Hanau
Sign in to saveHanau () 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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Key facts
- 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
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28 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- Districts
- Name
- 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
- References
- External links
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 becoming a district-free city in 2026.
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 .