Frankfurt: Germany
Frankfurt am Main is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth largest city of Germany. Situated on the Main river, it has a population of approximately 650,000 (but about 5 million in its metropolitan area ).
Among English speakers it is commonly known as simply “Frankfurt”, though Germans more frequently call it by its full name in order to distinguish it from the other Frankfurt in Germany, Frankfurt an der Oder. It was once called Frankfort-on-the-Main in English: a direct translation of Frankfurt am Main.
Some famous Sights in Frankfurt
Cathedral
The Cathedral Saint Bartholomeus (Dom Sankt Bartholomus) is a Gothic construction which was built in the 14th and 15th century on the foundation of an earlier church from the Merovingian time. It is the main church of Frankfurt. From 1356 on the kings of the Holy Roman Empire were elected in this church, and from 1562 to 1792 the emperors were crowned here.
Related Travel Information
S?ubice (Sorbian/Lusatian: Frankobord) is a town in the Lubusz Voivodship, Poland. Located on the Oder river, directly opposite to the city of Frankfurt an der Oder in Germany. As of the 2001 census, the town had a total population of 16,909.
The town was previously located in the Gorzow Wielkopolski Voivodship ( 1975-1998), it is currently the capital of Slubice County.
Eurotown
Given its proximity to Germany, the town is an important transport hub and is closely linked to its German sister city. S?ubice shares many of its urban amenities with Frankfurt an der Oder and both towns collaborate on various projects such
Stuttgart: Germany
Stuttgart is a city located in southern Germany, it is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg, and has a population of approximately 600,000 as of June 2004. Stuttgart, Germany, the capital of Baden-Württemberg state (pop. 11 million, 36,000 square kilometers) and the Administrative District of Stuttgart (pop. 4 million, 11,000 km²), is located in the center of the very densely populated southwestern Stuttgart Region (population 2.7 million, 3,700 km²) of Germany, close to both the Black Forest and the Swabian Jura. The city center (situated in a lush valley, ringed with vineyards and forests, close to the River
Heidelberg: Germany
Heidelberg (halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2002, there are 140,000 people living on the city's 109 km2.
Heidelberg lies on the river Neckar at the point where the Neckar leaves its narrow, steep valley in the Odenwald hills to flow into the Rhine valley where, 20 kilometers northwest of Heidelberg it joins the Rhine at Mannheim. The old city, a part of Heidelberg which is known to Germans as the "Altstadt", is long and narrow and is dominated by Heidelberg Castle which perches 200 metres above the Neckar on the steep wooded
Siegen: Germany
Siegen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Siegen-Wittgenstein. As of December 31, 2003 it has a population of 106,143.
Twinned cities:
Berlin-Spandau, Germany, since 1952
Rijnsburg, the Netherlands, since 1963
Leeds, since 1966
Ypres, Belgium, since 1967
Zakopane, Poland, since 1989
Plauen, Saxony, Germany, since 1990
Recklinghausen: Germany
Recklinghausen is a city in the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With 123.562 inhabitants as of June 30, 2003 it is the capital of the district Recklinghausen.
