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Eschborn (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʃbɔʁn] (listen)) is a town in the Main-Taunus district, Hesse, Germany. It is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area and has a population of 21,488 (2018). Eschborn is home to numerous corporations due to its proximity to Frankfurt and relatively low business tax rate.

Eschborn
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Eschborn within Main-Taunus-Kreis district
SulzbachHofheim
Eschborn
Eschborn
Coordinates: 50°08′37″N 08°34′12″E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictMain-Taunus-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2019–25) Adnan Shaikh[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Elevation
138 m (453 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total21,641
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
65760
Dialling codes06196, 06173
Vehicle registrationMTK
Websitewww.eschborn.de

Geography



Location


Most of "old" Eschborn is on the streets Hauptstraße, near the Eschborn S-Bahn station, and Unterortstraße, including the Rathaus (Town Hall) and some old churches. The village of Niederhöchstadt is part of Eschborn, but with a different phone area code (same as the adjacent community of Kronberg). Between Eschborn and the communities to the north and west are particularly green stretches with some pretty houses, nice walks in the foothills of the Taunus mountains.


Landscape


Eschborn provides expansive views of the Taunus mountain ranges, especially the 'Altkönig' and behind it the 'Feldberg' up to elevations of around 880 m above sealevel. From Eschborn to the north there are numerous hiking and biking trails leading up to these green mountain zones. In winter, along and up those hills you will even find cross country skiing slopes as well as downhill sled runs used by large crowds of people, esp. on weekends.


History


Eschborn was first mentioned at the beginning of the reign of Charlemagne as king of the Franks. The reason for this first written mention of Eschborn, spelled ‘Aschenbrunne’, was a deed of donation (in the name of the martyr Nazarius [de]) to the Benedictine Lorsch Abbey, which is about 60 km south of Eschborn.[3]

The name Aschenbrunne means "well at the ash tree".


Buildings and architecture


Bürostadt Eschborn Office district of Eschborn seen from a Lufthansa B737.
"Bürostadt Eschborn" Office district of Eschborn seen from a Lufthansa B737.

Large areas of the town are still undeveloped and green expanses fuse in with several high-rises, with a brook passing by the Rathaus (Town Hall) and running close to the S-Bahn railway line, that joins the river Nidda (which in turn is a tributary of the River Main that flows through Frankfurt am Main). Housing large corporations that have chosen Eschborn, the high-rises of Deutsche Bank, LG (formerly occupied by Vodafone (formerly Arcor)), Deutsche Telekom (T-Systems), Ernst & Young, Deutsche Börse Group (building named "The Cube") and newly SAP, are unmissable.

The street housing the Deutsche Bank offices is named Alfred-Herrhausen-Allee, after Alfred Herrhausen, former Chairman of Deutsche Bank who was killed on 30. November 1989 by the RAF (Red Army Faction, the Baader-Meinhof Group) assailants near his home in Bad Homburg.


Town partnerships


Eschborn is twinned with 4 towns in Europe:[4]


Public transport


S-train station Eschborn Süd with DB class 423 as S4, heading for Langen. (Above the new building of Deutsche Börse called The Cube)
S-train station Eschborn Süd with DB class 423 as S4, heading for Langen. (Above the new building of Deutsche Börse called The Cube)

The S-Bahn train station Eschborn Süd (south) happens to be the last stop on the route still falling under the Zone 50 which covers Frankfurt (excluding suburbs), and hence means a lot to employees who can commute using the same monthly pass. Two S-Bahn lines (S 3 and S4) operate to Eschborn. They both connect to Frankfurt Central Station and end in Darmstadt main station (S3) or Langen station (S4).[5]


Education


Eschborn has 4 schools in total:


Economy and business


Following Government offices are located in Eschborn:

Many common companies have headquarters or branches located in Eschborn. Other Companies with branches in Eschborn are: Deutsche Bank AG, Siemens SE, Deutsche Telekom AG, Ernst & Young, Continental AG, and Vodafone Germany.


Sport


The FC Eschborn football team was established in 1930. The chess club SC Eschborn 1974 was founded in 1974.


Points of interest



Notable people


Heinrich von Kleist
Heinrich von Kleist

References


  1. Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 5 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
  3. Adolf Paul: Vom vorgestern zum Heute. Eschborn und seine Geschichte. Hrsg.: Gemeinde Eschborn. Second edition. 1969, p. 29. Own translation.
  4. Official website of the town of Eschborn
  5. Public transportation operator



На других языках

- [en] Eschborn

[ru] Эшборн

Эшборн (нем. Eschborn) — город в Германии, в земле Гессен. Подчинён административному округу Дармштадт. Входит в состав района Майн-Таунус. Население составляет 21 228 человек (на 31 декабря 2016 года).[1] Занимает площадь 12,14 км². Официальный код — 06 4 36 003.


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