the Empire. Since 1562, Frankfurt has replaced Aachen as the place where the emperor’s coronation ceremony was held. Ten emperors were crowned here and ascended the throne. The Holy Roman Empire officially came to an end in 1806, when Frankfurt became the seat of the Commonwealth of the Rhine.
From 1816 to 1866, Frankfurt was the seat of the German Confederation Parliament. In 1848, in the revolutionary storm that swept the European continent, the German states formed the German National Assembly and held a meeting in Frankfurt to discuss the issue of German reunification, which was a prelude to German reunification.
In 1866 Frankfurt was incorporated into Prussia. Since the 13th century, Frankfurt has been a prosperous commercial city, and after the 16th century it became an exchange and banking center. After the reunification of Germany, the industry developed rapidly here, especially the chemical industry.
Hoechst AG, one of the three major chemical industrial companies in Germany, was founded in Frankfurt. In 1914, Frankfurt founded the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University (which has grown to more than 37,000 students). During World War II, 33 bombings destroyed 80% of Frankfurt’s buildings, leaving 17 million tons of garbage. The thousand-year-old city has turned into ruins.
After the war, Frankfurt was rapidly rebuilt and developed amazingly. Today, in addition to the chemical, electronic and mechanical industries, the tertiary industries such as transportation, finance, and exhibitions are booming. Metropolis.
