Offenbach
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| Coordinates | 50°6′0″N 8°48′0″E / 50.1°N 8.8°E |
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| Country | Germany |
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| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Urban district |
| Mayor | Horst Schneider (SPD) |
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| Area | 44.90 km2 (17.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Population | 117,546 (31 December 2006) |
| - Density | 2,618 /km2 (6,780 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | OF |
| Postal codes | 63001 - 63075 |
| Area code | 069 |
| Website | www.offenbach.de |
Offenbach is a city in the German state of Hesse. It is on the river Main near Frankfurt am Main. The city has about 120,000 people. The Deutscher Wetterdienst (German weather service) is in Offenbach.
Economy[change]
Until the early 1970s the economy of Offenbach was mainly the machine-building and leather industries. The city is the home of the German Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies until today.
Twinned cities[change]
Offenbach has the following twin cities:
France, Puteaux, since 1955
Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, since 1956
Austria, Mödling, since 1956
Belgium Sint Gillis/Saint-Gilles-les-Bruxelles, Brussels, since 1956
China, Yangzhou, since 1997
Serbia, Zemun, since 1956
Italy, Velletri, since 1957
Japan, Kawagoe, since 1973
Nicaragua, Rivas, since 1986
Hungary, Köszeg, since 1995
Other websites[change]
Media related to Offenbach, Main at Wikimedia Commons
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