Bockenheim (Frankfurt am Main)

Bockenheim is a city district of Frankfurt, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt II.

Bockenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Bockenheim (red) and the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt II (light red) within Frankfurt am Main
Bockenheim
Bockenheim
Coordinates: 50°07′26″N 08°38′21″E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictUrban district
TownFrankfurt am Main
Area
  Total5.401 km2 (2.085 sq mi)
Population
 (2007-12-31)
  Total33,067
  Density6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
60486, 60487
Dialling codes069
Vehicle registrationF
Websitewww.frankfurt.de

Bockenheim lies west of central Frankfurt and is the third largest district by population in Frankfurt after Sachsenhausen and the Nordend with approximately 35,000 inhabitants.

Bockenheim is bordered by the Goethe University, the Senckenberg museum and the Frankfurt Trade Fair in the south. The Bockenheimer Depot was the central tram depot, built around 1900, which is now a theatre, a venue of the Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt. Bockenheim also houses the headquarters of the Deutsche Bundesbank.

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