Altstadt (Frankfurt am Main)

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Altstadt
District of the City of Frankfurt am Main

Coat of arms

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Data

Area:

0.477 km²

Population:

3,472

Population density:

7,281 people per km²

Postal code

60311

Telephone area code:

069

Incorporation

Area district:

Innenstadt I

City districts:

010 - Altstadt

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Altstadt or old city is a district or Stadtteil of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, located on the northern Main bank. It is surrounded by the city division of Innenstadt (Downtown).

As the historical center of Frankfurt, the Altstadt has existed from Frankfurt's beginnings, dating back to 794. It used to be part of the original Innenstadt area, which lay inside of the city walls, the Staufenmauer. Large sections of the Altstadt were rebuilt after World War II and so only a few old buildings are actually preserved. The Altstadt contains many of Frankfurt's most important sights, including the Römerberg plaza with the famed Römer city hall and many other middle-age style buildings which are mostly actually reconstructions. Nearby is the Frankfurter Dom of St. Bartholomäus and the Paulskirche, the short-lived seat of the German National Assembly in 1848-49.

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