Bavarian Lower Main
High tech and quality of life away from the big-city hustle and bustle
A castle forms the skyline, in the valley global market leaders produce their goods, a princess enthuses about wind turbines and for the music scene Aschaffenburg is a major city. A journey of discovery
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Bavarian Lower Main
High tech and quality of life away from the big-city hustle and bustle
A castle forms the skyline, in the valley global market leaders produce their goods, a princess enthuses about wind turbines and for the music scene Aschaffenburg is a major city. A journey of discovery
The Bavarian Lower Main is a real insider tip. Numerous national and international studies have shown that the region offers top quality of life, opportunities for the future and development potential. Innovation and tradition go hand in hand on the border between Hessen and Bavaria, home to around 370,000 people. Aschaffenburg, with around 70,000 inhabitants from 130 countries the “capital” of the Bavarian Lower Main region, boasts Germany’s first traffic intersection outfitted with laser scanners and cameras used to conduct research into accident prevention strategies. A few kilometers...
moreBavarian Lower Main
High tech and quality of life away from the big-city hustle and bustle
A castle forms the skyline, in the valley global market leaders produce their goods, a princess enthuses about wind turbines and for the music scene Aschaffenburg is a major city. A journey of discovery
The Bavarian Lower Main is a real insider tip. Numerous national and international studies have shown that the region offers top quality of life, opportunities for the future and development potential. Innovation and tradition go hand in hand on the border between Hessen and Bavaria, home to around 370,000 people. Aschaffenburg, with around 70,000 inhabitants from 130 countries the “capital” of the Bavarian Lower Main region, boasts Germany’s first traffic intersection outfitted with laser scanners and cameras used to conduct research into accident prevention strategies. A few kilometers...
moreThe Route of Industrial Culture
Industrial Cathedrals
More than 700 key locations in industrial history link the past and the present – as well as the region’s cities and districts.
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Feudal forms more |
The Route of Industrial Culture
Industrial Cathedrals
More than 700 key locations in industrial history link the past and the present – as well as the region’s cities and districts.
Rivers were once the most important transport channels, their banks places where people and businesses settled. The history of industrial culture in FrankfurtRhineMain is to a large extent identical to that of the two waterways that lend the region its name. Locks, harbors, factories requiring water; all of these belong to the heritage of an industrialization driven so vigorously in the mid-19th century, which generated these thriving landscapes, yet fundamentally changed both the natural environment and society surrounding them. This influence was felt across the board, from wine-growing in t...
moreThe Route of Industrial Culture
Industrial Cathedrals
More than 700 key locations in industrial history link the past and the present – as well as the region’s cities and districts.
Rivers were once the most important transport channels, their banks places where people and businesses settled. The history of industrial culture in FrankfurtRhineMain is to a large extent identical to that of the two waterways that lend the region its name. Locks, harbors, factories requiring water; all of these belong to the heritage of an industrialization driven so vigorously in the mid-19th century, which generated these thriving landscapes, yet fundamentally changed both the natural environment and society surrounding them. This influence was felt across the board, from wine-growing in t...
moreThe Oberursel Apiologists
Top research at the Institute of Apiology
The establishment on the southern slope of the Taunus combines research, practice and the enjoyment of honey and is one of the world’s foremost institutes in its specialist area
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The Oberursel Apiologists
Top research at the Institute of Apiology
The establishment on the southern slope of the Taunus combines research, practice and the enjoyment of honey and is one of the world’s foremost institutes in its specialist area
The beehive lives. Countless bees spill out of its chinks, scurry busily over the white wooden slats, disappear into the inside of the hive before suddenly reappearing. From close range, a sight as fascinating as it is intimidating, at least for the uninitiated. But master beekeeper Matthias Ullmann takes a firm hold, pulls out the bees one by one with his bare hands and in a trice has found the queen, sporting a silver spot applied with a marker pen. “These markings help us to find them again,” explains Ullmann, who is working without any kind of protection. “Often, the beekeeping suit ...
moreThe Oberursel Apiologists
Top research at the Institute of Apiology
The establishment on the southern slope of the Taunus combines research, practice and the enjoyment of honey and is one of the world’s foremost institutes in its specialist area
The beehive lives. Countless bees spill out of its chinks, scurry busily over the white wooden slats, disappear into the inside of the hive before suddenly reappearing. From close range, a sight as fascinating as it is intimidating, at least for the uninitiated. But master beekeeper Matthias Ullmann takes a firm hold, pulls out the bees one by one with his bare hands and in a trice has found the queen, sporting a silver spot applied with a marker pen. “These markings help us to find them again,” explains Ullmann, who is working without any kind of protection. “Often, the beekeeping suit ...
moreThe new world of advertisers
FrankfurtRhein-
Main: an advertising stronghold
Almost everyone is familiar with the commercials and slogans of the big brands. But very few know how they are conceived or how advertising agencies even work. A report on Frankfurt’s idea factories
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Superb Ideas more |
The new world of advertisers
FrankfurtRhein-
Main: an advertising stronghold
Almost everyone is familiar with the commercials and slogans of the big brands. But very few know how they are conceived or how advertising agencies even work. A report on Frankfurt’s idea factories
Party in Ogilvy red. In May the advertising agency brought one of the largest advertising budgets in Germany to Frankfurt. At present the creative minds in Sachsenhäuser Berg are currently working flat out on a new campaign for Media Markt. The first commercials are set for October. It’s Monday morning and Thomas Strerath, Ogilvy & Mather Germany’s astute CEO, is sitting in his office on the 6th story of their building in Frankfurt’s Darmstädter Landstrasse. The roof terrace has a fabulous view of the Frankfurt skyline. A red Ogilvy notebook lies on the desk. Empty. The Apple monit...
moreThe new world of advertisers
FrankfurtRhein-
Main: an advertising stronghold
Almost everyone is familiar with the commercials and slogans of the big brands. But very few know how they are conceived or how advertising agencies even work. A report on Frankfurt’s idea factories
Party in Ogilvy red. In May the advertising agency brought one of the largest advertising budgets in Germany to Frankfurt. At present the creative minds in Sachsenhäuser Berg are currently working flat out on a new campaign for Media Markt. The first commercials are set for October. It’s Monday morning and Thomas Strerath, Ogilvy & Mather Germany’s astute CEO, is sitting in his office on the 6th story of their building in Frankfurt’s Darmstädter Landstrasse. The roof terrace has a fabulous view of the Frankfurt skyline. A red Ogilvy notebook lies on the desk. Empty. The Apple monit...
moreXplore Frankfurt-
RhineMain
International Journalists explore the region
Mónica Villalobos, South Africa more
Greser & Lenz
The illustrator duo
Humor is a life substance for Achim Greser and Heribert Lenz from Aschaffenburg. Their caricatures on current topics appear in leading newspapers and magazines
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Achim Greser and Heribert Lenz more |
Greser & Lenz
The illustrator duo
Humor is a life substance for Achim Greser and Heribert Lenz from Aschaffenburg. Their caricatures on current topics appear in leading newspapers and magazines
Escalating, polarizing, combining the irreconcilable and the surprising: Achim Greser and Heribert Lenz have made a living out of telling jokes. The famous satirists have drawn more then 2,000 caricatures over the past 15 years, and that is for just one of their clients, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Whether the BSE scandal or the euro crisis, there are very few political, economic or social topics that escape their sharp pens. Their caricatures are small pieces of humorous art, their satire the outcome of teamwork. “We think of stories that we ourselves find funny, but that never try and ...
moreGreser & Lenz
The illustrator duo
Humor is a life substance for Achim Greser and Heribert Lenz from Aschaffenburg. Their caricatures on current topics appear in leading newspapers and magazines
Escalating, polarizing, combining the irreconcilable and the surprising: Achim Greser and Heribert Lenz have made a living out of telling jokes. The famous satirists have drawn more then 2,000 caricatures over the past 15 years, and that is for just one of their clients, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Whether the BSE scandal or the euro crisis, there are very few political, economic or social topics that escape their sharp pens. Their caricatures are small pieces of humorous art, their satire the outcome of teamwork. “We think of stories that we ourselves find funny, but that never try and ...
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schumacher
The Städel architects
The renowned Frankfurt-based architectural firm is now working on the extension of the Städel Museum. From the outside one can barely see the new building and yet it is receiving the highest of praise
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Till Schneider and Michael Schumacher more |
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schumacher
The Städel architects
The renowned Frankfurt-based architectural firm is now working on the extension of the Städel Museum. From the outside one can barely see the new building and yet it is receiving the highest of praise
Who is Sir Peter Cook? A British star architect. He is one of the co-founders of the “Archigram” group which, in the 1970s, using just a pinch of Pop blew prevailing conceptions of architecture clear out of the water. 2003 saw the completion of one of his most famous works, the Kunsthaus Graz. Previous to this, Cook had spent 23 years teaching at the Frankfurt-based Städel Art Academy. His tutees included Till Schneider and Michael Schumacher, who today operate under the name Schneider+Schumacher – one of the most prominent architectural firms in Germany. Their red infobox on Postdamer ...
moreschneider+
schumacher
The Städel architects
The renowned Frankfurt-based architectural firm is now working on the extension of the Städel Museum. From the outside one can barely see the new building and yet it is receiving the highest of praise
Who is Sir Peter Cook? A British star architect. He is one of the co-founders of the “Archigram” group which, in the 1970s, using just a pinch of Pop blew prevailing conceptions of architecture clear out of the water. 2003 saw the completion of one of his most famous works, the Kunsthaus Graz. Previous to this, Cook had spent 23 years teaching at the Frankfurt-based Städel Art Academy. His tutees included Till Schneider and Michael Schumacher, who today operate under the name Schneider+Schumacher – one of the most prominent architectural firms in Germany. Their red infobox on Postdamer ...
moreMetropolitan Region FRM
Strong in
Business, Knowledge, Leisure and Mobility
Metropolitan Region FrankfurtRheinMain -
Strong in Business, Knowledge, Leisure and Mobility more
Heart of the malls
Shopping in FRM
Hamburg-based ECE manages and operates shopping centers - and is fast expanding in FrankfurtRhineMain
moreHeart of the malls
Shopping in FRM
Hamburg-based ECE manages and operates shopping centers - and is fast expanding in FrankfurtRhineMain
Matthias Borutta is standing on the top parking deck at Main-Taunus-Zentrum (MTZ) in Sulzbach looking out over the construction site for the northwards expansion of the center. “There’ll be space for about 70 new stores. All the space has already been rented out. The opening’s in November 2011,” the shopping center manager explains. Main-Taunus-Zentrum will then boast 170 stores, a total sales area of 91,000 square meters and 4,500 parking spaces, making it one of the largest shopping malls in Germany. When the MTZ opened back in 1964 it was the only one of its kind in Germany. It was ...
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Heart of the malls
Shopping in FRM
Hamburg-based ECE manages and operates shopping centers - and is fast expanding in FrankfurtRhineMain
Matthias Borutta is standing on the top parking deck at Main-Taunus-Zentrum (MTZ) in Sulzbach looking out over the construction site for the northwards expansion of the center. “There’ll be space for about 70 new stores. All the space has already been rented out. The opening’s in November 2011,” the shopping center manager explains. Main-Taunus-Zentrum will then boast 170 stores, a total sales area of 91,000 square meters and 4,500 parking spaces, making it one of the largest shopping malls in Germany. When the MTZ opened back in 1964 it was the only one of its kind in Germany. It was ...
moreTeam more
Gateway Gardens
Where the future is being built
Main-Taunus-Kreis
Opposites attract
In terms of opposites, the Main-Taunus-Kreis district has a lot to offer: High-tech and craftsmanship, countryside and culture, economic clout and agriculture, local specialties and global players. A small district, with a lot going for it
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MTK more |
Main-Taunus-Kreis
Opposites attract
In terms of opposites, the Main-Taunus-Kreis district has a lot to offer: High-tech and craftsman- ship, countryside and culture, economic clout and agriculture, local specialties and global players. A small district, with a lot going for it
Looking back. The area that now comprises the Main-Taunus-Kreis district can look back on a distinctly tumultuous territorial history. For centuries it came under the influence of various secular and religious rulers. The archbishops and electors of Mainz had their hands in the pot just as much as the masters in Eppstein. Furthermore, the Landgrave of Hessen and the House of Isenburg were heavily in on the act. The imperial city of Frankfurt and the Archbishopric of Mainz, on the other hand, exerted a joint protectorate over the imperial villages of Soden and Sulzbach. It was Napoleon who, in ...
moreMain-Taunus-Kreis
Opposites attract
In terms of opposites, the Main-Taunus-Kreis district has a lot to offer: High-tech and craftsman- ship, countryside and culture, economic clout and agriculture, local specialties and global players. A small district, with a lot going for it
Looking back. The area that now comprises the Main-Taunus-Kreis district can look back on a distinctly tumultuous territorial history. For centuries it came under the influence of various secular and religious rulers. The archbishops and electors of Mainz had their hands in the pot just as much as the masters in Eppstein. Furthermore, the Landgrave of Hessen and the House of Isenburg were heavily in on the act. The imperial city of Frankfurt and the Archbishopric of Mainz, on the other hand, exerted a joint protectorate over the imperial villages of Soden and Sulzbach. It was Napoleon who, in ...
moreGarden RheinMain
In summer, Frankfurt-RhineMain truly blossoms
Great panorama more
Rainer W. Schlegelmilch
The eye of Formula 1
The Frankfurt photographer has been documenting the Grand Prix for almost 50 years
moreRainer W. Schlegelmilch
The eye of Formula 1
The Frankfurt photographer has been documenting the Grand Prix for almost 50 years
Rainer W. Schlegelmilch doesn’t need a diary. Bernie Ecclestone sets all the dates for him. As soon as the race schedule for the Formula 1 season has been fixed, Schlegelmilch is busy packing his suitcase. Arrival on Thursday, first training session on Friday, qualifying on Saturday, race on Sunday, return flight on Sunday evening. 20 times a year from Bahrain to Brazil. Yet he follows the racing world not as a technician or engineer, but as a photographer. Rainer W. Schlegelmilch is “the eye of Formula 1”. His enormous archive holds just under half a million photographs. He takes betwee...
moreSchlegelmilch's archive more
Rainer W. Schlegelmilch
The eye of Formula 1
The Frankfurt photographer has been documenting the Grand Prix for almost 50 years
Rainer W. Schlegelmilch doesn’t need a diary. Bernie Ecclestone sets all the dates for him. As soon as the race schedule for the Formula 1 season has been fixed, Schlegelmilch is busy packing his suitcase. Arrival on Thursday, first training session on Friday, qualifying on Saturday, race on Sunday, return flight on Sunday evening. 20 times a year from Bahrain to Brazil. Yet he follows the racing world not as a technician or engineer, but as a photographer. Rainer W. Schlegelmilch is “the eye of Formula 1”. His enormous archive holds just under half a million photographs. He takes betwee...
moreRainer W. Schlegelmilch more
Frankfurt’s English Theatre
Broadway on Taunusanlage
The theatre’s the place to meet up for the international crowd – and is home to exciting performances
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Managing Director Daniel Nicolai more |
Frankfurt’s English Theatre
Broadway on Taunusanlage
The theatre’s the place to meet up for the international crowd – and is home to exciting performances
They’ve had enough! The students simply don’t want to obey any longer. Chairs fly through the air, exercise books get torn up, people get shown the finger. The teacher gets his ass spanked accompanied by guitar riffs and teenagers’ joyful voices. The audience at the English Theatre loves it. “Spring Awakening”, the brash musical version of Frank Wedekind’s eponymous melodrama on puberty, got off to a great start with its German premiere in Frankfurt. An enthusiastic following has blossomed, celebrating the musical even after the last performance – online, in blogs and video sites...
moreFrankfurt’s English Theatre
Broadway on Taunusanlage
The theatre’s the place to meet up for the international crowd – and is home to exciting performances
They’ve had enough! The students simply don’t want to obey any longer. Chairs fly through the air, exercise books get torn up, people get shown the finger. The teacher gets his ass spanked accompanied by guitar riffs and teenagers’ joyful voices. The audience at the English Theatre loves it. “Spring Awakening”, the brash musical version of Frank Wedekind’s eponymous melodrama on puberty, got off to a great start with its German premiere in Frankfurt. An enthusiastic following has blossomed, celebrating the musical even after the last performance – online, in blogs and video sites...
moreNadia Qani
A long story
How the German from Afghanistan rose to entrepreneur in Frankfurt
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Nadia Qani more |
Nadia Qani
A long story
How the German from Afghanistan rose to entrepreneur in Frankfurt
It’s like with a kaleidoscope. When Nadia Qani talks about her life, new facets of it become visible like the colorful stones inside the children’s toy, forming a fascinating overall picture. Individual colors shine particularly brightly. Her childhood and youth in Afghanistan. In 1980, her escape to Germany from the Russians. Her life with two children in Frankfurt. And finally building up a successful company. Her experiences make for nuances in the color spectrum. In Afghanistan she was married to the grandson of the former viceroy. She arrived in Germany with just a handbag and a thin ...
moreNadia Qani
A long story
How the German from Afghanistan rose to entrepreneur in Frankfurt
It’s like with a kaleidoscope. When Nadia Qani talks about her life, new facets of it become visible like the colorful stones inside the children’s toy, forming a fascinating overall picture. Individual colors shine particularly brightly. Her childhood and youth in Afghanistan. In 1980, her escape to Germany from the Russians. Her life with two children in Frankfurt. And finally building up a successful company. Her experiences make for nuances in the color spectrum. In Afghanistan she was married to the grandson of the former viceroy. She arrived in Germany with just a handbag and a thin ...
moreThe world of the Celts
A journey through time in the Wetterau region
Far-reaching views more
Thomas Reiter
The new director of ESA
Since April 2011, Reiter, from Frankfurt, has been responsible for Human Space Flight at the European Space Agency (ESA)
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Thomas Reiter more |
Thomas Reiter
The new director of ESA
Since April 2011, Reiter, from Frankfurt, has been responsible for Human Space Flight at the European Space Agency (ESA)
Thomas Reiter’s new work address is Robert Bosch Strasse 5, 64293 Darmstadt. It sounds very down to earth. Rooted in the ground. In his life to date though, grounded is one thing he’s most definitely not been. The astronaut and engineer is now responsible for human space flight at the European Space Agency in Darmstadt. Dubbed “Germany’s Houston”, it coordinates European space travel and promotes research projects about the Earth, sun system and universe. Basically, Thomas Reiter is now back where he came from: in FrankfurtRhineMain, as he was born in Frankfurt and grew up in Neu-Ise...
moreThomas Reiter
The new director of ESA
Since April 2011, Reiter, from Frankfurt, has been responsible for Human Space Flight at the European Space Agency (ESA)
Thomas Reiter’s new work address is Robert Bosch Strasse 5, 64293 Darmstadt. It sounds very down to earth. Rooted in the ground. In his life to date though, grounded is one thing he’s most definitely not been. The astronaut and engineer is now responsible for human space flight at the European Space Agency in Darmstadt. Dubbed “Germany’s Houston”, it coordinates European space travel and promotes research projects about the Earth, sun system and universe. Basically, Thomas Reiter is now back where he came from: in FrankfurtRhineMain, as he was born in Frankfurt and grew up in Neu-Ise...
moreAndrea Petkovic
The Tennis Entertainer
How a Jugoslavian from Darmstadt is entertaining the tennis world
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Andrea Petkovic more |
Andrea Petkovic
The Tennis Entertainer
How a Jugoslavian from Darmstadt is entertaining the tennis world
She is not a tennis princess. “I’m just not the girly type!”, says Andrea Petkovic. Rather the tomboy. Honest and direct. Loved by her fans and fellow professionals. At the same time she’s an entertainer who has enchanted the public from Miami to Melbourne, most recently with the “Petko” shuffle she performs upon winning. She still keeps her home in Griesheim, near Darmstadt. Andrea was born in the former Yugoslavia in 1987, coming to Germany when she was just six months old. At school she skipped a grade and graduated with top grades. Her father Zoran wanted her to study law, but ...
moreAndrea Petkovic
The Tennis Entertainer
How a Jugoslavian from Darmstadt is entertaining the tennis world
She is not a tennis princess. “I’m just not the girly type!”, says Andrea Petkovic. Rather the tomboy. Honest and direct. Loved by her fans and fellow professionals. At the same time she’s an entertainer who has enchanted the public from Miami to Melbourne, most recently with the “Petko” shuffle she performs upon winning. She still keeps her home in Griesheim, near Darmstadt. Andrea was born in the former Yugoslavia in 1987, coming to Germany when she was just six months old. At school she skipped a grade and graduated with top grades. Her father Zoran wanted her to study law, but ...
moreNetworks
The Digital Hub FRM
2011: An odyssey into the foreign cosmos of digital infrastructure, to computer centers, control rooms and security checks
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Digital Hub more |
Networks
The Digital Hub FRM
2011: An odyssey into the foreign cosmos of digital infrastructure, to computer centers, control rooms and security checks
So this is how the journey into the world of networks begins. “Close the security gate!” In a quiet voice, the security guard relays instructions to the control room. The cylinder closes behind us. Inside the building it’s claustrophobic. The corridors are clinically white. A strong steel door seals off an air-conditioned room in which the high-performance computers, lined up like in a warehouse for US-size refrigerators, are busy flashing away. “De-Cix” is written on the computer cabinets and Frank Orlowski, who is guiding us on our way into this IT underworld, announces succinctly,...
moreNetworks
The Digital Hub FRM
2011: An odyssey into the foreign cosmos of digital infrastructure, to computer centers, control rooms and security checks
So this is how the journey into the world of networks begins. “Close the security gate!” In a quiet voice, the security guard relays instructions to the control room. The cylinder closes behind us. Inside the building it’s claustrophobic. The corridors are clinically white. A strong steel door seals off an air-conditioned room in which the high-performance computers, lined up like in a warehouse for US-size refrigerators, are busy flashing away. “De-Cix” is written on the computer cabinets and Frank Orlowski, who is guiding us on our way into this IT underworld, announces succinctly,...
moreUrban Future Forum
Energy and the City
In mid-March, representatives of the worlds of politics, industry, science and civil society convened at a future congress hosted by the Frankfurt-based public foundation “Urban Future Forum” to discuss the subject of “Energy and the City”
moreUrban Future Forum
Energy and the City
In mid-March, representatives of the worlds of politics, industry, science and civil society convened at a future congress hosted by the Frankfurt-based public foundation “Urban Future Forum” to discuss the subject of “Energy and the City”
The chosen topic could not have been more topical. At the time when the future congress on “Energy and the City” convened at Campus Westend of Frankfurt’s Goethe University, the events from Tokyo and Fukushima had already started to dominate the headlines. The public foundation “Urban Future Forum” had invited local and regional politicians as well as representatives of industry and commerce to discuss global energy trends and outline possible future scenarios for urban development. On the agenda of the two-day event were the four mega-trends of global energy management: renewable en...
moreMainova solar power plant on the roof of the Riedbergschule more
Urban Future Forum
Energy and the City
In mid-March, representatives of the worlds of politics, industry, science and civil society convened at a future congress hosted by the Frankfurt-based public foundation “Urban Future Forum” to discuss the subject of “Energy and the City”
The chosen topic could not have been more topical. At the time when the future congress on “Energy and the City” convened at Campus Westend of Frankfurt’s Goethe University, the events from Tokyo and Fukushima had already started to dominate the headlines. The public foundation “Urban Future Forum” had invited local and regional politicians as well as representatives of industry and commerce to discuss global energy trends and outline possible future scenarios for urban development. On the agenda of the two-day event were the four mega-trends of global energy management: renewable en...
moreMainova’s thermal power station West at the Luminale festival more
FRM Art Cosmos
„New Frankfurt Internationals“
The joint exhibition project by Frankfurter Kunstverein, Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt and Frankfurt’s Städel Academy is presenting more than 35 different current positions in art – inspired by FRM. A pilot project.
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„New Frankfurt Internationals“
The joint exhibition project by Frankfurter Kunstverein, Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt and Frankfurt’s Städel Academy is presenting more than 35 different current positions in art – inspired by FRM. A pilot project.
A lunar landscape in the foyer of Kunstverein. The globe on a huge diorama. Two plaster owls on plinths. In addition, objects, photos, figures, strange souvenirs, and trivial items such as air tickets. The title of Nina Tobien’s ensemble: “All things are ready if our minds be so”. A first glance in Frankfurt’s art cosmos leaves you asking questions. Lilian Engelmann has the answer. “The installation is the result of a trip the artist made, or rather an expedition.” Nina Tobien flew to 12 different countries in 2009, and was probably the first person in the world who saw all the rea...
moreFRM Art Cosmos
„New Frankfurt Internationals“
The joint exhibition project by Frankfurter Kunstverein, Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt and Frankfurt’s Städel Academy is presenting more than 35 different current positions in art – inspired by FRM. A pilot project.
A lunar landscape in the foyer of Kunstverein. The globe on a huge diorama. Two plaster owls on plinths. In addition, objects, photos, figures, strange souvenirs, and trivial items such as air tickets. The title of Nina Tobien’s ensemble: “All things are ready if our minds be so”. A first glance in Frankfurt’s art cosmos leaves you asking questions. Lilian Engelmann has the answer. “The installation is the result of a trip the artist made, or rather an expedition.” Nina Tobien flew to 12 different countries in 2009, and was probably the first person in the world who saw all the rea...
moreEva Weingärtner more
Hartmut Schwesinger
About Marketing for FRM
An FRM conversation with the Managing Director of FrankfurtRheinMain International Marketing of the Region GmbH about the strengths of the region.
moreHartmut Schwesinger
About Marketing for FRM
An FRM conversation with the Managing Director of FrankfurtRheinMain International Marketing of the Region GmbH about the strengths of the region.
> Dr. Schwesinger, the FrankfurtRheinMain International Marketing of the Region GmbH has existed for five years now. How has the region you promote as MD changed in this period?The region has, without doubt, made leaps and bounds. This has something to do with the change in generation of those in positions of responsibility in the region, but not only that. Many of the young politicians now responsible for developing the FrankfurtRhineMain region are free of the traditional tension in it.> It goes without saying that FrankfurtRhineMain is not alone. Nationally and internationally, more a...
moreHartmut Schwesinger more
Hartmut Schwesinger
About Marketing for FRM
An FRM conversation with the Managing Director of FrankfurtRheinMain International Marketing of the Region GmbH about the strengths of the region.
> Dr. Schwesinger, the FrankfurtRheinMain International Marketing of the Region GmbH has existed for five years now. How has the region you promote as MD changed in this period?The region has, without doubt, made leaps and bounds. This has something to do with the change in generation of those in positions of responsibility in the region, but not only that. Many of the young politicians now responsible for developing the FrankfurtRhineMain region are free of the traditional tension in it.> It goes without saying that FrankfurtRhineMain is not alone. Nationally and internationally, more a...
moreLogo FrankfurtRheinMain International Marketing of the Region GmbH more
Karl-Heinz Streibich
How FRM will become “the” metropolitan region
Karl-Heinz Streibich more
The new face of FRM
Real estate projects are changing the region
Wherever you look in the region – be it in Frankfurt, Offenbach, Hanau or Mainz, pioneering real estate projects are being planned
moreThe new face of FRM
Real estate projects are changing the region
Wherever you look in the region – be it in Frankfurt, Offenbach, Hanau or Mainz, pioneering real estate projects are being planned
ECB FRANKFURT „Through a special geometry, that’s complex but not complicated, the building receives its value; it appears different from many sides. With this, we’ve redefined the typology of high-rises.“ This is how Viennese architect Wolf D. Prix (Coop Himmelblau) describes his design for the new European Central Bank (ECB), with which he emerged from the international competition as the winner. The construction costs have been set at 500 million Euros at 2005 prices. The two 185-meter high-rise beams arise on the southside of the 220-meter long landmarked former market hall. W...
moreEZB Frankfurt more
The new face of FRM
Real estate projects are changing the region
Wherever you look in the region – be it in Frankfurt, Offenbach, Hanau or Mainz, pioneering real estate projects are being planned
ECB FRANKFURT „Through a special geometry, that’s complex but not complicated, the building receives its value; it appears different from many sides. With this, we’ve redefined the typology of high-rises.“ This is how Viennese architect Wolf D. Prix (Coop Himmelblau) describes his design for the new European Central Bank (ECB), with which he emerged from the international competition as the winner. The construction costs have been set at 500 million Euros at 2005 prices. The two 185-meter high-rise beams arise on the southside of the 220-meter long landmarked former market hall. W...
moreAIRPORT-CITY "The Squaire" more
Young Designers Award 2011
Advantage: FRM
All the finalists of the Young Designers Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2011 completed their degrees in the FrankfurtRhineMain region.
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Studio Sebastian Herkner more |
Young Designers Award 2011
Advantage: FRM
All the finalists of the Young Designers Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2011 completed their degrees in the FrankfurtRhineMain region.
The five finalists of the Young Designers Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2011 have been named. Which once again underlines the FrankfurtRhineMain metropolitan region’s reputation as a hotbed of design. For all five completed their degrees in FrankfurtRhineMain: graphic designer Kerstin Finger in Darmstadt, communication designers Stefan Bräutigam and Tobias Röttger in Mainz and product designers Sebastian Herkner and Rochus Jacob in Offenbach. So whoever takes the prize on February 11, 2011, one thing is certain – it equally goes to FrankfurtRhineMain. Last October, the above d...
moreYoung Designers Award 2011
Advantage: FRM
All the finalists of the Young Designers Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2011 completed their degrees in the FrankfurtRhineMain region.
The five finalists of the Young Designers Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2011 have been named. Which once again underlines the FrankfurtRhineMain metropolitan region’s reputation as a hotbed of design. For all five completed their degrees in FrankfurtRhineMain: graphic designer Kerstin Finger in Darmstadt, communication designers Stefan Bräutigam and Tobias Röttger in Mainz and product designers Sebastian Herkner and Rochus Jacob in Offenbach. So whoever takes the prize on February 11, 2011, one thing is certain – it equally goes to FrankfurtRhineMain. Last October, the above d...
moreThe Innovation Region
Where new ideas are created
Whether in school laboratories, seminar rooms or research departments, intensive and successful experiments are being researched and developed throughout the knowledge region of FrankfurtRhineMain
moreThe Innovation Region
Where new ideas are created
Whether in school laboratories, seminar rooms or research departments, intensive and successful experiments are being researched and developed throughout the knowledge region of FrankfurtRhineMain
Once a year Germany turns its gaze to Hösbach. Each May, when the Jugend forscht (Youth Researches) prizes are being awarded. What have the students from the Hanns Seidel Gymnasium (HSG) come up with this time, observant onlookers ask, knowing that this school in the 13,000-resident community near Aschaffenburg has for years rated consistently as a research school. HSG has produced one national winner, three second places, two third places and two fourth places in the national rankings, not to mention 25 regional winners. Even during the holidays some of the students frequent the laboratories...
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The Innovation Region
Where new ideas are created
Whether in school laboratories, seminar rooms or research departments, intensive and successful experiments are being researched and developed throughout the knowledge region of FrankfurtRhineMain
Once a year Germany turns its gaze to Hösbach. Each May, when the Jugend forscht (Youth Researches) prizes are being awarded. What have the students from the Hanns Seidel Gymnasium (HSG) come up with this time, observant onlookers ask, knowing that this school in the 13,000-resident community near Aschaffenburg has for years rated consistently as a research school. HSG has produced one national winner, three second places, two third places and two fourth places in the national rankings, not to mention 25 regional winners. Even during the holidays some of the students frequent the laboratories...
moreJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz more
Paavo Järvi
What constitutes great sound
An FRM conversation with the chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra about music as an ambassador of the region
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Paavo Järvi
What constitutes great sound
An FRM conversation with the chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra about music as an ambassador of the region
Mr. Järvi, this is your 5th season as conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and you have extended your contract until 2013. So you are pleased with Frankfurt?Yes, very much. The region is a great location for music. Of course that is something in which the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra has a role, as do so do the hr-Bigband, the Opera, Alte Oper and the Ensemble Modern. When you’re in Frankfurt during the season, do you have time to see some of the city and the region? Do you have a favorite spot?When I’m here, my schedule is usually extremely tight. It’s not unusual ...
morePaavo Järvi
What constitutes great sound
An FRM conversation with the chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra about music as an ambassador of the region
Mr. Järvi, this is your 5th season as conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and you have extended your contract until 2013. So you are pleased with Frankfurt?Yes, very much. The region is a great location for music. Of course that is something in which the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra has a role, as do so do the hr-Bigband, the Opera, Alte Oper and the Ensemble Modern. When you’re in Frankfurt during the season, do you have time to see some of the city and the region? Do you have a favorite spot?When I’m here, my schedule is usually extremely tight. It’s not unusual ...
moreMobility Design
Made in FRM
FRM is home to car designs of the future. Opel, Mazda, Kia and Hyundai have their design centers in FrankfurtRhineMain
moreMobility Design
Made in FRM
FRM is home to car designs of the future. Opel, Mazda, Kia and Hyundai have their design centers in FrankfurtRhineMain
One could easily envy Peter Schreyer, head of design at Kia, for what he can see from his office on Theodor Heuss Allee, as hardly anyone else has a better view of the Frankfurt skyline. It’s no wonder then that Schreyer, who is also responsible for studios in Los Angeles and Seoul, spends more than a third of his time working in Frankfurt. The Korean auto manufacturers cleared four stories or 8,000 square meters to make way for their design department, where creative minds from 15 countries work on tomorrow’s vehicles – drafting them on paper or on the computer, as well as with that spe...
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Mobility Design
Made in FRM
FRM is home to car designs of the future. Opel, Mazda, Kia and Hyundai have their design centers in FrankfurtRhineMain
One could easily envy Peter Schreyer, head of design at Kia, for what he can see from his office on Theodor Heuss Allee, as hardly anyone else has a better view of the Frankfurt skyline. It’s no wonder then that Schreyer, who is also responsible for studios in Los Angeles and Seoul, spends more than a third of his time working in Frankfurt. The Korean auto manufacturers cleared four stories or 8,000 square meters to make way for their design department, where creative minds from 15 countries work on tomorrow’s vehicles – drafting them on paper or on the computer, as well as with that spe...
moreHyundai more
“Yes” to FRM
The people identify with the region
The new Hertie study of regional locations reveals that FrankfurtRhineMain is no illusion, but rather a vibrant place to live
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3,000 people in FrankfurtRhineMain were surveyed for the Hertie study more |
“Yes” to FRM
The people identify with the region
The new Hertie study of regional locations reveals that FrankfurtRhineMain is no illusion, but rather a vibrant place to live
We are all familiar with the standard clichés: Frankfurt is cold, dangerous, indifferent, and also ugly. Anyone who lives here, came, or has stayed, does so exclusively because of work. Put politely, on at best develops a “distanced work-like relationship” with Frankfurt, but never really feels well living here. The “Hertie FrankfurtRhineMain Study” looked at how the region is perceived from an academic perspective. Initiated by FrankfurtRheinMain e.V., the Verein zur Standortentwicklung von FrankfurtRheinMain, and published by the nonprofit Hertie Foundation, it is regarded as the fi...
more“Yes” to FRM
The people identify with the region
The new Hertie study of regional locations reveals that FrankfurtRhineMain is no illusion, but rather a vibrant place to live
We are all familiar with the standard clichés: Frankfurt is cold, dangerous, indifferent, and also ugly. Anyone who lives here, came, or has stayed, does so exclusively because of work. Put politely, on at best develops a “distanced work-like relationship” with Frankfurt, but never really feels well living here. The “Hertie FrankfurtRhineMain Study” looked at how the region is perceived from an academic perspective. Initiated by FrankfurtRheinMain e.V., the Verein zur Standortentwicklung von FrankfurtRheinMain, and published by the nonprofit Hertie Foundation, it is regarded as the fi...
moreThink wrong
The “Project M” in FRM
The international creative camp is looking to forge a bridge between art, commerce and capital
moreThink wrong
The “Project M” in FRM
The international creative camp is looking to forge a bridge between art, commerce and capital
Wouldn’t it be fantastic to see the world as a place where Euros and cents cascade down on people from a “money fountain”? In the heart of the on-the-go financial center “Offenfurt”, the “Ideas Bank” is open for business. The only method of payment this community bank accepts is innovation, creativity and investment in social dividends. In this particular bank the rational language of financiers would meet the emotional and sensual vocabulary of creative minds, gradually mutating and developing new synergies. At night everyone would succumb to the feverish electrosounds of “Tro...
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Think wrong
The “Project M” in FRM
The international creative camp is looking to forge a bridge between art, commerce and capital
Wouldn’t it be fantastic to see the world as a place where Euros and cents cascade down on people from a “money fountain”? In the heart of the on-the-go financial center “Offenfurt”, the “Ideas Bank” is open for business. The only method of payment this community bank accepts is innovation, creativity and investment in social dividends. In this particular bank the rational language of financiers would meet the emotional and sensual vocabulary of creative minds, gradually mutating and developing new synergies. At night everyone would succumb to the feverish electrosounds of “Tro...
more"Think wrong" in Offenbach more
Städel Museum
masterpieces debut in Melbourne
Städel Museum masterpieces debut in Melbourne more
City Partnerships
FRM - globally connected
FRM City Partnerships more
Standards in FRM
Strong brands of the region
FRM-Standards more
Moscow on the Main
The russian community in FRM
The Russians’ preference for FrankfurtRhineMain has a long-standing tradition. Even Dostoevsky recorded his experiences in the region in the novel “The Gambler”. Since the Berlin Wall came down the Russian community has been growing continually.
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Moscow on the Main
The russian community in FRM
The Russians’ preference for FrankfurtRhineMain has a long-standing tradition. Even Dostoevsky recorded his experiences in the region in the novel “The Gambler”. Since the Berlin Wall came down the Russian community has been growing continually.
What do Russians think the first time they land in the Rhine-Main region? “They are astonished that Frankfurt is so much smaller than Moscow. And they are amazed by the quality of life and the diversity of the region”, says Olga Wilms. The 32-year old, who was born in Novosibirsk, has been working in the Frankfurt office of the MK publishing house, the largest in what is today the Russian Federation for five years. One year ago she became editor-in-chief of “Life in Rhein-Main”, a new Russian-language magazine guide to the region. From the castles along the Rhine, the vintage ca...
moreMoscow on the Main
The russian community in FRM
The Russians’ preference for FrankfurtRhineMain has a long-standing tradition. Even Dostoevsky recorded his experiences in the region in the novel “The Gambler”. Since the Berlin Wall came down the Russian community has been growing continually.
What do Russians think the first time they land in the Rhine-Main region? “They are astonished that Frankfurt is so much smaller than Moscow. And they are amazed by the quality of life and the diversity of the region”, says Olga Wilms. The 32-year old, who was born in Novosibirsk, has been working in the Frankfurt office of the MK publishing house, the largest in what is today the Russian Federation for five years. One year ago she became editor-in-chief of “Life in Rhein-Main”, a new Russian-language magazine guide to the region. From the castles along the Rhine, the vintage ca...
more"Wasser-
häuschen"
A phenomenon of the region
"Trinkhallen" are a typical Frankfurt institution, were originally kiosks offering beverages, but have far more to offer than just liquid sustenance
more"Wasser-
häuschen"
A phenomenon of the region
"Trinkhallen" are a typical Frankfurt institution, were originally kiosks offering beverages, but have far more to offer than just liquid sustenance
They were having the time of their lives in a Frankfurt that is now slowly beginning to fade from sight. A Frankfurt where traditional cider was still termed “Apple Wine” and not yet known by a fashionable label such as “Äppler”. Where department stores had names like “Ammerschläger” or “M. Schneider” – not “My Zeil”. Where Joschka Fischer would play soccer in Ostpark and where the Suhrkamp publishing house still epitomized the kind of intellectual, critical and original political thinking that no Berliner would ever dare to imitate. It was a city where the shops still ...
moreTrinkhalle on Holbeinstrasse more
"Wasser-
häuschen"
A phenomenon of the region
"Trinkhallen" are a typical Frankfurt institution, were originally kiosks offering beverages, but have far more to offer than just liquid sustenance
They were having the time of their lives in a Frankfurt that is now slowly beginning to fade from sight. A Frankfurt where traditional cider was still termed “Apple Wine” and not yet known by a fashionable label such as “Äppler”. Where department stores had names like “Ammerschläger” or “M. Schneider” – not “My Zeil”. Where Joschka Fischer would play soccer in Ostpark and where the Suhrkamp publishing house still epitomized the kind of intellectual, critical and original political thinking that no Berliner would ever dare to imitate. It was a city where the shops still ...
moreKiosk outside the Municipal hospital in Offenbach more
Seoul on the Main
The Korean community in FRM
How the large Korean business community in FrankfurtRhineMain lives and what it values in the region
moreSeoul on the Main
The Korean community in FRM
How the large Korean business community in FrankfurtRhineMain lives and what it values in the region
J. P. Choi, aged 50, is one of the younger members of a Korean Business Community in FrankfurtRhineMain but already feels at home here. “Whenever somebody new arrives, they are introduced to the community in a week”, the manager says. There are 6,000 Koreans living in the region, among them managers, physicians, lawyers, hairdressers and chefs. They have their own network, meet at Saturday school, in religious communities, clubs, and of course on the golf course.In Eschborn, just outside Frankfurt, Choi is building the European headquarters of Nexen Tire, a Korean tyre manufacturer that is...
moreJ. P. Choi, CEO von Nexen Tire more
Seoul on the Main
The Korean community in FRM
How the large Korean business community in FrankfurtRhineMain lives and what it values in the region
J. P. Choi, aged 50, is one of the younger members of a Korean Business Community in FrankfurtRhineMain but already feels at home here. “Whenever somebody new arrives, they are introduced to the community in a week”, the manager says. There are 6,000 Koreans living in the region, among them managers, physicians, lawyers, hairdressers and chefs. They have their own network, meet at Saturday school, in religious communities, clubs, and of course on the golf course.In Eschborn, just outside Frankfurt, Choi is building the European headquarters of Nexen Tire, a Korean tyre manufacturer that is...
moreJin-Hyun Kwon, Studentin more
In the international data traffic of the digital world, FrankfurtRhineMain is the hub
FRM networks the world
Web, weather, space, stock exchange, space travel, air traffic control: In the international data traffic of the digital world, FrankfurtRhineMain is the hub
moreIn the international data traffic of the digital world, FrankfurtRhineMain is the hub
FRM networks the world
Web, weather, space: In the international data traffic of the digital world, FrankfurtRhineMain is the hub Stock exchange, space travel, air traffic control: The FrankfurtRhineMain region makes use of a wide range of sectors as a data hub
Internet connections, air traffic control, satellite control, coordination of rail traffic, stock market trading and weather forecasts: The FrankfurtRhineMain region is a central data hub. Here, all kinds of different data flows from Germany and all over the world, important information is bundled and distributed around the globe again. The amount of data which flows through fiber optic cables and is calculated by high-performance computers or transmitted by satellites is enormous. The Internet hub DE-CIX (German Commercial Internet Exchange) is an impressive example, a platform for the data e...
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Web, weather, space, stock exchange, space travel, air traffic control: In the international data traffic of the digital world, FrankfurtRhineMain is the hub more
In the international data traffic of the digital world, FrankfurtRhineMain is the hub
FRM networks the world
Web, weather, space: In the international data traffic of the digital world, FrankfurtRhineMain is the hub Stock exchange, space travel, air traffic control: The FrankfurtRhineMain region makes use of a wide range of sectors as a data hub
Internet connections, air traffic control, satellite control, coordination of rail traffic, stock market trading and weather forecasts: The FrankfurtRhineMain region is a central data hub. Here, all kinds of different data flows from Germany and all over the world, important information is bundled and distributed around the globe again. The amount of data which flows through fiber optic cables and is calculated by high-performance computers or transmitted by satellites is enormous. The Internet hub DE-CIX (German Commercial Internet Exchange) is an impressive example, a platform for the data e...
moreWeb, weather, space, stock exchange, space travel, air traffic control: In the international data traffic of the digital world, FrankfurtRhineMain is the hub more
mobility region
FrankfurtRhein-Main
FrankfurtRheinMain mobility region more
economic region
FrankfurtRheinMain
FrankfurtRheinMain economic region more
leisure region
FrankfurtRheinMain
FrankfurtRheinMain leisure region more
knowledge region
FrankfurtRheinMain
FrankfurtRheinMain knowledge region more
Gunter Künstler
Vintner, Hochheim
“Among the big names in Rheingau wines, the Rüdesheimer, the Johannisberger, and the Hochheimer, there can be no discussing the order of ranking …”, Gunter Künstler says, quoting Goethe.
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Gunter Künstler
Vintner, Hochheim
Vinters are if anything basically eloquent people. And Gunter Künstler is no exception. “Among the big names in Rheingau wines, the Rüdesheimer, the Johannisberger, and the Hochheimer, there can be no discussing the order of ranking …”, he says, quoting Goethe. And that’s not because the burden of proof that his wines deserve special recognition would be on him. The annual national and international awards do that. The Künstler vineyard in Hochheim is without a doubt one of the most renowned in Germany, and Künstler wines are among the best. Since 1992 he and his wife Monika, toget...
moreGunter Künstler
Vintner, Hochheim
Vinters are if anything basically eloquent people. And Gunter Künstler is no exception. “Among the big names in Rheingau wines, the Rüdesheimer, the Johannisberger, and the Hochheimer, there can be no discussing the order of ranking …”, he says, quoting Goethe. And that’s not because the burden of proof that his wines deserve special recognition would be on him. The annual national and international awards do that. The Künstler vineyard in Hochheim is without a doubt one of the most renowned in Germany, and Künstler wines are among the best. Since 1992 he and his wife Monika, toget...
moreThomas Müller
Entrepeneur, Bad Soden
“Made in Bad Soden” has long since become a special quality seal. Several million shoes have already been dispatched throughout the world from this little spa town.
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Thomas Müller
Entrepeneur, Bad Soden
No, Thomas Müller is not a particularly good dancer. “Best not go down that road,” the 61-year-old says, avoiding the subject. He doesn’t have to be. He has other fish to fry. For 32 years now the fourth-generation head of the family-run company Diamant Tanzschuhe in Bad Soden has ensured that people in 37 countries can skillfully flit across the dance floor wearing shoes that weigh just a couple of hundred grams. Müller has been involved in the manufacture of shoes for over 40 years, having learned the trade at the ARS Suttoria School in Milan. The history of the Müller family began ...
moreThomas Müller
Entrepeneur, Bad Soden
No, Thomas Müller is not a particularly good dancer. “Best not go down that road,” the 61-year-old says, avoiding the subject. He doesn’t have to be. He has other fish to fry. For 32 years now the fourth-generation head of the family-run company Diamant Tanzschuhe in Bad Soden has ensured that people in 37 countries can skillfully flit across the dance floor wearing shoes that weigh just a couple of hundred grams. Müller has been involved in the manufacture of shoes for over 40 years, having learned the trade at the ARS Suttoria School in Milan. The history of the Müller family began ...
moreNele Neuhaus
Detective Story Author, Kelkheim
Nele Neuhaus has always written. First by hand in school workbooks, later with an old portable typewriter. Nowadays on a laptop at the kitchen table.
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Nele Neuhaus
Detective Story Author, Kelkheim
Nele Neuhaus has always written. First by hand in school workbooks, later with an old portable typewriter. Nowadays on a laptop at the kitchen table. Neuhaus was born in 1967 in Münster, Westphalia, the second of four children of the Löwenberg family. She grew up in Paderborn and became familiar with the setting for her Taunus-based detective stories when her father was elected district administrator of Main-Taunus-Kreis when she was 11. And she did so properly: “I’ve always ridden and for that reason alone know all the nooks and crannies,” she says in explanation of the detailed descr...
moreNele Neuhaus
Detective Story Author, Kelkheim
Nele Neuhaus has always written. First by hand in school workbooks, later with an old portable typewriter. Nowadays on a laptop at the kitchen table. Neuhaus was born in 1967 in Münster, Westphalia, the second of four children of the Löwenberg family. She grew up in Paderborn and became familiar with the setting for her Taunus-based detective stories when her father was elected district administrator of Main-Taunus-Kreis when she was 11. And she did so properly: “I’ve always ridden and for that reason alone know all the nooks and crannies,” she says in explanation of the detailed descr...
moreDr. Jörg C. Uhl
Corporate Communicator, Schwalbach
Procter & Gamble: Klementine, Meister Propper and co. – it’s a rendezvous of famous brand names. “We play in the Champions League,” says Jörg C. Uhl.
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Dr. Jörg C. Uhl
Corporate Communicator, Schwalbach
The Procter & Gamble success story can normally be told quickly with figures, data, and facts. But what’s actually normal about P&G? Founded in Cincinnati in 1837, the road to success in Germany began in Frankfurt in 1960 with five employees responsible for two brands. Not for long. Just ten years later the company relocated to Schwalbach. Today, throughout the country, more than 14,000 of the 127,000 employees worldwide work on expanding P&G’s position as one of the leading suppliers of consumer articles, 2,000 in Schwalbach alone. The large ratio of women employees extends to...
moreDr. Jörg C. Uhl
Corporate Communicator, Schwalbach
The Procter & Gamble success story can normally be told quickly with figures, data, and facts. But what’s actually normal about P&G? Founded in Cincinnati in 1837, the road to success in Germany began in Frankfurt in 1960 with five employees responsible for two brands. Not for long. Just ten years later the company relocated to Schwalbach. Today, throughout the country, more than 14,000 of the 127,000 employees worldwide work on expanding P&G’s position as one of the leading suppliers of consumer articles, 2,000 in Schwalbach alone. The large ratio of women employees extends to...
moreDr. Bernd Eisenblätter
Management Board Speaker, Eschborn
The GIZ operates from Eschborn in 130 countries worldwide. In Eschborn alone there is a workforce of 1,700. One of them is Bernd Eisenblätter.
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Dr. Bernd Eisenblätter
Management Board Speaker, Eschborn
Even from a distance of 100 meters it’s difficult to make out the difference between the old lettering GTZ, which hung for 35 years on the building of the Society for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in Eschborn, and the new combination of letters GIZ, with which it was replaced at the beginning of the year. And yet the new year brought about many changes for the location on Dag Hammarskjöld Weg. The merger of GTZ with the two other development aid organizations DED and InWent to form the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit was the “difficult birth of a giant baby”, as a...
moreDr. Bernd Eisenblätter
Management Board Speaker, Eschborn
Even from a distance of 100 meters it’s difficult to make out the difference between the old lettering GTZ, which hung for 35 years on the building of the Society for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in Eschborn, and the new combination of letters GIZ, with which it was replaced at the beginning of the year. And yet the new year brought about many changes for the location on Dag Hammarskjöld Weg. The merger of GTZ with the two other development aid organizations DED and InWent to form the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit was the “difficult birth of a giant baby”, as a...
moreHolger and Ralf Henrich
"Obsthof" Managers, Kriftel
Year for year, 200 tons of strawberries are harvested on the fruit farms in “MTK”. not enough to be satisfied, however, at least for Holger and Ralf Henrich
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Holger and Ralf Henrich
"Obsthof" Managers, Kriftel
Year for year, 200 tons of strawberries are harvested on the fruit farms in “MTK”, enough for half a million juicy strawberry cakes. Not enough to be satisfied, however, at least for Holger and Ralf Henrich, heirs to the fruit farm “Obsthof am Berg” in Kriftel. The two drinks technology engineers stand for both tradition and the future in the community. The two brothers considered the cooperative marketing and direct sale of their products, which had been successful for decades, to be anything but in tune with the times, “The soil couldn’t be better; fruit has been grown in this di...
moreHolger and Ralf Henrich
"Obsthof" Managers, Kriftel
Year for year, 200 tons of strawberries are harvested on the fruit farms in “MTK”, enough for half a million juicy strawberry cakes. Not enough to be satisfied, however, at least for Holger and Ralf Henrich, heirs to the fruit farm “Obsthof am Berg” in Kriftel. The two drinks technology engineers stand for both tradition and the future in the community. The two brothers considered the cooperative marketing and direct sale of their products, which had been successful for decades, to be anything but in tune with the times, “The soil couldn’t be better; fruit has been grown in this di...
moreThe Hidden Champions
Global Market Leaders in FRM
Did you know that most flat screens contain liquid crystals from Darmstadt? Or that almost every airport in the world has an x-ray machine from Wiesbaden? The hidden champions from the region.
moreThe Hidden Champions
Global Market Leaders in FRM
Did you know that most flat screens contain liquid crystals from Darmstadt? Or that almost every airport in the world has an x-ray machine from Wiesbaden? The hidden champions from the region.
Veritas, Ixetic, Vitronic, Smiths Heimann. Ever heard of these names? No? You should make a mental note of them as they reveal the most amazing stories from the FrankfurtRhineMain region. Let's take Smiths Heimann for example. Walter Heimann, a pioneer of German television technology, founded Heimann GmbH in Wiesbaden in 1946. When airplane hijackings increased in the 1970s, Heimann responded by supplying the first x-ray machine to check hand luggage. Later he expanded his range with devices identifying explosives and weapons, smuggled goods and drugs. Today the company, which has been part of...
moreTreatment System from Fresenius Medical Care more
The Hidden Champions
Global Market Leaders in FRM
Did you know that most flat screens contain liquid crystals from Darmstadt? Or that almost every airport in the world has an x-ray machine from Wiesbaden? The hidden champions from the region.
Veritas, Ixetic, Vitronic, Smiths Heimann. Ever heard of these names? No? You should make a mental note of them as they reveal the most amazing stories from the FrankfurtRhineMain region. Let's take Smiths Heimann for example. Walter Heimann, a pioneer of German television technology, founded Heimann GmbH in Wiesbaden in 1946. When airplane hijackings increased in the 1970s, Heimann responded by supplying the first x-ray machine to check hand luggage. Later he expanded his range with devices identifying explosives and weapons, smuggled goods and drugs. Today the company, which has been part of...
moreResearch Center of Merck more
Organic Region
From organic farms to organic supermarkets
FrankfurtRhineMain is home to far more organic companies and organic farmers’ associations than you may have thought. So come and join us on a tour of the places where FRM is at its most natural
moreOrganic Region
From organic farms to organic supermarkets
FrankfurtRhineMain is home to far more organic companies and organic farmers’ associations than you may have thought. So come and join us on a tour of the places where FRM is at its most natural
"Is it not sucking yet?" asks Margarethe Hinterlang, peering in the box in the corner of the massive cowshed at Dottenfelder Hof. There, on the straw, we see "Andorra", the cow, with her calf, born just two hours ago. Still somewhat awkward on its feet, the young calf is stumbling across the box and sucking on its mother's throat – but not where it's supposed to suck! Margarethe Hinterlang watches them a bit longer before opening the gate and jumping into the box below. "Now my clothes are ruined", she laughs, while guiding the calf to its mother's teat with a hearty grip. Margarethe Hinterl...
more“Andorra”, the cow, pictured here with her newborn calf on Dottenfelder Hof more
Organic Region
From organic farms to organic supermarkets
FrankfurtRhineMain is home to far more organic companies and organic farmers’ associations than you may have thought. So come and join us on a tour of the places where FRM is at its most natural
"Is it not sucking yet?" asks Margarethe Hinterlang, peering in the box in the corner of the massive cowshed at Dottenfelder Hof. There, on the straw, we see "Andorra", the cow, with her calf, born just two hours ago. Still somewhat awkward on its feet, the young calf is stumbling across the box and sucking on its mother's throat – but not where it's supposed to suck! Margarethe Hinterlang watches them a bit longer before opening the gate and jumping into the box below. "Now my clothes are ruined", she laughs, while guiding the calf to its mother's teat with a hearty grip. Margarethe Hinterl...
moreHappy pigs in the Domain Mechtildshausen more
Loudoun County
Transatlantic neighbor
An airport as the main driving business. Flourishing high-tech firms. Great quality of life. The Main-Taunus region has much in common with its twin region Loudoun County.
moreLoudoun County
Transatlantic neighbor
An airport as the main driving business. Flourishing high-tech firms. Great quality of life. The Main-Taunus region has much in common with its twin region Loudoun County.
When George C. Marshall was not busy freeing the world from a dictator or preserving large areas of Europe from falling prey to the next tyrant he felt magically attracted to Dodona Manor. Marshall and his wife Katherine bought the country house in Leesburg in the American state of Virginia in the spring of 1941. Though the place seemed truly rural and secluded, it was close enough to Washington D.C., where Marshall was to be appointed chief of staff. Possibly he suspected that summer evenings on the veranda with Katherine would not be plentiful. On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor...
moreOn the road in Loudoun County more
Loudoun County
Transatlantic neighbor
An airport as the main driving business. Flourishing high-tech firms. Great quality of life. The Main-Taunus region has much in common with its twin region Loudoun County.
When George C. Marshall was not busy freeing the world from a dictator or preserving large areas of Europe from falling prey to the next tyrant he felt magically attracted to Dodona Manor. Marshall and his wife Katherine bought the country house in Leesburg in the American state of Virginia in the spring of 1941. Though the place seemed truly rural and secluded, it was close enough to Washington D.C., where Marshall was to be appointed chief of staff. Possibly he suspected that summer evenings on the veranda with Katherine would not be plentiful. On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor...
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House of Logistics and Mobility
The new hub of the region
The emergence of the House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM), situated between the airport and Frankfurter Kreuz, is transforming FranfkurtRhineMain into a world-class logistics center.
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The new hub of the region
The emergence of the House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM), situated between the airport and Frankfurter Kreuz, is transforming FranfkurtRhineMain into a world-class logistics center.
Frankfurt Airport. Gateway Gardens. The flowery name still conceals a huge area of derelict land. Hoarding, demarcated building land and a few deserted apartments. Only the freshly tarmaced roads give any indication that the future is to be built here. At one time 2,500 US soldiers and their families lived here. There was a movie theater and a church, an elementary and a middle school, Coca Cola and barbecues. That is all history. Gateway Gardens now stands for a vision. By 2016 an urban neighborhood for over 10,000 people is to be built close to the airport, a center for the future. Featurin...
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HOLM House of Logistics and Mobility more
House of Logistics and Mobility
The new hub of the region
The emergence of the House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM), situated between the airport and Frankfurter Kreuz, is transforming FranfkurtRhineMain into a world-class logistics center.
Frankfurt Airport. Gateway Gardens. The flowery name still conceals a huge area of derelict land. Hoarding, demarcated building land and a few deserted apartments. Only the freshly tarmaced roads give any indication that the future is to be built here. At one time 2,500 US soldiers and their families lived here. There was a movie theater and a church, an elementary and a middle school, Coca Cola and barbecues. That is all history. Gateway Gardens now stands for a vision. By 2016 an urban neighborhood for over 10,000 people is to be built close to the airport, a center for the future. Featurin...
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Creativity in FRM
A selection of prizes for creativity
Creating new things, implementing new ideas, building creative networks. FrankfurtRhineMain is home of some attractive creative prizes.
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Creativity in FRM
A selection of prizes for creativity
Creating new things, implementing new ideas, building creative networks. FrankfurtRhineMain is home of some attractive creative prizes.
ADC COMPETITION Over the coming three years, the Art Directors Club für Deutschland e.V. will be hosting its annual ADC Summit in Frankfurt. The festival, also known as the Mecca for creative heads, is the largest trade meeting of its kind in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The famous "Golden Nails" are awarded as part of the competition.EUROPEAN INNOVATIVE GAMES AWARD (EIGA) Games developers, publishers and young professionals from EU member states can enter the competition for the prestigious EIGA Award, offered by the State of Hesse in conjunction with the European Commission. The EIGA i...
moreCreativity in FRM
A selection of prizes for creativity
Creating new things, implementing new ideas, building creative networks. FrankfurtRhineMain is home of some attractive creative prizes.
ADC COMPETITION Over the coming three years, the Art Directors Club für Deutschland e.V. will be hosting its annual ADC Summit in Frankfurt. The festival, also known as the Mecca for creative heads, is the largest trade meeting of its kind in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The famous "Golden Nails" are awarded as part of the competition.EUROPEAN INNOVATIVE GAMES AWARD (EIGA) Games developers, publishers and young professionals from EU member states can enter the competition for the prestigious EIGA Award, offered by the State of Hesse in conjunction with the European Commission. The EIGA i...
moreRegionalpark RheinMain
An experience where nature meets culture
Be it nature reserves, historical sites or artworks – a network of paths and bike trails invites you to discover the landscape
moreRegionalpark RheinMain
An experience where nature meets culture
Be it nature reserves, historical sites or artworks – a network of paths and bike trails invites you to discover the landscape
The gentle hills of the Taunus, Vogelsberg and Spessart span the horizon. Surrounding these are the meadows and fields of the Wetterau and the Main-Kinzig Region; church bells ring in the villages, and blend in with the chirping of birds and rustling of wind. An excursion into nature becomes a journey into the past – leading all the way back to the Stone Age. At that time, the Regionalpark route was Hohe Strasse, in northeast Frankfurt, part of the historical "Via Regia" from Santiago de Compostela to Kiev and was an important trading artery. In the early Middle Ages the southern Hessen...
moreRegionalpark RheinMain
An experience where nature meets culture
Be it nature reserves, historical sites or artworks – a network of paths and bike trails invites you to discover the landscape
The gentle hills of the Taunus, Vogelsberg and Spessart span the horizon. Surrounding these are the meadows and fields of the Wetterau and the Main-Kinzig Region; church bells ring in the villages, and blend in with the chirping of birds and rustling of wind. An excursion into nature becomes a journey into the past – leading all the way back to the Stone Age. At that time, the Regionalpark route was Hohe Strasse, in northeast Frankfurt, part of the historical "Via Regia" from Santiago de Compostela to Kiev and was an important trading artery. In the early Middle Ages the southern Hessen...
moreChristoph Mäckler
About new, not modern architecture in FRM
Prof. Christoph H. Mäckler more
A center of foundations
Strong commitment to civil society
The FrankfurtRhineMain region is a prime example of how foundations can work in urban society.
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A center of foundations
Strong commitment to civil society
The FrankfurtRhineMain region is a prime example of how foundations can work in urban society.
Exactly why on November 15, 1772, Johann Christian Senckenberg fell off the scaffolding in front of the then incomplete Bürgerhospital is likely to remain a mystery. What can be said for sure, however, is that the sad fate of the physician born in 1707 – three times married, three times widowed, and having lost all of his children in infancy – benefited his hometown of Frankfurt. Because of a "lack of legitimate heirs", in 1763 Senckenberg gave his entire fortune to the cause of "improving healthcare for the local population and looking after the poor who have become ill". The interest fr...
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A center of foundations
Strong commitment to civil society
The FrankfurtRhineMain region is a prime example of how foundations can work in urban society.
Exactly why on November 15, 1772, Johann Christian Senckenberg fell off the scaffolding in front of the then incomplete Bürgerhospital is likely to remain a mystery. What can be said for sure, however, is that the sad fate of the physician born in 1707 – three times married, three times widowed, and having lost all of his children in infancy – benefited his hometown of Frankfurt. Because of a "lack of legitimate heirs", in 1763 Senckenberg gave his entire fortune to the cause of "improving healthcare for the local population and looking after the poor who have become ill". The interest fr...
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FrankfurtRheinMain is a center of foundations (in German!) more
Science City Riedberg
The new science park
Whether Nobel Prize winner or Professor of the Year, student or entrepreneur – they all meet up in northwest Frankfurt.
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The new science park
Whether Nobel Prize winner or Professor of the Year, student or entrepreneur – they all meet up in northwest Frankfurt.
With a lively gait Pharmacy Professor Theodor Dingermann looks in on a group of interns, quickly wishes a female student all the best on her qualifying exam and before you know it he is standing on the roof of the Goethe University's Biocenter. "Our students like to relax here," he says, despite it being in the middle of Science City Frankfurt-Riedberg, which stands for fast-moving new developments. A unique district is evolving in northwest Frankfurt. Science is flourishing in direct vicinity to the new residential district Riedberg. Restaurants, stores, and green zones are mushrooming alongs...
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Science City Riedberg
The new science park
Whether Nobel Prize winner or Professor of the Year, student or entrepreneur – they all meet up in northwest Frankfurt.
With a lively gait Pharmacy Professor Theodor Dingermann looks in on a group of interns, quickly wishes a female student all the best on her qualifying exam and before you know it he is standing on the roof of the Goethe University's Biocenter. "Our students like to relax here," he says, despite it being in the middle of Science City Frankfurt-Riedberg, which stands for fast-moving new developments. A unique district is evolving in northwest Frankfurt. Science is flourishing in direct vicinity to the new residential district Riedberg. Restaurants, stores, and green zones are mushrooming alongs...
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Crytek
The Games Developer
How three young men from the province became stars in the games industry in Frankfurt.
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Crytek
The Games Developer
How three young men from the province became stars in the games industry in Frankfurt.
Cevat sprints along the corridor. He isn't frantic, but he does have his eyes on the clock. His plane to the United States is to leave soon. In California he is meeting his partners in Electronic Arts (EA), one of the world's largest corporation for computer and video games. Adopting the global marketing plan for "Crysis 2" is on the agenda. Then he heads onto New York, where he will present the new game to the international entertainment press – and explain why it is going to be the "hit of the millennium". In a polo shirt holding a small bottle of Coke in one hand, Cevat Yerli appears yout...
moreCrytek
The Games Developer
How three young men from the province became stars in the games industry in Frankfurt.
Cevat sprints along the corridor. He isn't frantic, but he does have his eyes on the clock. His plane to the United States is to leave soon. In California he is meeting his partners in Electronic Arts (EA), one of the world's largest corporation for computer and video games. Adopting the global marketing plan for "Crysis 2" is on the agenda. Then he heads onto New York, where he will present the new game to the international entertainment press – and explain why it is going to be the "hit of the millennium". In a polo shirt holding a small bottle of Coke in one hand, Cevat Yerli appears yout...
moreDan Reynolds
The Typeface Designer
Why an American in Bad Homburg designs prizewinning typeface.
moreDan Reynolds
The Typeface Designer
Why an American in Bad Homburg designs prizewinning typeface.
You could somehow tell that suits were not his favorite clothing item. But it goes without saying that Dan Reynolds enjoyed dressing smart when in February 2010 he received the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany in gold at an official ceremony in Frankfurt. It was a small sensation. For the first time, a typeface was awarded the "prize of prizes". The American designed the typeface "Malabar". At the award ceremony Reynolds remarked, "Receiving the German Design Award as a typeface designer is something really extraordinary, because the prize does much more than simply award a type...
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Dan Reynolds
The Typeface Designer
Why an American in Bad Homburg designs prizewinning typeface.
You could somehow tell that suits were not his favorite clothing item. But it goes without saying that Dan Reynolds enjoyed dressing smart when in February 2010 he received the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany in gold at an official ceremony in Frankfurt. It was a small sensation. For the first time, a typeface was awarded the "prize of prizes". The American designed the typeface "Malabar". At the award ceremony Reynolds remarked, "Receiving the German Design Award as a typeface designer is something really extraordinary, because the prize does much more than simply award a type...
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Shantel
Music Inventor
Why the musician from Frankfurt who created Bucovina Sound is such an international success.
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Shantel
Music Inventor
Why the musician from Frankfurt who created Bucovina Sound is such an international success.
Stefan Hantel often walks through the Bahnhofsviertel, the district around Frankfurt's central train station, but he is seldom recognized, although his alias "Shantel" has been one of the most successful German musicians for years. At least, abroad – perhaps that explains Hantel's anonymity. Shantel has released numerous albums and has already reached platinum status twice in Turkey. On MTV Balkanika his songs "Bucovina" and "Disko Partizani", a mix of electro and folk music, are constants. No other German musician is on tour as often as he is. Each year Shantel's schedule features over 250 ...
moreShantel
Music Inventor
Why the musician from Frankfurt who created Bucovina Sound is such an international success.
Stefan Hantel often walks through the Bahnhofsviertel, the district around Frankfurt's central train station, but he is seldom recognized, although his alias "Shantel" has been one of the most successful German musicians for years. At least, abroad – perhaps that explains Hantel's anonymity. Shantel has released numerous albums and has already reached platinum status twice in Turkey. On MTV Balkanika his songs "Bucovina" and "Disko Partizani", a mix of electro and folk music, are constants. No other German musician is on tour as often as he is. Each year Shantel's schedule features over 250 ...
moreFrank Schirrmacher
On the Region´s Potential
An FRM conversation with the Co-publisher of the F.A.Z. about regional competition and the future of cities.
moreFrank Schirrmacher
On the Region´s Potential
An FRM conversation with the Co-publisher of the F.A.Z. about regional competition and the future of cities.
Mr. Schirrmacher, the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung", as one of Germany and Frankfurt's premier newspapers, brings the city's name to homes and offices the world over. Are these regional ties still relevant today?Obviously, the paper's name is no longer associated with the city of Frankfurt itself, however, the link or association is still important in the sense that the city is Germany's logistics and financial center. I think that given its name the paper ably continues the great tradition of the "Frankfurter Zeitung" – its predecessor and a famed liberal, cosmopolitan voice in the world...
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Frank Schirrmacher
On the Region´s Potential
An FRM conversation with the Co-publisher of the F.A.Z. about regional competition and the future of cities.
Mr. Schirrmacher, the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung", as one of Germany and Frankfurt's premier newspapers, brings the city's name to homes and offices the world over. Are these regional ties still relevant today?Obviously, the paper's name is no longer associated with the city of Frankfurt itself, however, the link or association is still important in the sense that the city is Germany's logistics and financial center. I think that given its name the paper ably continues the great tradition of the "Frankfurter Zeitung" – its predecessor and a famed liberal, cosmopolitan voice in the world...
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Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Why FRM is international
An FRM interview with the popular politician about Frankfurt, its strength and the possibilities it offers
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Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Why FRM is international
An FRM conversation with the popular politician about Frankfurt, its strength and the possibilities it offers
For somebody who, more than anybody else from the region, is active in and for Europe, how is Frankfurt perceived internationally? How do people in Brussels, Strasbourg, London and Paris view FrankfurtRhineMain?In the first instance, Frankfurt is perceived through the vehicle of the European Central Bank, which is seen as something of a European trademark. The second thing is Frankfurt airport. These are the two fixed points in the European consciousness. For certain groups, the Frankfurt Book Fair also plays an important role.How do you explain your personal connection with Frankfurt to you...
moreDaniel Cohn-Bendit
Why FRM is international
An FRM conversation with the popular politician about Frankfurt, its strength and the possibilities it offers
For somebody who, more than anybody else from the region, is active in and for Europe, how is Frankfurt perceived internationally? How do people in Brussels, Strasbourg, London and Paris view FrankfurtRhineMain?In the first instance, Frankfurt is perceived through the vehicle of the European Central Bank, which is seen as something of a European trademark. The second thing is Frankfurt airport. These are the two fixed points in the European consciousness. For certain groups, the Frankfurt Book Fair also plays an important role.How do you explain your personal connection with Frankfurt to you...
moreLiterature Cluster
Literature is everywhere in FRM
In the spirit of Goethe, Gutenberg and the Grimm brothers the Book Fair, publishers and writers ensure there is a lot going on in what is one of literature's strongest epicenters.
moreLiterature Cluster
Literature is everywhere in FRM
In the spirit of Goethe, Gutenberg and the Grimm brothers the Book Fair, publishers and writers ensure there is a lot going on in what is one of literature’s strongest epicenters.
We are here in one of the most venerable and significant places of national intellectual tradition." Those were the words used by writer Thomas Mann to mark the opening of the extended Goethe Museum in 1932. Notwithstanding Goethe's equally famed living quarters in Weimar, Großer Hirschgraben in Frankfurt may indeed be regarded as the epicenter of German literature. When, on the eve of what is probably the darkest chapter of German history, Thomas Mann admonished the state of Prussia and the City of Frankfurt "to do everything in their power to shield Frankfurt's Goethe House from the misery...
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Literature Cluster FrankfurtRheinMain more
Literature Cluster
Literature is everywhere in FRM
In the spirit of Goethe, Gutenberg and the Grimm brothers the Book Fair, publishers and writers ensure there is a lot going on in what is one of literature’s strongest epicenters.
We are here in one of the most venerable and significant places of national intellectual tradition." Those were the words used by writer Thomas Mann to mark the opening of the extended Goethe Museum in 1932. Notwithstanding Goethe's equally famed living quarters in Weimar, Großer Hirschgraben in Frankfurt may indeed be regarded as the epicenter of German literature. When, on the eve of what is probably the darkest chapter of German history, Thomas Mann admonished the state of Prussia and the City of Frankfurt "to do everything in their power to shield Frankfurt's Goethe House from the misery...
moreFRM Literature Cluster more
Mike Bouchet
The Biennale Star
How a Californian from Offenbach hit the big time in Venice.
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The Biennale Star
How a Californian from Offenbach hit the big time in Venice.
Mike Bouchet laughs. Others would have cried. His single-family house has just sunk. Sunk? Yes. The American artist Mike Bouchet had constructed a typically American freestanding house for last year's Venice Biennale. It was to float in the canal by the Arsenale, and symbolizing the dream of independence and individuality – as a commercial illusion. But the "Watershed" sank during the installation, easily viewed on the YouTube video, "Venice Biennale's floating house shipwrec" (sic). After some discussion, the Italian Navy declared the house to be a shipwreck – on condition that it be reco...
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Mike Bouchet
The Biennale Star
How a Californian from Offenbach hit the big time in Venice.
Mike Bouchet laughs. Others would have cried. His single-family house has just sunk. Sunk? Yes. The American artist Mike Bouchet had constructed a typically American freestanding house for last year's Venice Biennale. It was to float in the canal by the Arsenale, and symbolizing the dream of independence and individuality – as a commercial illusion. But the "Watershed" sank during the installation, easily viewed on the YouTube video, "Venice Biennale's floating house shipwrec" (sic). After some discussion, the Italian Navy declared the house to be a shipwreck – on condition that it be reco...
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Hot Spot Offenbach
From a working city to a creative center
Empty factories are becoming chic lofts, a former hall for storing oil is used for exhibitions, workshops are springing up in backyards – the cluster is taking shape.
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Hot Spot Offenbach
From a working city to a creative center
Empty factories are becoming chic lofts, a former hall for storing oil is used for exhibitions, workshops are springing up in backyards – the cluster is taking shape.
On Tuesday, the people from Google were in Offenbach looking for new Internet solutions. At Sensory Minds in Ludwigstrasse. Within a short space of time, Wolfgang Henseler's start-up company has emerged as a major player in the field of natural user interfaces. This is the term used for the change that takes place at the man-machine interface: Mice and keyboards are truly yesterday, today it's all about touch-screen operation using fingers, hands, or a pencil – "natural use", as the name implies. As Wolfgang Henseler says, "there are no longer any long ways round via menus and input commands...
moreHot Spot Offenbach
From a working city to a creative center
Empty factories are becoming chic lofts, a former hall for storing oil is used for exhibitions, workshops are springing up in backyards – the cluster is taking shape.
On Tuesday, the people from Google were in Offenbach looking for new Internet solutions. At Sensory Minds in Ludwigstrasse. Within a short space of time, Wolfgang Henseler's start-up company has emerged as a major player in the field of natural user interfaces. This is the term used for the change that takes place at the man-machine interface: Mice and keyboards are truly yesterday, today it's all about touch-screen operation using fingers, hands, or a pencil – "natural use", as the name implies. As Wolfgang Henseler says, "there are no longer any long ways round via menus and input commands...
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Clubbing
Dancing, Drinking & Dining
FrankfurtRhineMain's clubs can easily hold their own on a global comparison. Leading the pack: Sven Väth's Cocoon Club. And there are others, too
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Dancing, Drinking & Dining
FrankfurtRhineMain’s clubs can easily hold their own on a global comparison. Leading the pack: Sven Väth’s Cocoon Club. And there are others, too.
When the day ends, Sven Väth goes to work. The Cocoon Club resembles a UFO that has decided to land just off Hanauer Landstrasse, quite literally just down the road from Frankfurt's vibrant East End. A spaceship ready for take-off. The international party scene (from classic to shrill) is all set to board. Destined to take off with the "Godfather of Techno" – whenever he happens to be in Frankfurt. Väth came to fame with truly spectacular shows at Frankfurt's airport disco Dorian Gray and Berlin's Love-Parade and is now one of the best-booked DJs in the world. He is at home in the hottest ...
moreIn the Cocoon Club the crème de la crème of the electronic music scene is at the turntables more
Clubbing
Dancing, Drinking & Dining
FrankfurtRhineMain’s clubs can easily hold their own on a global comparison. Leading the pack: Sven Väth’s Cocoon Club. And there are others, too.
When the day ends, Sven Väth goes to work. The Cocoon Club resembles a UFO that has decided to land just off Hanauer Landstrasse, quite literally just down the road from Frankfurt's vibrant East End. A spaceship ready for take-off. The international party scene (from classic to shrill) is all set to board. Destined to take off with the "Godfather of Techno" – whenever he happens to be in Frankfurt. Väth came to fame with truly spectacular shows at Frankfurt's airport disco Dorian Gray and Berlin's Love-Parade and is now one of the best-booked DJs in the world. He is at home in the hottest ...
moreThe Cocoon Club is without a doubt the flagship among the FrankfurtRhineMain clubs more
Arno Josef Dirker
Owner, Edelbrennerei Dirker, Mömbris
Arno Josef Dirker more
Dr. Ralf Dingeldein
Vice President New Trucks, Linde Material Handling, Aschaffenburg
Dr. Ralf Dingeldein more
Princess Stephanie zu Löwenstein
Managing Director, Weingut Fürst Löwenstein, Kleinheubach
Princess Stephanie zu Löwenstein more
Manfred Bauer
Managing Director, Reinhold Keller GmbH, Kleinheubach
Manfred Bauer more
Uli Wolf
Team-Manager, TV Grosswallstadt
Uli Wolf more
Dr. Thomas Richter
Director, Museen der Stadt Aschaffenburg
Dr. Thomas Richter more
Claus Berninger
Event Organizer, Colos-Saal Aschaffenburg
Claus Berninger more