Hanau

Hanau () is a city in Hesse, Germany. It is 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main and part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Its railway station is a major junction and it has a port on the river Main, making it an important transport centre. The city is known for being the birthplace of Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm and Franciscus Sylvius. Since the 16th century it was a centre of precious metal working, with many goldsmiths. It is home to Heraeus, one of Germany's largest family-owned companies. With more than 96,756 residents, it was the largest city in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis before

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Hanau is a city in western Germany near Frankfurt that serves as an important transportation hub with a railway junction and river port on the Main River. It is historically significant as the birthplace of the Brothers Grimm and has long been known for its goldsmith tradition and precious metal working industries.

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German location.type: City
German location.name: Hanau
German location.image_coa: Wappen Hanau.svg
German location.image_flag: Flagge Hanau.svg
German location.image_plan: Hanau in HU.svg
German location.state: Hessen
German location.region: Darmstadt
German location.district: urban
German location.elevation: 104
German location.area: 76.47
German location.postal_code: 63450, 63452, 63454 63456, 63457
German location.area_code: 06181
German location.licence: HU
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 06415000
German location.website: www.hanau.de
German location.mayor: Claus Kaminsky
German location.leader_term: 2021–27
German location.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister

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Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS) : LAGIS Hessen : LAGIS Hessen

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Population: 103184
Area: 76.47
Elevation: 104
Official website: www.hanau.de
Image: Hanau Bruder Grimm.jpg
Dialing code: 06181
Licence plate code: HU

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Geography
Climate
Districts
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History
Old town
New town
Huguenots
Walloon-Dutch refugees and Jews
17th century
18th century
19th century
Revolution of 1848
20th century
21st century
Economy
Population
Jewish community
Twin towns – sister cities
Friendly cities
Transport
Rail
Air
Sights
Notable people
Sports
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Once the seat of the Counts of Hanau, Hanau lost much of its architectural heritage in World War II, such as its City Palace. A British air raid in 1945 created a firestorm, killing a sixth of the remaining population and destroying 98% of the old city and 80% of the city overall. The outer parts of the city have old timbered towns like and castles like .