Innenstadt (Frankfurt am Main)

The Innenstadt (english transliteration Inner City) is the central district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt I, and is subdivided into 5 Stadtbezirke. It stretches in the north and east round the district of Altstadt. Other adjacent districts to the west are Bahnhofsviertel, in the north west the Westend, Nordend to the north and Ostend to the east. In the south, the Innenstadt is bordered naturally by the Main on the opposite bank of which stands the Applewine quarter known as Sachsenhausen.

The Innenstadt and Altstadt were formed within the borders made up of the anlage (stretches of grassy park land) lying to the right of the Main and are thereby clearly recognisable on the city plan.

The enclosures of park land of a contrast to the skyscrapers and the banking quarter. The Zeil, Frankfurt's most famous street, as well as the central squares Hauptwache and Konstablerwache, can be found in the Innenstadt. On the Fressgass the bankers and office workers from the nearby office blocks have lunch.

Areas and quarter, streets and squares

The Innenstadt is divided, from west to east, in into the following parts:

Bankenviertel

The Bankenviertel lies on both sides of the Taunusanlage and is shared between the boroughs of the Innenstadt, Bahnhofsviertel and the Westend. Most credit institutes in the eastern banking quarter are situated in Neuen Mainzer Straße, Großen Gallusstraße, Junghofstraße and the surrounding streets. All these...
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