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Praunheim

Coordinates: 50°07′54″N 08°36′35″E / 50.13167°N 8.60972°E / 50.13167; 8.60972
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Praunheim
Coat of arms of Praunheim
Location of Praunheim (red) and the Ortsbezirk Mitte-West (light red) within Frankfurt am Main
Praunheim is located in Germany
Praunheim
Praunheim
Praunheim is located in Hesse
Praunheim
Praunheim
Coordinates: 50°07′54″N 08°36′35″E / 50.13167°N 8.60972°E / 50.13167; 8.60972
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictUrban district
CityFrankfurt am Main
Area
 • Total4.556 km2 (1.759 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total16,729
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
60488
Dialling codes069
Vehicle registrationF
Websitewww.praunheim.de

Praunheim is a quarter of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Mitte-West and is subdivided into five Stadtbezirke: Praunheim, Praunheim-Nord, Praunheim-Süd, Alt-Praunheim and Westhausen.

It is located along the north bank of the river Nidda and is composed of two areas: Alt Praunheim (old Praunheim), a typical Hessian village with a central commercial street and some timber beam houses, located to the east and the Siedlung Praunheim, a residential development built in the 1920s under the auspices of town planner Ernst May located to the west. The development comprises 1500 houses that were built from 1926 through 1929.

Praunheim belonged to the Archbishopric of Mainz. Ecclesiastical Middle Authority was the Archdeacon of the provost of St. Peter in Mainz.

Notable residents of Praunheim have included the jazz trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff, his brother, the saxophonist Emil Mangelsdorff and film maker Rosa von Praunheim.

References

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  1. ^ "Frankfurt Statsitik Aktuell 07/2021". Stadt Frankfurt am Main. July 2021.