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Frankfurt am Main commonly known
simply as Frankfurt, is the largest
city in the German state of Hesse
and the fifth-largest city in
Germany, with a 2009 population of
672,000. The urban area had an
estimated population of 2,295,000 in
2010. The city is at the centre of
the larger Frankfurt/Rhine-Main
Metropolitan Region which has a
population of 5,600,000[3] and is
Germany's second largest
metropolitan area.
In
English, this city's name translates
to "Frankfurt on the Main"
(pronounced like English mine or
German mein). The city is located on
an ancient ford on the river Main,
the German word for which is "Furt".
A part of early Franconia, the
inhabitants were the early Franks.
Thus the city's name reveals its
legacy as being the "ford of the
Franks".
Situated on the Main River,
Frankfurt is the financial and
transportation centre of Germany and
the largest financial centre in
continental Europe. It is seat of
the European Central Bank, the
German Federal Bank, the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange and the Frankfurt
Trade Fair, as well as several large
commercial banks. Frankfurt Airport
is one of the world's busiest
international airports, Frankfurt
Central Station is one of the
largest terminal stations in Europe,
and the Frankfurter Kreuz (Autobahn
interchange) is the most heavily
used interchange in continental
Europe. Frankfurt is the only German
city listed as one of ten Alpha
world cities. Frankfurt lies in the
former American Occupation Zone of
Germany, and it was formerly the
headquarters city of the U.S. Army
in Germany.
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